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Fabulous Emperor may score

Bangalore: Fabulous Emperor, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Rohini Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Friday (Dec. 8).

False rails (width about 4.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 DHARWAR PLATE (1,100m) — Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 2-00 p.m: 1. Simply Dangerous (Amit Caddy) 2 Appu 55, 2. Tobin (Darashah) 12 Gnaneshwar 55, 3. Raffaello (Dominic) 3 Gallagher 55, 4. Snow Ranger (Nityanand) 4 Shakti Singh 55, 5. Command (Ganapathy) 7 Raja Rao 55, 6. Secret Song (Ganapathy) 1 B. Prakash 55, 7. Excellent Speed (S. Narredu) 6 Suraj 55, 8. Stylish Bay (S. Narredu) 5 Tauseef 55, 9. Simply Fly (Prithviraj) 9 Arun Rao 55, 10. Western Spark (Puttanna) 11 I. Chisty 55, 11. Char Chand (Samar) 10 Amarpreet 55 and 12. Movie Queen (Puttanna) 8 C. Krishnan 53.5.

SIMPLY DANGEROUS: First run; sharpened up well. RAFFAELLO: Comes into the reckoning on his track movements. SECRET SONG: Seen finishing on well in Imperial Gate's 1,100m; well prepared. EXCELLENT SPEED: A good fourth to Imperial Gate; has improved.

1. Secret Song, 2. Excellent Speed, 3. Raffaello

2 PARFAIT AMOUR PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — rated 20 to 50 — 2-30: 1. Wile Wench (S. Narredu) 8 Suraj 60, 2. Anchoret (Darius) 5 C. Alford 57, 3. Smiles Of Gold (I. Ghatala) 4 Paswan 56.5, 4. Boomer (Lokanath) 3 J. Shukla 56, 5. Silver Paris (Samar) 1 Ranjeet 56, 6. Ghadothkach (Samar) 9 Shahbuddin 55.5, 7. Great Chieftan (Puttanna) 10 C. Krishnan 55.5, 8. Royal Liason (Padmanabhan) 7 Gnaneshwar 55, 9. Caribbean Pirate (Nityanand) 11 Chandrasekhar 54.5, 10. Hole In One (Md. Khan) 6 Jagadeesh 53.5 and 11. Adair (Britto) 2 N. Imam 52.5.

WILE WENCH: A noteworthy fourth to Hollywood Girl over 1,200m; in fine trim. ANCHORET: Has stripped fitter after his last run. GREAT CHIEFTAN: As a favourite finished third to Onegina over 1,200m; should be persisted with. ROYAL LIASON: Fit for the fray.

1. Royal Liason, 2. Anchoret,

3. Great Chieftan

3 HONNAVAR PLATE (1,200m) — rated 00 to 30, 4 & 5-y-o — 3-00: 1. Kandalla (Md. Khan) 12 Jagadeesh 60, 2. Strong Rumours (Mangalorkar) 9 Shahbuddin 60, 3. Heroines Power (S. Narredu) 4 A. R. Mani 59.5, 4. Jacard (Ponnappa) 8 Ashwin Rao 59, 5. Famous For Free (Komandur) 6 Chandrasekhar 58, 6. Money Shop (Lokanath) 10 J. Shukla 58, 7. Tug Boat (N. Gowda) 7 B. Paswan 57.5, 8. Kilspindie (Dominic) 11 Shobhan Babu 57, 9. Touch Of Realism (Puttanna) 3 Krishnan 56, 10. Smiling Prince (B. Shiva) 2 S. Ramesh 53.5, 11. Choice Is Blue (Nityanand) 1 Rajesh Babu 51.5 and 12. Micky Roony (Karan) 5 I. Chisty 51.

FAMOUS FOR FREE: A consistent runner at Mysore; in fine shape. KILSPINDIE: Judiciously prepared. TOUCH OF REALISM: Ran off the board in Daring Bid's 1,200m; that run is best ignored. SMILING PRINCE: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. Touch Of Realism,

2. Kilspindie, 3. Famous For Free

4 A. R. KESHAVA MUDALIAR MEMORIAL PLATE (1,800m) — rated 40 to 70 - - 3-30: 1. Star Distinction (Ganapathy) 3 D. Patel 61, 2. Pat On The Back (Samar) 4 Shahbuddin 60, 3. Knight Of Hearts (S. Narredu) 5 Suraj Narredu 56.5, 4. Our Warrior (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 56.5, 5. Fairytaleending (Arjun) 1 C. Alford 55.5, 6. Sunny Connexion (I. Ghatala) 2 Gnaneshwar 55, 7. Charlie Brown (Dhariwal) 7 Gallagher 54 and 8. Lovely Empress (Samar) 8 Rajesh 52.5.

KNIGHT OF HEARTS: Looks very fit after his last run. OUR WARRIOR: A close second to Chief's Dream over 1,400m; well tuned. SUNNY CONNEXION: Has come on after his two mock races. CHARLIE BROWN: Track movements pleasing.

1. Our Warrior, 2. Charlie Brown, 3. Sunny Connexion

5 ROHINI CUP (1,600m) — rated 60 to 90 — 4-00: 1. Awesome Royal (Sriram) 1 Christopher 60, 2. Thats The Touch (Ponnappa) 10 Harish 60, 3. Confluence (Padmanabhan) 4 Ashwin Rao 59, 4. Amatol (Pradeep) 8 Chandrasekhar 56, 5. Hold That Tiger (S. Narredu) 5 Rajesh Babu 55.5, 6. Mucho (I. Ghatala) 6 Mrs. Silva 55.5, 7. Appeasing (Darius) 2 C. Alford 55, 8. Freebee (I. Ghatala) 9 B. Paswan 55, 9. Fabulous Emperor (Ganapathy) 7 B. Prakash 54, 10. Carra Mia (Dhariwal) 3 Gallagher 54 and 12. Master Yoda (Darashah) 11 Gnaneshwar 53.

MUCHO: A runaway winner of his last start over 1,400m in the lower class; may defy the penalty. APPEASING: A facile winner of her last start over 1,400m; retains form. FABULOUS EMPEROR: Systematically prepared. CARRA MIA: Won two races in a row during summer; kept in good condition.

1. Fabulous Emperor,

2. Appeasing, 3. Carra Mia

6 PARFAIT AMOUR PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m) — rated 20 to 50 — 4-30: 1. Place Her Well (Shiva) 3 P. Krishna 60.5, 2. Estrella (Sharat) 9 Biramne 60, 3. Woman In Charge (Byramji) 1 Gallagher 60, 4. Kaliyug Raja (Samar) 10 Gnaneshwar 59.5, 5. Splendid Glory (S. Narredu) 11 Tauseef 58, 6. Ghostofachance (Habib Khan) 7 Suraj 56, 7. Firefox (Darius) 4 Appu 55.5, 8. Secret Wish (Dhariwal) 8 L. Marshall 55.5, 9. Autograph (Darius) 5 Shobhan 55, 10. Opera Priincess (Britto) 6 T. Vijayan 54 and 11. Reborn (Mahaesh) 2 Shukla 53.

PLACE HER WELL: Fit as a fiddle. WOMAN IN CHARGE: A fair fifth to Sloane Square (1,400m) during summer; moving impressively in the morning trials. GHOSTOFACHANCE: Fit for the fray. FIREFOX: An impressive third to Classical Dancer over 1,400m; in fine trim.

1. Ghostofachance,

2. Woman In Charge,

3. Place Her Well

7 BUGS BUNNY CUP (1,400m) — rated 20 to 50 — 5-00: 1. Indian Ocean (Samar) 3 Shahbuddin 60, 2. Handiwork (Darius) 11 Harish 60, 3. Hidalgo (Hidayat) 2 S. Ramesh 59.5, 4. Bold Request (Puttanna) 1 Krishnan 58.5, 5. Royal Retort (Neil) 8 Gnaneshwar 55, 6. Appoint (Byramji) 7 C. Alford 54, 7. Running Man (Mahaesh) 6 Chandrasekhar 54, 8. Simply Spectacular (Ganapathy) 4 B. Prakash 54, 9. Fast Machine (Samar) 5 Ranjeet Singh 52, 10. Rapido Gonzales (I. Ghatala) 9 Mrs. Silva 52, 11. Ravininski (Mangalorkar) 10 Jagadeesh 52 and 12. Korporate (Amit) 12 Md. Shafiq 51.

BOLD REQUEST: Looks fit and well; my upset. ROYAL RETORT: Has stripped fitter after her last gallop. APPOINT: Track movements impressive. SIMPLY SPECTACULAR: A failed favourite in Ace Of The Race's 1,600m; may make amends.

1. Simply Spectacular, 2. Appoint, 3. Bold Request

8 POOTTANNAH MEMORIAL PLATE (1,200m) — rated 40 to 70, 4 & 5-y-o — 5-30: 1. Tina's Triumph (Inayathulla) 8 Shobhan 60.5, 2. Smarty (Ganapathy) 7 B. Prakash 60, 3. Black Berry (Eshwer) 1 Christopher 55.5, 4. Wizzy Noise (S. Narredu) 11 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 5. Mid Summer Star (Pradeep) 12 Chandrasekhar 54.5, 6. Bons Amis (S. Singh) 6 Vivek 53, 7. Way To Wealth (Lokanath) 4 Shukla 53, 8. Penny Tweedy (Darashah) 5 Rajesh Babu 53, 9. Proud Tradition (Padmanabhan) 2 Ranjeet Singh 53, 10. Look Alike (Prithviraj) 10 Harish 52.5, 11. Show N Tell (Sharat) 3 Biramne 52.5 and 12. Graduate (Dominic) 9 Md. Shafiq 49.

SMARTY: Ran nowhere in Predominant's 1,600m; might have needed that run. MID SUMMER STAR: A consistent runner at Mysore; shaping well in the morning trials. WAY TO WEALTH: Fit and well. LOOK ALIKE: A game third to Simply Glorious over 1,400m; in fine condition.

1. Smarty, 2, Look Alike,

3. Mid Summer Star

Day's best: Secret Song

Double: Our Warrior — Fabulous Emperor

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 5 & 6; Tr: 6, 7 & 8; Exacta: 3, 5, 7 & 8.

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