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Golden Blaze for main event

Hyderabad: Golden Blaze, who is well weighted, runs with a good chance in the Nawab Arshad Ali Khan Memorial Cup (1,600m) at Monday races.

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

1 SALUTE HER PLATE (1,200m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70, 1.40 p.m.: 1. Glare (Laxman S) 3 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. True Legend (Prasad) 4 N. Rawal 57.5, 3. Music Express (Raju) 2 Suresh 54 and 4. Commander Moial (Deshmukh) 1 Sk. Farookh 52.5.

GLARE: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; may defy the penalty. COMMANDER MOIAL: Well in at the weights.

1. Glare, 2. Commander Moial

2 KAKINADA PLATE (1,400m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70, 2.10: 1. Song Of Stars (Srinagesh) 2 Lawrence 60, 2. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 3 Suraj Narredu 58, 3. Premier Thrill (Netto) 5 Sequeira 55.5, 4. Secret Silence (Shamsuddin) 1 Sk. Sharookh 53.5 and 5. Cosmic Champ (Shamsuddin) 4 D. Singh 51.5.

ROCK BREAKER: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. PREMIER THRILL: A failed favourite in her last two starts; warrants continued support. SECRET SILENCE: Working well enough.

1. Premier Thrill,

2. Rock Breaker

3 NAWAB ARSHAD ALI KHAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), Cat. II, 4-y-o & over (Terms), 2.40: 1. Carradale (Rafaat) 2 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 2. Hunting Hawk (Kassam) 5 Laxmikanth 59.5, 3. Turf Raider (Prasad) 1 R.B. Shinde 58, 4. Adams Madame (Deshmukh) 4 D. Singh 56.5 and 5. Golden Blaze (Satyanarayana) 3 A. Imran Khan 55.

CARRADALE: Shaping well in the trials. TURF RAIDER: A consistent runner; in fine shape. GOLDEN BLAZE: A fair third to Red Key Point (second win) over 1,600m; can make a race of it.

1. Golden Blaze, 2. Carradale

4 NIZAM SAGAR CUP (1,600m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 3.15: 1. Evanston (L. D'Silva) 7 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Irish Intellect (Prasad) 10 Suraj Narredu 59, 3. Star Kid (Satyanarayana) 9 K. Anil 59, 4. Sugar Line (Raju) 3 Ravi Shanker 57, 5. Blizzard (Vatsalya) 2 M. Krishna 56, 6. Opulence (Netto) 6 Sequeira 56, 7. Ujjaini (Faiyaz) 1 Ali Khan 55, 8. Sammurai (Shamsuddin) 4 Sk. Farookh 54, 9. Riddle (Habibullah) 5 Chary 48.5 and 10. Track Rule (Habibullah) 8 Abhinay 47.

EVANSTON: Fit for the fray. IRISH INTELLECT: A facile winner over 1,600m; retains form. OPULENCE: Won comfortably over 1,400m; has an each way chance. UJJAINI: A good outsider.

1. Evanston, 2. Irish Intellect,

3. Opulence

5 CAPE KNIGHT PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m) Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30, 3.45: 1. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 7 Nitin 60, 2. Pancho Pete (F. Hassan) 3 D. Singh 59.5, 3. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 2 Ali Khan 56.5, 4. Royal Agenda (Vatsalya) 4 Sandeep 54, 5. Clare Bridge (F. Hassan) 6 R.B. Shinde 52.5, 6. Sanjana (Srinagesh) 1 Lawrence 52.5, 7. Benazir (Silvester) 9 Laxmikanth 51.5, 8. Target Time (S. Abbas) 8 Suraj Narredu 48.5 and 9. Springing Strides (Raju) 5 Chary 47.5.

ANGEL OF GLORY: Speedy; may try pillar to post victory. PANCHO PETE: Looks fit for the fray. CLARE BRIDGE: Has improved since her last run. BENAZIR: Shaping well in the trials. TARGET TIME: Twice second; will have a bold show.

1. Angel Of Glory, 2. Pancho Pete, 3. Target Time

6 SCENIC ROYALE PLATE (1,100m), Cat. III, Md. 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 4.15: 1. Dark Stranger (Laxman S) 12 Qazafi 62, 2. Hummer (F. Hassan) 4 M. Krishna 61.5, 3. Bentota (N. Rao) 8 Sandeep 58, 4. Cannon Spy (Raju) 11 Pawar 58, 5. Sha Baaz (Shamsuddin) 6 Ali Khan 57, 6. Dazzling Delight (Kassam) 9 Laxman 54.5, 7. Fair Touch (Raju) 5 Suresh 54, 8. Dear To My Heart (Prasad) 10 Suraj Narredu 53.5, 9. Wonderbabe (Prasad) 1 N. Rawal 52.5, 10. Dera Bugti (Deshmukh) 3 Abhinay 52, 11. Jugnu (Habibullah) 2 Chary 52 and 12. Recast (Raju) 7 Ravi Shanker 48.5.

DARK STRANGER: Tracking well enough to fight out the finish. HUMMER: Ignore his previous runs; running with a fair chance. CANNON SPY: A late third to Thundering Gold's 1,200m; has an each way chance. WONDERBABE: A good outsider.

1. Dark Stranger, 2. Hummer,

3. Cannon Spy

7 CAPE KNIGHT PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30, 4-50: 1. Splendid Fantasy (Raju) 3 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Thrust Two (N. Rao) 8 A. Imran Khan 60, 3. First Warrior (Vatsalya) 6 M. Krishna 58, 4. Snow Lands (Raju) 9 Ali Khan 54, 5. Continuity (Habibullah) 5 Sk. Sharookh 53.5, 6. Dream Pal (Faiyaz) 4 Laxmikanth 51, 7. Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) 1 Umesh 51, 8. Victory Moon (Kassam) 2 Chary 51 and 9. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 7 Abhinay 47.5.

SPLENDID FANTASY: Has come down a lot in handicap; may raise a winning gallop. THRUST TWO: Working well. CONTINUITY: Seen finishing on well in Friendly Type's 1,400m; may spring a surprise. VICTORY MOON: An impressive second last time; should be given another chance.

1. Splendid Fantasy,

2. Thrust Two, 3. Victory Moon

Days best: Glare

Double: Premier Thrill

— Dark Stranger

Jkt: 3,4,5,6 & 7. Treble (i): 2,3 & 4, (ii): 5,6 & 7. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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