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Royal Ruby for main event

Hyderabad: Royal Ruby, who finished second in her last start, appeals most in the Ch. Satyanarayana Rao Of Itkyal Memorial Cup (1,400m), the feature event at the races to be held here on Monday (Nov. 27).

False rails (about 4 metres from 1,400m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 CORDEN ROUGE PLATE (1,100m), Cat. II, Md. 2-y-o only (terms), 1.40 p.m.: 1. Blast In Class (Prasad) 1 G.B. Khade 55, 2. Cannon Tern (Raju) 8 Suresh 55, 3. Fabulous Crown (Habibullah) 4 Christopher 55, 4. Gold String (Vatsalya) 9 Ruzaan 55, 5. Johnny B Goode (— ) (— ) 55, 6. Million Deal (Satyanarayana) 6 K. Anil 55, 7. Floral Tribute (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 8. Media Blitz (N. Rao) 7 R.B. Shinde 53.5, 9. Our Pet (Vatsalya) 2 N. Rawal 53.5 and 10. Shes Got The Look (S. Abbas) 3 S. Nayak 53.5.

GOLD STRING: Moving well in the trials. MILLION DEAL: After leading in the straight failed to hold Golden Shadow by a neck (1,100m); should be given another chance. FLORAL TRIBUTE: Looks fit and well. SHES GOT THE LOOK: Shaping well in the trials.

1. Million Deal, 2. Floral Tribute, 3. Gold String

2 DR. S.R. CAPTAIN MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), Cat. II, 3 & 4-y-o and over (terms), 2.10: 1. Rudolph Valentino (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 2. Classic Art (Habibullah) 3 B.V. Krishnan 58.5, 3. Bhangra Knight (Rafaat) 1 Chary 56.5, 4. Golden Blaze (L. D'Silva) 4 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 5. Glare (Laxman S) 2 Christopher 55.5 and 6. Integrate (Rafaat) 6 Gallagher 52.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,400m; retains form. BHANGRA KNIGHT: A failed favourite last time; warrants continued support. GLARE: carried 60 kg to a facile win over 1,400m; retains form. INTEGRATE: She is well within herself as evidenced by her morning workouts.

1. Rudolph Valentino,

2. Integrate, 3. Bhangra Knight

3 NILGIRIS PLATE (2,200m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70, 2.40: 1. Hauhaiwunai (Rafaat) 3 Gallagher 60, 2. Friendly Type (L. D'Silva) 7 A. Imran Khan 59, 3. Favourable Terms (Vatsalya) 8 R.B. Shinde 58, 4. State City (Vatsalya) 1 Ruzaan 56.5, 5. Battle Honour (S. Abbas) 5 S. Nayak 56, 6. Shakin Stevens (Rafaat) 4 Chary 55.5, 7. Commander Moial (Deshmukh) 9 D. Singh 54.5, 8. Evanston (L. D'Silva) 6 Ravinder 53.5 and 9. Star Caliber (Prasad) 2 N. Rawal 51.5.

HAUHAIWUNAI: Won three races in a row during the monsoon season; in fine condition. COMMANDER MOIAL: Shaping well in the trials. EVANSTON: Well in at the weights. STAR CALIBER: An upset prospect.

1. Hauhaiwunai, 2. Evanston,

3. Commander Moial

4 TWIN CITIES PLATE (1,600m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30, 3.15: 1. Keep In Touch (Satyanarayana) 11 K.Anil 60, 2. Golden Waltz (Raju) 9 Sreekant 59, 3. Mahseer (Deshmukh) 8 A. Joshi 58.5, 4. First Warrior (Vatsalya) 4 Ruzaan 58, 5. Musical Spy (Shamsuddin) 7 Laxman 58,

6. Riddle (Habibullah) 1 Sk. Sharookh 57, 7. Royal Duty (Raju) 2 Pawar 53.5, 8. Benazir (Silvester) 6 Laxmikanth 52.5, 9. Full House (Raju) 5 Ali Khan 50, 10. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 3 Chary 48 and 11. Pound For Pound (Faiyaz) 10 N. Rawal 47.

KEEP IN TOUCH: Moving well in the trials. GOLDEN WALTZ: A good outsider. RIDDLE: Has come down a lot in handicaps; may spring a surprise. SECRET ARCHIVES: Appeals on weights.

1. Keep In Touch,

2. Secret Archives, 3. Riddle

5 ARMAGNAC PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30, 3.45: 1. Jazz Man (Raju) 6 Sreekant 60, 2. Back To Back (F.Hassan) 11 Ali Khan 59, 3. Madho (Srinivas) 8 B.V. Krishnan 59, 4. Citi Empress (Habibullah) 7 Christopher 56, 5. Turf Storm (Vatsalya) 13 R.B. Shinde 56, 6. Victory Moon (Kassam) 1 Ashhad 55.5, 7. Come On Sania (S. Abbas) 10 S. Nayak 54.5, 8. Tropical Blossom (Kassam) 2 Ravinder 54, 9. Charming Prospect (Netto) 3 Sequeira 53.5, 10. Forest Wind (Habibullah) 5 Sk. Sharookh 52.5, 11. Snow Lands (Raju) 12 Suresh 51, 12. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 9 N. Rawal 50.5, 13. Smile Of Success (Faiyaz) 4 Laxmikanth 49.5 and 14. Autumn Gold (Raju) 15 Nitin 48.5.

JAZZ MAN: Working well enough. CITI EMPRESS: A consistent runner; she is ready to strike. TURF STORM: Looks fit for the fray. CHARMING PROSPECT: Improved since her last run. AUTUMN GOLD: A handicap chance.

1. Citi Empress, 2. Turf Storm,

3. Autumn Gold

6 CH. SATYANARAYANA RAO OF ITKYAL MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over, 4.15: 1. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 4 B.V. Krishnan 62.5, 2. Greyhound (Deshmukh) 8 D. Singh 56, 3. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 4. Da Vinci Rose (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 54, 5. Camarero (Habibullah) 6 Christopher 53.5, 6. Stampede (Netto) 10 Appu 52.5, 7. Lenavi (L. D'Silva) 1 Ravinder 51, 8. Chivas Gold (Raju) 7 Suresh 50.5, 9. Special Force (S. Abbas) 9 S. Nayak 50 and 10. All Round (Prasad) 3 N. Rawal 48.5.

ROYAL RUBY: After a very interesting duel went down by 3/4 length in Oxfordshire's 1,600m. DA VINCI ROSE: A close fifth to Touch Of Gold (1,200m); may go close. CAMARERO: A good outsider. SPECIAL FORCE: Shaping well in the trials.

1. Royal Ruby, 2. Da Vinci Rose,

3. Special Force

7 ARMAGNAC PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30, 4.50: 1. Hot Seat (F. Hassan) 13 M. Krishna 60, 2. Kilroy Classic (Netto) 10 Sequeira 59, 3. Fair Touch (Raju) 11 Suresh 58.5, 4. Monochrome (Habibullah) 1 Sk. Sharookh 56.5, 5. Blooming Star (L. D'Silva) 15 A. Imran Khan 55.5, 6. Chalukya (Srinivas) 2 Pavan Kumar 54.5, 7. Secret Combination (Shamsuddin) 6 Laxman 54.5, 8. Millennium Queen (Vatsalya) 5 Ruzaan 54, 9. Star N Style (Kassam) 12 Uday Kiran 53, 10. Bell Air (S. Abbas) 7 D. Singh 52, 11. Wonderbabe (Prasad) 4 Ashhad 52, 12. Hitech City (Srinagesh) 8 N. Rawal 50, 13. Dream Pal (Faiyaz) 3 Ali Khan 49, 14. Super Star (Srinivas) 9 Laxmikanth 48.5 and 15. Recast (Raju) 14 Chary 48.

KILROY CLASSIC: A close second to High Lands over 1,100m; should be given another chance. FAIR TOUCH: On the board in her last four starts; can make a race of it. MONOCHROME: Looks fit. MILLENNIUM QUEEN: Comes into the reckoning on his third to Royal Haven (1,100m).

1. Kilroy Classic,

2.Millennium Queen,

3. Wonderbabe

Day's best: Rudolph Valentino

Double: Million Deal

— Royal Ruby

Jackpot: 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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