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Key To Relax has an edge

Hyderabad: The 3-year-old gelding Key To Relax appears to have an edge over his rivals in the Category II P. R. Khade Memorial Cup (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Oct. 16).

False rails (width about 1.5 metres from 900m to 450m) will be in position.

1 THUNDER LIGHT PLATE (1,800m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 1-25 p.m: 1. Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 2 Ramana 60, 2. Bulls Vision (Shamsuddin) 3 D. Singh 59, 3. Hauhaiwunai (Rafaat) 4 Suraj Narredu 55 and 4. Regal Image (Laxman S) 1 Deep Shanker 54.5.

MR. BUREAUCRAT: Looks fit. HAUHAIWUNAI: An impressive winner of her last two starts; may make it three in a row.

1. Hauhaiwunai,

2. Mr. Bureaucrat

2 P. R. KHADE MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-55: 1. Flying Knight (Netto) 5 R. B. Shinde 58.5, 2. Royal View (Raju) 2 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 3. Arnage (Laxman S) 1 Qazafi 57, 4. Rare Insight (Netto) 6 Sequeira 57, 5. Rudolph Valentino (Prasad) 4 N. Rawal 57 and 6. Key To Relax (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 55.

FLYING KNIGHT: A handicap possibility. RUDOLPH VALENTINO: Carried 60 kg to a gutsy win over 1,400m; retains form. KEY TO RELAX: A consistent runner; in fine shape.

1. Key To Relax,

2. Rudolph Valentino,

3. Flying Knight.

3 THUNGABHADRA PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 2-25: 1. Base Line (Satyanarayana) 1 Laxman 60, 2. High Lands (Raju) 3 Chary 57.5, 3. Sea Blue (Faiyaz) 2 Ali Khan 56.5, 4. Royal Haven (Srinivas) 5 Laxmikanth 55.5, 5. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 8 Sk.Farookh 55, 6. Clare Bridge (F. Hassan) 6 R. B. Shinde 54.5, 7. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 4 Ravi Shanker 50.5 and 8. Target Time (S. Abbas) 7 Ramana 48.

BASE LINE: Has comedown in handicap; keep an eye. HIGH LANDS: Working well enough. ROYAL HAVEN: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. TARGET TIME: Well in at the weights.

1. Target Time,

2. Royal Haven,

3. Base Line

4 MACHILIPATNAM PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-55: 1. Bhangra Knight (Rafaat) 2 Chary 60, 2. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 1 Suraj Narredu 59, 3. Battle Honour (S. Abbas) 10 Ali Khan 56, 4. Clear Zone (N. Rao) 8 A. Imran Khan 56, 5. Royal Award (Shamsuddin) 6 Sk.Sharookh 55, 6. Royal Emblem (S. Abbas) 4 Ramana 54.5, 7. Famous Tribute (Vatsalya) 5 R. B. Shinde 52, 8. Luxury Cruise (Satyanarayana) 9 Suresh 51.5, 9. Awesome Win (Faiyaz) 3 Laxmikanth 50.5 and 10. Bulbasaur (Satyanarayana) 7 K. Anil 50.5.

BHANGRA KNIGHT: Has improved since his last run. RIDE AND SHINE: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. ROYAL AWARD: A fair second in All Round's 1,400m; an each way chance. AWESOME WIN: Seen finishing on well in Speed Motive's 1,200m; will have a bold show.

1. Bhangra Knight,

2. Ride And Shine,

3. Royal Award

5 HYDERABAD VETERINARY COLLEGE DIAMOND JUBILEE CUP (1,200m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-30: 1. Ansonia (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Citi Star (Habibullah) 7 Suraj Narredu 59, 3. Bossei Girl (Satyanarayana) 5 K. Anil 58, 4. Cefiro (Srinivas) 2 Pavan Kumar 57.5, 5. Since (Srinagesh) 4 Deep Shanker 56.5, 6. Cannon Run (Raju) 3 Sreekant 54, 7. Classic Cruise (Netto) 1 R. B. Shinde 54 and 8. Sugar Lady (Raju) 8 Suresh 50.5.

ANSONIA: Shaping well in the trials. CITI STAR: A consistent runner; in fine shape. CEFIRO: A good outsider. CANNON RUN: Has improved since his second to Peremptory (first win) over 1,200m; may upset.

1. Ansonia,

2. Citi Star,

3. Cannon Run

6 P. ANTONY MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-00: 1. Irish Intellect (Prasad) 9 Suraj Narredu 61.5, 2. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 5 Suresh 61, 3. Foot Print (Netto) 7 Sequeira 60, 4. Ne Tlus Ultra (Srinagesh) 10 Lawrence 59.5, 5. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 2 Ramana 59, 6. Fearless Flame (L. D'Silva) 6 Ravinder 57.5, 7. Star Kid (Satyanarayana) 8 K. Anil 57, 8. Grand Metro (Srinivas) 1 Pavan Kumar 54.5, 9. Bon Fire (Kassam) 3 D. Singh 53.5 and 10. Money Care (Shamsuddin) 4 Laxmikanth 52.5.

IRISH INTELLECT: A comfortable winner over 1,600m; maintains form. ANGEL OF FAITH: A facile winner over 1,400m; should be in the fighting line. FOOT PRINT: Fit for the fray. STAR KID: A close third in Friendly Type's 1,400; may spring a surprise.

1. Star Kid,

2. Irish Intellect,

3. Angel Of Faith

7 P. ANTONY MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-30: 1. Steersman (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 61, 2. Don Vinton (L. D'Silva) 7 A. Imran Khan 60, 3. Cannon Treasure (Kassam) 3 Laxmikanth 59.5, 4. Altai (N. Rao) 4 Chary 59, 5. Kodos (F. Hassan) 1 M. Krishna 59, 6. Venturous (Netto) 10 Sequeira 58, 7. Ripples (Netto) 5 J. Antony 54.5, 8. Golden Waltz (Raju) 9 Ravi Shanker 53.5, 9. Riddle (Habibullah) 8 Abhinay 53 and 10. Star Shell (Faiyaz) 6 Sk.Farookh 47.

STEERSMAN: A facile winner of his last start (1,600m); capable of repeating. DON VINTON: Working well. CANNON TREASURE: Looks very fit after her third to Peremptory (second win) over 1,200m. VENTUROUS: Winner and then fourth to Al Zahara (second win) over 1,200m; can make it an interesting finish.

1. Venturous,

2. Steersman,

3. Cannon Treasure

8 THUNGABHADRA PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 5-05: 1. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 4 Suresh 60, 2. Freak Fantasy (Prasad) 1 Ashhad 59.5, 3. Shine Away (S. Abbas) 7 Qazafi 57.5, 4. Royal Duty (Raju) 6 Pawar 56, 5. Bang Baba Bang (Srinagesh) 5 Lawrence 55, 6. Dream Pal (Faiyaz) 3 Sk.Sharookh 53, 7. Warfare (Srinivas) 8 Laxmikanth 51.5, 8. Victory Moon (Kassam) 9 Suraj Narredu 49.5 and 9. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 48.

ANGEL OF GLORY: Shaping well in the trials. FREAK FANTASY: Ignore her previous runs; an each way chance. ROYAL DUTY: A notable third to Artistic Way (1,400m); will have a bold show. DREAM PAL: Appeals on weights. VICTORY MOON: Fit for the fray.

1. Angel Of Glory,

2. Royal Duty,

3. Dream Pal

Day's best: Hauhaiwunai

Double: Ansonia —

Venturous

Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.

Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 3,.

(ii): 3, 4 & 5, (iii): 6, 7 & 8.

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

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