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Buddy Brothers appears to have an edge

Hyderabad: Buddy Brothers, who is well placed on weights, appears to have an edge over his rivals in the Raja Mehboob Karan Memorial Cup, the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Sept. 4).

There will be no false rails.

1 NIZAMABAD PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, Maiden 3-y-o (Terms) — 1-40: 1. Bentota (N. Rao) 8 R. B. Shinde 56, 2. Cannon Run (Raju) 4 Suresh 56, 3. Chromatic (Satheesh) 2 K. Anil 56, 4. Hummer (F. Hassan) 11 Christopher 56, 5. Olympic Crown (Shamsuddin) 7 D. Singh 56, 6. Realtor (S. Abbas) 1 Qazafi 56, 7. Revolving Star (Satheesh) 10 J. Antony 56, 8. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 9 Pawar 54.5, 9. Dear To My Heart (Prasad) 3 N. Rawal 54.5, 10. Star Shell (Faiyaz) 6 Ali Khan 54.5 and 11. Turf Storm (Vatsalya) 5 Ruzzan 54.5.

CANNON RUN: Has come on after his last run. OLYMPIC CROWN: A failed favourite last time out; may run better today with tongue strap and Rubber D' bit on. REALTOR: Seen finishing on well in Fire Wings' 1,400m; can make a race of it. ANGEL OF FAITH: After leading in the straight failed to hold Hauhaiwunai by a length; should be given another chance.

1. Realtor,

2. Olympic Crown,

3. Angel Of Faith

2 SWAMY RAMANANDA TIRTHA PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-10: 1. Foot Print (Netto) 2 Ali Khan 60, 2. Days Best (Silvester) 8 Pavan Kumar 59, 3. Maanush (Kassam) 3 Christopher 57.5, 4. Ambiens (Srinagesh) 7 Suraj Narredu 56, 5. Ice River (Satheesh) 6 Suresh 54, 6. Musical Spy (Shamsuddin) 5 Sk.Farookh 53.5, 7. Excuse Me (F. Hassan) 4 Laxmikanth 53 and 8. High Lands (Raju) 1 Chary 50.5.

FOOT PRINT: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. MAANUSH: A comfortable winner of both his starts; may complete a hat-trick. AMBIENS: Ran Citi Storm to one length over 1,100m; should be persisted with. ICE RIVER: Deserves following on her consistency.

1. Foot Print,

2. Ambiens,

3. Ice River

3 EXCALIBUR'S STAR PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 2-40: 1. Chalukya (Srinivas) 2 Pavan Kumar 60, 2. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 4 D. Singh 58.5, 3. Blazing Rhythm (Laxman S) 3 Christopher 57.5, 4. Ocean City (Habibullah) 1 Abhinay 57, 5. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 5 R. B. Shinde 55.5, 6. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 10 Umesh 55, 7. Smile Of Success (Faiyaz) 8 Ali Khan 54.5, 8. Victory Moon (Kassam) 9 Laxmikanth 50, 9. Raise The Moon (Prasad) 6 Ashhad 49.5 and 10. Springing Strides (Raju) 7 Chary 49.

CHALUKYA: Working well. MUTUAL FUND: A fair fifth to Festivals Of India (1,200m); will have a bold show. BLAZING RHYTHM: Has an outside chance. OCEAN CITY: Fit for the fray. SPRINGING STRIDES: Well in at the weights.

1. Mutual Fund, 2. Chalukya,

3. Blazing Rhythm

4 TURF CLUB CUP (1,600m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-10: 1. Artistic Way (Kassam) 7 Christopher 61.5, 2. Sincerity (Rafaat) 11 Chary 61.5, 3. Celestial Queen (F. Hassan) 4 D. Singh 61, 4. Cannon Ray (N. Rao) 10 K. Anil 60, 5. Blizzard (Vatsalya) 8 Ruzzan 58, 6. Zindabad (Srinivas) 6 Ramana 56.5, 7. Alakazam (F. Hassan) 5 M. Krishna 56, 8. Green Passion (Habibullah) 2 R. B. Shinde 55.5, 9. Sammurai (Shamsuddin) 1 Laxman 55.5, 10. Sugar Line (Raju) 3 Ravi Shanker 55.5 and 11. Navrathri (Srinivas) 9 Laxmikanth 49.

ARTISTIC WAY: A game third to Star Valley (1,400m); will have a bold show. SINCERITY: Impressed in the morning trials. CELESTIAL QUEEN: After being slowly off, was seen finishing on well in Awesome Win's 1,400m; can make a race of it. ZINDABAD: Fit for the fray. GREEN PASSION: An upset prospect.

1. Sincerity, 2. Zindabad,

3. Celestial Queen

5 EXCALIBUR'S STAR PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-45: 1. Royal Agenda (Vatsalya) 1 Ruzzan 60, 2. War Blue (Netto) 2 Sequeira 59, 3. Sea Blue (Faiyaz) 4 Pavan Kumar 58.5, 4. Sanjana (Srinagesh) 5 D. Singh 57, 5. Air Max Fly (F. Hassan) 3 M. Krishna 56, 6. Gran Canaria (Kassam) 8 Christopher 56, 7. Rising Tide (Deshmukh) 9 A. Joshi 56, 8. Cannon Lad (Raju) 10 Nitin 51, 9. All My Heart (Prasad) 6 R. B. Shinde 50 and 10. Rubinella (Silvester) 7 Laxmikanth 50.

ROYAL AGENDA: Fit for the fray. SANJANA: Working impressively after her game fifth to Warfare (1,400m). GRAN CANARIA: Has improved since her fourth to First Warrior in a 1,400m. CANNON LAD: Comes into the reckoning on her fifth to Benazir (1,600m).

1. Sanjana, 2. Royal Agenda,

3. Cannon Lad

6 BIG DEAL PLATE (1,600m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 4-15: 1. Clear Zone (N. Rao) 9 Ravi Shanker 60, 2. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 4 K. Anil 57, 3. Favourable Terms (Vatsalya) 10 Ruzzan 55.5, 4. Royal Award (Shamsuddin) 1 D. Singh 55, 5. Spring Dawn (Srinivas) 7 Pavan Kumar 54.5, 6. Good Speed (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 54, 7. Amazing Dancer (Satyanarayana) 5 Ramana 52.5, 8. Gentlemans Deal (Laxman S) 8 Deep Shanker 52.5, 9. Dream Traveller (Raju) 2 Suresh 51.5 and 10. Chief De Mission (Deshmukh) 3 Suraj Narredu 51.

FAVOURABLE TERMS: A facile winner of her last start (1,800m); capable of repeating. GOOD SPEED: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,400m; retains form. GENTLEMANS DEAL: An impressive winner over 1,400m; may repeat. CHIEF DE MISSION: Well in at the weights.

1. Gentlemans Deal, 2. Good Speed, 3. Chief De Mission

7 RAJA MEHBOOB KARAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 4-45: 1. Chivas Gold (Raju) 9 Sreekant 59.5, 2. Bulls Vision (Shamsuddin) 4 D. Singh 58.5, 3. Classic Art (Habibullah) 2 Ruzzan 58.5, 4. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 7 Sk. Farookh 58.5, 5. Shikra (Netto) 6 Ali Khan 58.5, 6. Achernar (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 57, 7. Look At Venus (Prasad) 5 N. Rawal 57, 8. Bhangra Knight (Rafaat) 10 J. Antony 56.5, 9. Buddy Brothers (Netto) 8 R. B. Shinde 56.5 and 10. Stornoway (Rafaat) 1 Ravinder 53.5.

CHIVAS GOLD: A good outsider. CLASSIC ART: An impressive winner of his last two starts; may make it three in a row. ACHERNAR: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; maintains form. BUDDY BROTHERS: Speedy customer; may try start to finish tactics.

1. Buddy Brothers, 2. Classic Art,

3. Achernar

8 SWAMY RAMANANDA TIRTHA PLATE (Div.I) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 5-20: 1. Combe Bassett (L. D'Silva) 5 Mukesh 60, 2. Eyes Right (Netto) 2 Ali Khan 59.5, 3. Sweet Suzzanne (Satyanarayana) 1 Ravinder 58, 4. Anzac City (Netto) 7 Sequeira 56.5, 5. Math Mario (Shamsuddin) 9 Abhinay 54.5, 6. Gun Rock (S. Abbas) 3 Chary 53.5, 7. Pure And Simple (Satheesh) 6 K. Anil 53.5, 8. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 4 Sreekant 51.5 and 9. Speed Motive (Prasad) 8 R. B. Shinde 51.

COMBE BASSETT: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. ANZAC CITY: Working well enough. MATH MARIO: A good outsider. PURE AND SIMPLE: Has improved since her third to Citi Storm (1,100m). SPEED MOTIVE: A handicap possibility.

1. Combe Bassett, 2. Speed Motive,

3. Pure And Simple

Days best: Buddy Brothers

Double: Sanjana — Gentlemans Deal

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Tr: (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 3, 4 & 5, (iii): 6, 7 & 8. Tla: On races where there are five or more starters.

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