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It's Gold Mint vs. Rudolph Valentino

Hyderabad: Gold Mint and Rudolph Valentino may fight out the finish of the P. Veereshwar Rao Memorial Cup (1,400m) for category II horses, the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Nov. 13).

There will be no false rails.

1 GOLCONDA PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 2-10 p.m: 1. Bernardo (L. D'Silva) 1 A. Imran Khan 55, 2. Fly By Wire (Deshmukh) 4 D. Singh 55, 3. Power Ranger (Satyanarayana) 5 K. Anil 55, 4. Cannon Eye (Raju) 2 Sreekant 53.5 and 5. Navija (Srinagesh) 3 Suraj Narredu 53.5.

BERNARDO: Judiciously prepared. FLY BY WIRE: Looks fit. POWER RANGER: Tracking well enough to fight out the finish.

1. Bernardo,

2. Power Ranger

2 P. VEERESHWAR RAO MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 2-40: 1. Royal View (Raju) 3 Ali Khan 61, 2. Lancashire (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 59.5, 3. Rudolph Valentino (Prasad) 1 Suraj Narredu 57, 4. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 4 Suresh 55.5 and 5. Gold Mint (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 55.5.

LANCASHIRE: Shaping well in the trials. RUDOLPH VALENTINO: Deserves following on his consistency. GOLD MINT: After winning two races finished fourth in Arrow Of Light's 1,600m; appeals on weights.

1. Gold Mint,

2. Rudolph Valentino

3 TRADE FAIR PLATE (Div. II) (1,600m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-15: 1. Diesel (Vatsalya) 1 R. B. Shinde 60.5, 2. Sugar Line (Raju) 5 Sreekant 60, 3. Sincerity (Rafaat) 6 M. Krishna 57, 4. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 2 A. Ramana 56.5, 5. Green Passion (Habibullah) 3 Sk. Sharookh 56, 6. Keep In Touch (Satyanarayana) 8 K. Anil 52.5, 7. Mahseer (Deshmukh) 7 D. Singh 51 and 8. Ritual (Laxman S) 4 N. Rawal 47.

SINCERITY: Shaping well in the trials. LINE TO CONQUER: Seen finishing on well in Ekta Ekta Ekta's 1,200m; an each way chance. GREEN PASSION: A comfortable winner over 1,600m; may repeat. KEEP IN TOUCH: A handicap chance.

1. Line To Conquer,

2. Keep In Touch,

3. Green Passion

4 SWARNA MUKHI PLATE (1,100m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 3-45: 1. Ashatamasha (Srinagesh) 4 D. Singh 60, 2. Adelaide (N. Rao) 8 R. B.Shinde 58.5, 3. Indrajit (Netto) 3 Sequeira 58.5, 4. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 9 Sk.Sharookh 58.5, 5. Song Of Stars (Srinagesh) 5 Qazafi 58.5, 6. Cannon Target (Kassam) 10 A. Imran Khan 57, 7. Artist (Satyanarayana) 7 Ali Khan 56.5, 8. Ambiens (Srinagesh) 2 Ramana 55.5, 9. River Angel (Satyanarayana) 1 K. Anil 55.5 and 10. Big Budget (Netto) 6 Chary 54.5.

ASHATAMASHA: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. INDRAJIT: Looks fit. SONG OF STARS: If he behaves well at the gates; he may run away with the race. ARTIST: Working well enough. RIVER ANGEL: An upset prospect.

1. Indrajit,

2. Song Of Stars,

3. Artist

5 TRADE FAIR PLATE (Div. I) (1,600m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-15: 1. Spring Dawn (Srinivas) 4 Pavan Kumar 61.5, 2. Astro King (Silvester) 8 Sandeep 60, 3. Celestial Queen (Kassam) 3 A. Imran Khan 59, 4. Bench Mark (Raju) 5 Suresh 58.5, 5. Fashion For Ever (Satyanarayana) 7 Qazafi 57.5, 6. Cannon Ray (N. Rao) 9 D. Singh 55, 7. Arcelor (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 54, 8. Continuity (Habibullah) 1 Abhinay 48.5 and 9. Damanaka (Rafaat) 6 Chary 48.

ASTRO KING: Won three races in a row during monsoon; in fine condition. CELESTIAL QUEEN: Working well. BENCH MARK: A good outsider. FASHION FOR EVER: Ignore her previous runs; she looks fit. CONTINUITY: A gutsy winner of her last start over 1,400m; retains form.

1. Celestial Queen,

2. Bench Mark,

3. Fashion For Ever

6 BRAVE DANCER PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 4-50: 1. Taste Of India (Srinivas) 9 Pavan Kumar 60, 2. Torrestrella (Srinivas) 5 B. V. Krishnan 60, 3. Back To Back (F. Hassan) 6 Ali Khan 58, 4. Fair Touch (Raju) 3 Suresh 56.5, 5. Village Belle (Habibullah) 2 Abhinay 55, 6. Wonderbabe (Prasad) 1 N. Rawal 53.5, 7. Iamtheone (Raju) 7 Sreekant 52.5, 8. Glorious Leader (Kassam) 4 Uday Kiran 49.5, 9. Dream Pal (Faiyaz) 8 Ramana 47.5 and 10. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 10 Chary 47.

TORRESTRELLA: Has stripped fitter after her four race gallops. FAIR TOUCH: On board in her last three starts; may raise a winning gallop. WONDERBABE: Has improved since her last run. GLORIOUS LEADER: Well in at the weights.

1. Fair Touch,

2. Torrestrella,

3. Wonderbabe

Day's best: Gold Mint

Double: Celestial Queen

— Fair Touch

Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. Treble (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 5 & 6. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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