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Coral Gables has edge over rivals

Hyderabad: Coral Gables appears to have an edge over his rivals in the A. P. Chief Minister's Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Sept. 17). Adesina should add pep to the finish.

False rails (width about 3 metres from 1,400m to 900m and 5 metres from 900m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 PRINCE OF BERAR TROPHY (1,200m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, (Terms) — 1-15 p.m: 1. Chivas Gold (Raju) 1 Suresh 59.5, 2. Achernar (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 57, 3. Look At Venus (Prasad) 3 B. Shanker 57, 4. Stornoway (Rafaat) 2 Ravinder 53.5 and 5. Activa (Habibullah) 4 Suraj Narredu 52.

CHIVAS GOLD: Can cause an upset. ACHERNAR: Seen finishing on well in Buddy Brothers' 1,200m; may run a decent race. ACTIVA: Speedy customer; may try start to finish tactics.

1. Achernar, 2. Activa

2 SRIKAKULAM PLATE (1,600m) — Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 1-45: 1. Golden Blaze (Satyanarayana) 6 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 8 Ramana 60, 3. All Round (Prasad) 2 R. B. Shinde 59.5, 4. Hunting Hawk (S. Abbas) 5 B. V. Krishnan 59, 5. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 4 K. Anil 56.5, 6. Battle Honour (S. Abbas) 3 Chary 55.5, 7. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N. Rao) 1 D. Singh 51.5 and 8. Artistic Way (Kassam) 7 Laxmikanth 50.5.

GOLDEN BLAZE: Has improved since his last two race gallops. ALL ROUND: Has come down a lot in handicap; will have a bold show. LUXURY CRUISE: Shaping well in the trials. ARTISTIC WAY: Carrying 61.5kg ran Sugar Line to 1/2 length over 1,600m in the lower class; should be persisted with.

1. Luxury Cruise, 2. Golden Blaze,

3. All Round

3 PERCEIVED VALUE PLATE (1,100m) — Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 2-15: 1. Dependable (Satheesh) 3 I. Chisty 60, 2. Navrathri (Srinivas) 6 Laxmikanth 55.5, 3. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 5 Ali Khan 54.5, 4. Bold Choice (Raju) 2 Sreekant 54, 5. Ritual (Laxman S) 1 Deep Shanker 52, 6. Smile Of Success (Faiyaz) 7 Ramana 51.5 and 7. Astro King (Silvester) 4 Chary 49.

DEPENDABLE: Comes into the reckoning on her second to Festivals Of India. NAVRATHRI: A fair third to Counter Poise (1,200m); can make a race of it. MUTUAL FUND: A failed favourite last time; warrants continued support. ASTRO KING: Has come on since his second to Gun Rock (1,100m).

1. Dependable, 2. Astro King,

3. Mutual Fund

4 ASTRONOMIC PLATE (1,600m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o (Terms) — 2-45: 1. Bell Air (S. Abbas) 8 Qazafi 56, 2. Inheritor (Satheesh) 2 I. Chisty 56, 3. Irish Intellect (Prasad) 4 Suraj Narredu 56, 4. Olympic Crown (Shamsuddin) 1 D. Singh 56, 5. Opulence (Netto) 9 Ali Khan 54.5, 6. Since (Srinagesh) 3 Deep Shanker 54.5, 7. Torrestrella (Srinivas) 6 Laxmikanth 54.5, 8. Tropical Blossom (Prasad) 5 N. Rawal 54.5 and 9. Turf Storm (Vatsalya) 7 Chary 54.5.

IRISH INTELLECT: Deserves following on his consistency. OLYMPIC CROWN: Track movements impressive. OPULENCE: A good outsider. SINCE: Should strip fitter after her last run. TORRESTRELLA: Fit for the fray.

1. Irish Intellect, 2. Olympic Crown, 3. Since

5 A. P. CHIEF MINISTER'S CUP (1,600m) — 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 3-15: 1. Coral Gables (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Adesina (D. Byramji) 4 Suraj Narredu 57.5, 3. Red Key Point (Deshmukh) 1 D. Singh 52 and 4. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 2 Ravinder 52.

CORAL GABLES: Needed the run in Iberian's 1,200m. ADESINA: Well prepared at Bangalore.

1. Coral Gables, 2. Adesina

6 MYSORE RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,200m) — Cl. I, rated 80 and upwards — 4-00: (Refer Pune race card).

7 STAR HAVEN CUP (1,400m) — Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-45: 1. Cosmic Run (Prasad) 9 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Gift A Future (Satheesh) 11 K. Anil 60, 3. Star World (Satheesh) 1 I. Chisty 58.5, 4. World Vision (Srinivas) 4 Pavan Kumar 58.5, 5. Cannon Treasure (Kassam) 7 A. Joshi 57, 6. Classic Award (Silvester) 3 Sequeira 57, 7. Dark Desire (Laxman S) 12 Laxman 57, 8. Famous Tribute (Vatsalya) 6 Suraj Narredu 57, 9. Fire Wings (L. D'Silva) 5 Deep Shanker 57, 10. Ujjaini (Faiyaz) 2 Ali Khan 55.5, 11. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 8 Ramana 55, 12. Green Passion (Habibullah) 10 Sreekant 51.5 and 13. Shanaruma (Satyanarayana) 13 Qazafi 51.5.

STAR WORLD: After winning a 1,100m race finished second to Music Express (1,200m); an each way chance. CANNON TREASURE: Moving well in the trials. FIRE WINGS: Won comfortably over 1,400m; retains form. UJJAINI: Fit for the fray.

1. Fire Wings, 2. Star World,

3. Ujjaini

8 TYAGARAJA PLATE (1,400m) — Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 5-20: 1. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 10 M. Krishna 60, 2. Horatio (L. D'Silva) 12 Ravinder 56.5, 3. Spring Dawn (Srinivas) 9 Pavan Kumar 56, 4. Cannon Target (Kassam) 1 Pawar 55.5, 5. River Angel (Satheesh) 11 K. Anil 55.5, 6. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 2 Laxman 54.5, 7. Cheetah (Rafaat) 7 Chary 54, 8. Adroit (N. Rao) 8 Qazafi 53.5, 9. Jetage (Netto) 6 Sequeira 53.5, 10. Secret Silence (Shamsuddin) 5 Sk.Sharookh 53.5, 11. Unexpected Twist (Deshmukh) 3 A. Joshi 53 and 12. Dream Traveller (Raju) 4 Nitin 52.

MANCHESTER BABE: Seen finishing on well in Ashatamasha's 1,200m; may upset. HORATIO: Working well enough. CHEETAH: A facile winner of his last start (1,400m); may repeat. ADROIT: Impressed in the morning trials. SECRET SILENCE: A handicap possibility.

1. Cheetah, 2. Horatio,

3. Secret Silence

Day's best: Achernar

Double: Dependable — Cheetah

Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8. Treble:(i):1, 2 & 3,(ii): 4, 7 & 8. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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