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Mystical hard to toss in Nizam's Gold Cup

Hyderabad: Mystical is hard to toss in the Nizam's Gold Cup (2,000m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday. (Aug. 19).

There will be no false rails.

1 SUBRAMANYA BHARATI PLATE (1,400m)— Cat-II, Md.3-y-o, (Terms)— 1-45 p.m.: 1. Chromatic (Satheesh) 4 I.Chisty 56,2. Fly Emirates (Laxman S) 7 Ramana 56, 3. Olympic Crown (Shamsuddin) 2 D.Singh 56, 4. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 6 Pawar 54.5, 5. Forest Wind (Habibullah) 1 R.B.Shinde 54.5, 6. Hauhaiwunai (Rafaat) 3 Suraj Narredu 54.5, 7. Millennium Queen (F. Hassan) 8 Ali Khan 54.5, 8. Sugar Lady (Raju) 5 Chary 54.5 and 9. Turf Storm (Vatsalya) 9 Ruzzan 54.5.

OLYMPIC CROWN: His second to Cannon Scot (1,200m) should see him hoist a winning flag over the present trip. HAUHAIWUNAI: Tracking well enough to fight out the finish. MILLENNIUM QUEEN: Improved since her last run. TURF STORM: On the board in her last two starts; has an each way chance.

1.Olympic Crown,

2.Turf Storm,

3.Hauhaiwunai

2 AKKANNA PLATE (1,100m),— Cat-III,5-y-o & over,rated upto 30 — 2-15: 1. Gun Rock (S.Abbas) 4 Chary 60, 2. Navrathri (Srinivas) 8 Ramana 60, 3. Smile Of Success (Faiyaz) 3 M.Krishna 55.5, 4. Dream Pal (Faiyaz) 5 Abhinay 54.5, 5. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 9 Ali Khan 54.5, 6. Captain Steve (Srinivas) 6 Pavan Kumar 53, 7. Victory Moon (Sk.Kassam) 2 Ruzzan 51, 8. Astro King (Silvester) 1 K. Anil 48.5 and 9. Super Star (Srinivas) 7 Lakshmikant 48.

GUN ROCK: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,200m; retains form. SCENARIO:Speedy customer; may try start to finish tactics.ASTRO KING: Well in at the weights. SUPER STAR: Looks fit after his last two race gallops.

1.Scenario,

2.Gun Rock,

3.Super Star

3 ATTATURK PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m)— Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-45: 1. Citi Storm (Habibullah) 10 Ruzzan 62, 2. Dream Counsel (Netto) 8 Sequeira 59.5, 3. Jazz Man (Raju) 4 Sreekant 59.5, 4. Easy Mover (F. Hassan) 6 M.Krishna 58.5, 5. Hyacinth (L.D'Silva) 9 Deep Shanker 58, 6. Kid Brother (Satheesh) 7 B.Prakash 58, 7. Sammurai (Shamsuddin) 2 Sk.Farokh 57, 8. Pure And Simple (Satheesh) 5 K.Anil 56.5, 9. Wild Angel (S.Abbas) 1 J.Panas 52 and 10. Cannon Spy (Raju) 3 Ravi Shanker 48.5.

CITI STORM: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. DREAM COUNSEL: Shaping well in the trials. HYACINTH: On the board in her last two starts; can make a race of it. KID BROTHER: Should have benefited by his third to Glaring Godzilla (1,400m).

1.Kid Brother,

2.Citi Storm,

3.Dream Counsel

4 ARISTOCRACY CUP (1,400m)— Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-15: 1.Chief De Mission (Deshmukh) 3 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Final Frontier (Prasad) 4 R.B.Shinde 58.5, 3. Bossei Girl (Satheesh) 2 B.Prakash 58, 4. Cannon Treasure (Raju) 6 Ruzzan 57.5, 5. Mystic Crown (Prasad) 8 B.Shanker 57.5, 6. Awesome Win (Faiyaz) 7 D.Singh 57, 7. Miraculous Ruler (Satyanarayana) 5 Laxman 54.5 and 8. Sir Creek (S.Abbas) 1 J.Panas 54.

CHIEF DE MISSION: A comfortable winner over 1,100m;maintains form. BOSSEI GIRL: Working well enough. CANNON TREASURE: A runaway winner over 1,400m; in fine nick. SIR CREEK: A late second to Evanston's 1,400m; will have a bold show.

1.Bossei Girl,

2.Cannon Treasure,

3.Sir Creek

5 ATTATURK PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m)— Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-45: 1. Eyes Right (Netto) 7 Manasseh 62, 2. In Vogue (L.D'Silva) 4 Ravinder 59.5, 3. Walmart (Prasad) 8 N.Rawal 59, 4. Star World (Satheesh) 6 B.Prakash 58.5, 5. Music Express (Raju) 10 Suresh 58, 6. Musical Spy (Shamsuddin) 1 Sk.Farokh 58, 7. Heekh Heekh Heekh (N.Rao) 5 G. Sandeep 57, 8. Base Line (Laxman S) 2 Laxman 56, 9. Blooming Star (L.D'Silva) 9 Uday Kiran 49.5 and 10. Glorious Leader (Sk. Kassam) 3 Lakshmikant 48.

WALMART: Fit for the fray. STAR WORLD:An easy winner last time; may repeat. MUSIC EXPRESS:A good outsider. BLOOMING STAR: Working well enough. GLORIOUS LEADER: A handicap chance.

1.Star World,

2.Walmart,

3.Blooming Star

6 MRS.S.N.REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m)— Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, (Terms)— 4-15: 1. Chivas Gold (Raju) 1 Sreekant 59.5, 2. Amazing Dancer (Satyanarayana) 4 Laxman 58, 3. Shikra (Netto) 11 R.B.Shinde 58, 4. Look At Venus (Prasad) 12 N.Rawal 56.5, 5. Aberlour (L.D'Silva) 2 Deep Shanker 55, 6. Bhangra Knight (Rafaat) 6 Suraj Narredu 55, 7. Mirbat Battle (S.Abbas) 5 J.Panas 55, 8. Turf Raider (Prasad) 7 D.Singh 55, 9. Achernar (L.D'Silva) 3 A.Imran Khan 53.5, 10. Star Crush (Satheesh) 10 I.Chisty 53.5, 11. Activa (Habibullah) 8 Ruzzan 50.5 and 12. Combe Bassett (L.D'Silva) 9 Uday Kiran 49.

LOOK AT VENUS: A good outsider. MIRBAT BATTLE: Gutsy winner over 1,200m; retains form. STAR CRUSH: Won well over 1,200m; keeps form. ACTIVA: Ran Mirbat Battle to 3/4 length over 1,200m; should be persisted with.

1.Activa,

2.Star Crush,

3.Mirbat Battle

7 NIZAM'S GOLD CUP (2,000m)— 4-y-o & over, (Terms)— 4-45: 1. Aperitivo (Vijay Singh) 7 M.Narredu 61, 2. Mystical (Ganapathy) 3 B. Prakash 61, 3. Star Hopeful (Ganapathy) 6 I.Chisty 61, 4. Psychic Strength (D. Byramji) 2 Suraj Narredu 59, 5. Friendly Fire (L.D'Silva) 4 A.Imran Khan 54, 6. Galloping Bay (Ganapathy) 5 Suresh 51 and 7. Orpheus (L.D'Silva) 1 Ravinder S 50.

APERITIVO:Warming up late and finished second to Holding Court (2,200m); may finish well. MYSTICAL:In good form. GALLOPING BAY: May show the way to winning post by setting the pace to his stablemate.

1.Mystical,

2. Aperitivo,

3.Galloping Bay

8 SANGAREDDY PLATE (1,400m)— Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 5-20: 1. Arnage (Laxman S) 6 Deep Shanker 60, 2. Song Of Stars (Srinagesh) 5 Laksmikant 60, 3. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 4 I.Chisty 59, 4. Spring Dawn

(Srinivas) 3 Pavan Kumar 58, 5. Stornoway (Rafaat) 1 Chary 57, 6. Starry Shine (Satheesh) 10 K.Anil 55.5, 7. Adroit (N.Rao) 2 G. Sandeep 55, 8. Battle Honour (S.Abbas) 7 Qazafi 55, 9. Basha (Sk. Kassam) 9 R.B.Shinde 51.5, 10. Diesel (Vatsalya) 12 Ruzzan 50.5, 11. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N.Rao) 8 Ravi Shanker 50.5 and 12. Sim Sim (Silvester) 11 A.Joshi 50.5.

ARNAGE: Improved since her last run. LUXURY CRUISE: Speedy; may raise a winning gallop. SPRING DAWN: Has come down a lot in handicap;may upset. STORNOWAY: A close third to Melodious (1,200m); should be given another chance. BATTLE HONOUR: Seen finishing on well in Oxfordshire's 1,400m; has an each way chance.

1.Arnage, 2. Battle Honour,

3. Stornoway

Days best: Mystical

Double: Kid Brother

— Bossei Girl

Jkp:3,4,5,6 & 8.

Tr:(i):2,3 & 4; (ii):5,6 & 8.

Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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