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Da Vinci Rose well prepared

Hyderabad: Da Vinci Rose, who has been well prepared, runs with a good chance in the Speaker's Cup (1,200m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Nov. 12). There will be no false rails.

1 MICA EMPRESS TROPHY (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-10 p.m: 1. Classic Art (Habibullah) 2 Christopher 58.5, 2. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 11 N. Rawal 58.5, 3. Arnage (Laxman S) 4 Chary 57, 4. Secret Command (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 57, 5. Mystic Crown (Raju) 10 Ashhad 56.5, 6. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 8 G. B. Khade 56.5, 7. Suryarath (Prasad) 3 J. Antony 56.5, 8. Cannon Scot (Raju) 1 Sreekant 55, 9. Flower Princess (Satyanarayana) 6 Qazafi 55, 10. Gold Rush (Satyanarayana) 7 K. Anil 53.5 and 11. Famous Tribute (Vatsalya) 9 Umesh 49.

ROCK BREAKER: Seen finishing on well in Shelly Green's 1,400m; may upset. SECRET COMMAND: Poised for a hat-trick. SURYARATH: A good outsider. CANNON SCOT: He is in good form as evidenced by his track movements. GOLD RUSH: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; retains form.

1. Secret Command, 2. Gold Rush, 3. Cannon Scot

2 HALF-A-CROWN PLATE (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 1-40: 1. Classic Ruby (Srinagesh) 9 B. V. Krishnan 55, 2. Indian Archer (Habibullah) 7 Laxman 55, 3. Indian Talent (Habibullah) 4 J. Antony 55, 4. Baby Oh Baby (L. D'Silva) 1 Uday Kiran 53.5, 5. Flashy Trend (Prasad) 2 N. Rawal 53.5, 6. Lady Escort (L. D'Silva) 11 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 7. Lady In Style (S. Abbas) 10 S. Nayak 53.5, 8. Lavish Star (Satyanarayana) 3 K. Anil 53.5, 9. Media Blitz (N. Rao) 5 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 10. Pillatronics (Deshmukh) 8 D. Singh 53.5 and 11. True Value (L. D'Silva) 6 Ravinder 53.5.

FLASHY TREND: Moving fluently in the trials. LADY ESCORT: Sharpened up well. LAVISH STAR: Looks fit enough. LADY IN STYLE: Tracking well enough to fight out the finish.

1. Lady Escort, 2. Lavish Star,

3. Lady In Style

3 SRISAILAM PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 2-10: 1. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 6 Sk.Sharookh 60, 2. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 5 Suresh 59.5, 3. Rajputana Rifles (Srinivas) 2 B. V. Krishnan 58, 4. Base Line (Satyanarayana) 1 Qazafi 57.5, 5. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 3 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 6. Sanjana (Srinagesh) 4 Ramana 52.5, 7. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 8 N. Rawal 49.5 and 8. Target Time (Kassam) 7 Christopher 48.

BASE LINE: Has improved since his last run. ROYAL ASSEMBLY: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,100m; may repeat. SANJANA: May run a decent race over this trip. ZAGREB: Comes into the reckoning on her second in Avenida's 1,100m.

1. Base Line, 2. Zagreb,

3. Royal Assembly

4 DEMOCRACY PLATE (1,800m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-40: 1. One Tough Guy (Rafaat) 10 Chary 60, 2. Favourable Terms (Vatsalya) 1 R. B. Shinde 56.5, 3. Battle Honour (S. Abbas) 2 S. Nayak 55.5, 4. Bulls Vision (Shamsuddin) 7 Ali Khan 55.5, 5. Friendly Type (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 55, 6. State City (Vatsalya) 8 P. S. Chouhan 54.5, 7. Shakin Stevens (Rafaat) 4 Suraj Narredu 53, 8. World Vision (Srinivas) 9 Pavan Kumar 53, 9. Cannon Hawk (Shamsuddin) 6 Christopher 52.5 and 10. Ekagra (Rafaat) 3 Ravinder 51.

ONE TOUGH GUY: Shaping well in the trials. BATTLE HONOUR: Fit for the fray. SHAKIN STEVENS: Carried 61.5 kgs to a facile win over 2,200m; retains form. EKAGRA: Well in at the weights.

1. Shakin Stevens,

2. Battle Honour,

3. One Tough Guy

5 SRISAILAM PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-15: 1. Shanaruma (Satyanarayana) 1 Qazafi 60, 2. Pancho Pete (F. Hassan) 6 Christopher 57.5, 3. Kilroy Classic (Netto) 4 P. S. Chouhan 57, 4. High Lands (Raju) 2 Chary 55.5, 5. Royal Agenda (Vatsalya) 7 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 6. Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) 5 Umesh 50, 7. Blazing Rhythm (Prasad) 8 N. Rawal 49 and 8. Super Star (Srinivas) 3 Ramana 48.

SHANARUMA: A failed favourite in Royal Assembly's 1,100m; may make amends. PANCHO PETE: Looks fit. KILROY CLASSIC: Has improved since his last run. SUPER STAR: An impressive second to stablemate Royal Haven (1,100m); should be given another chance.

1. Pancho Pete, 2. Shanaruma,

3. Kilroy Classic

6 HIDDEN BLOOM PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-45: 1. Aaja Aaja (Shamsuddin) 1 D. Singh 60, 2. Bossei Girl (Satyanarayana) 7 K. Anil 59, 3. Dream Counsel (Netto) 8 Sequeira 58, 4. Don Vinton (L. D'Silva) 5 Ravinder 57.5, 5. Combe Bassett (L. D'Silva) 4 Mukesh 56, 6. Ujjaini (Faiyaz) 2 Ali Khan 55.5, 7. Freak Fantasy (Prasad) 9 Ashhad 55, 8. Sky Heights (Srinivas) 10 Pavan Kumar 53.5, 9. Bold Choice (Raju) 6 Nitin 53 and 10. Vanen Berg (Habibullah) 3 Abhinay 49.

AAJA AAJA: Ignore his previous runs; he may spring a surprise. BOSSEI GIRL: Working well. DREAM COUNSEL: Seen finishing on well in Portfolio's 1,200m; an each way chance. COMBE BASSETT: Impressed in the morning trials.

1. Bossei Girl, 2. Combe Bassett, 3. Dream Counsel

7 SPEAKER'S CUP (1,200m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over — 4-15: 1. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 8 B. V. Krishnan 61.5, 2. Touch Of Gold (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 60.5, 3. Da Vinci Rose (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 54, 4. Greyhound (Deshmukh) 9 D. Singh 53.5, 5. Camarero (Habibullah) 3 Christopher 50.5, 6. Lenavi (L. D'Silva) 11 Ravinder 50.5, 7. Special Force (S. Abbas) 1 Chary 50.5, 8. Visonahld (L. D'Silva) 7 R. B. Shinde 50, 9. Easy Rider (Srinagesh) 6 Ramana 49, 10. Royal Hawk (N. Rao) 4 Sk.Sharookh 48 and 11. Citi Storm (Habibullah) 10 N. Rawal 47.

TOUCH OF GOLD: An impressive winner of his last two starts; may make it three in a row. DA VINCI ROSE: After a forward run finished fifth to Dama Grande (fifth win) over 1,800m; in fine shape. GREYHOUND: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. SPECIAL FORCE: An impressive second to Visonahld (1,400m) in one of his outings during monsoon; will have a bold show. CITI STORM: A handicap chance.

1. Da Vinci Rose, 2. Special Force, 3. Greyhound

8 HIDDEN BLOOM PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-50: 1. Royal Bond (Prasad) 4 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Classic Cruise (Netto) 9 P. S. Chouhan 59, 3. Cannon Treasure (Kassam) 3 Christopher 58, 4. Gem Of A Guy (Satyanarayana) 10 Laxman 58, 5. Blizzard (Vatsalya) 5 Sandeep 55.5, 6. Lolita (Deshmukh) 8 D. Singh 54.5, 7. Alakazam (F. Hassan) 1 M. Krishna 54, 8. Fearless Flame (L. D'Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 9. Secret Champ (Shamsuddin) 7 Sk.Sharookh 51.5 and 10. Monochrome (Habibullah) 6 Abhinay 48.

CLASSIC CRUISE: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; maintains form. CANNON TREASURE: Has improved since her last run; an each way chance. FEARLESS FLAME: Looks fit and well; may raise a winning gallop. SECRET CHAMP: A close sixth to Bon Fire (second win) over 1,400m; can make a race of it.

1. Classic Cruise,

2. Cannon Treasure,

3. Secret Champ

Day's best: Shakin Stevens

Double: Da Vinci Rose —

Classic Cruise

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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