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It's Diabolical vs. Arrow Of Light

Hyderabad: Diabolical and Arrow Of Light should fight out the finish of the Golconda 2000 Guineas (1,600m), the second classic of the winter season to be held here on Sunday (Dec. 10).

There will be no false rails.

1 JUVENILE PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 1-10: 1. Candy Rose (S. Abbas) 4 S. Nayak 55, 2. Million Deal (Satheesh) 5 O'Donoghue 55, 3. Prohibition (N. Rao) 3 R. B. Shinde 55, 4. Raj Veer (Laxman S) 7 Christopher 55, 5. Sprucespringstien (Deshmukh) 1 Ruzzan 55, 6. Cherie Dei (L. D'Silva) 8 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 7. Flashy Trend (Prasad) 6 N. Rawal 53.5 and 8. Hari Har Priya (Shamsuddin) 2 Sk. Sharookh 53.5.

MILLION DEAL: Had the benefit of two race gallops; can make a race of it. PROHIBITION: Has come to hand after his run. RAJ VEER: Sharpened up well. SPRUCESPRINGSTIEN: Looks fit after his run in Golden Shadow's 1,100m.

1. Raj Veer, 2. Million Deal,

3. Sprucespringstien

2 JUVENILE PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 1-40: 1. Amontillado (Srinivas) 4 B. V. Krishnan 55, 2. Classic Ruby (Srinagesh) 3 R. B. Shinde 55, 3. Mr. Chief (Laxman S) 7 Qazafi 55, 4. Alert (Raju) 1 Suresh 53.5, 5. Lady In Style (S. Abbas) 2 S. Nayak 53.5, 6. Our Pet (Vatsalya) 8 N. Rawal 53.5, 7. Pillatronics (Deshmukh) 9 Ruzzan 53.5, 8. Super Brand (Satheesh) 6 O'Donoghue 53.5 and 9. True Value (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 53.5.

LADY IN STYLE: Looks fit and well. PILLATRONICS: Comes into the reckoning on her present track form. SUPER BRAND: Track movements pleasing. TRUE VALUE: Moving well in the try-outs.

1. Super Brand, 2. Pillatronics, 3. True Value

3 ZURBARAN PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-10: 1. Artist (Satyanarayana) 6 B. V. Krishnan 60, 2. Shikra (Netto) 7 R. B. Shinde 58.5, 3. Star Crush (Satheesh) 4 K. Anil 56, 4. Bulbasaur (Faiyaz) 9 Ali Khan 55.5, 5. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 5 Laxmikanth 55, 6. Maanush (Kassam) 8 Christopher 54.5, 7. Ambiens (Srinagesh) 3 Qazafi 53.5, 8. Ekagra (Rafaat) 2 Ravinder 50.5 and 9. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 1 Sk.Sharookh 50.5.

ARTIST: A comfortable winner over 1,400m; may defy the penalty. SHIKRA: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. STAR CRUSH: Placed on the board in her last two starts; may raise a winning gallop today. EKAGRA: Comes into the reckoning on handicap.

1. Shikra, 2. Star Crush, 3. Artist

4 LINGAPUR CUP (1,200m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over — 2-40: 1. Greyhound (Deshmukh) 8 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Camarero (Habibullah) 5 B. V. Krishnan 56, 3. Easy Rider (Srinagesh) 2 Qazafi 56, 4. Visonahld (L. D'Silva) 1 A. Imran Khan 55.5, 5. Citi Storm (Habibullah) 4 S. Nayak 55, 6. Chivas Gold (Raju) 9 Sreekant 54.5, 7. True Legend (Prasad) 3 Gallagher 54, 8. Glare (Laxman S) 10 Christopher 53.5, 9. Master Prospect (Prasad) 7 B. Shanker 53.5, 10. Fire Brigade (Kassam) 6 Chary 52.5, 11. Miami Gold (Laxman S) 11 Laxmikanth 52 and 12. Exclusive Run (Prasad) G. B. Khade 51.5.

CAMARERO: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. TRUE LEGEND: A consistent runner; in fine shape. GLARE: After winning a 1,200m in a gutsy manner, finished fourth to Classic Art (1,400m); she is well within herself. FIRE BRIGADE: A good outsider.

1. True Legend, 2. Camarero,

3. Glare

5 HYDERABAD CUP (1,400m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o only, rated upto 70 — 3-15: 1. Kings Fortune (Satheesh) 4 O'Donoghue 61.5, 2. Good Speed (L. D'Silva) 7 A. Imran Khan 61, 3. Premier Thrill (Netto) 2 Gallagher 60.5, 4. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 10 Suresh 58, 5. Chief De Mission (Deshmukh) 11 R. B. Shinde 57.5, 6. Herecomesthebabe (Rafaat) 14 Chary 57, 7. Vijay Marg (Laxman S) 1 Christopher 56.5, 8. Al Zahara (F. Hassan) 9 Ali Khan 56, 9. Glaring Godzilla (Deshmukh) 12 Ruzzan 56, 10. Mission Chief (S. Abbas) 13 B. V. Krishnan 56, 11. Golden Castle (L. D'Silva) 6 Ravinder 54, 12. Since (Srinagesh) 8 Qazafi 54, 13. Walk In The Park (Srinivas) 3 Laxmikanth 53 and 14. Citi Star (Habibullah) 5 N. Rawal 50.5.

KINGS FORTUNE: A consistent runner; in fine shape. ANGEL OF FAITH: A good outsider. HERECOMESTHEBABE: Shaping well in the trials. VIJAY MARG: Fit for the fray. MISSION CHIEF: A fair second in Arrow Of Light's 1,600m; should be given another chance.

1. Mission Chief,

2. Kings Fortune,

3. Herecomesthebabe

6 ORIGINAL VEL V. BALASUBRAMANI MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-45: 1. Sky Heights (Srinivas) 2 Laxmikanth 60, 2. Continuity (Habibullah) 12 Sk. Sharookh 59, 3. Shanaruma (Satyanarayana) 13 B. V. Krishnan 58.5, 4. Actual Grace (Laxman S) 9 Christopher 58, 5. First Warrior (Vatsalya) 1 R. B. Shinde 58, 6. Mahseer (Deshmukh) 3 A. Joshi 58, 7. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 4 Ali Khan 58, 8. Pancho Pete (F. Hassan) 10 Pramod 58, 9. Victory Moon (Kassam) 8 Suresh 54.5, 10. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 7 Chary 52.5, 11. Chalukya (Srinivas) 6 N. Rawal 51.5, 12. Dream Pal (Faiyaz) 5 Ramana 48.5 and 13. Cannon Lake (Silvester) 11 Ravi Shanker 47.

SKY HEIGHTS: Ignore her last run; she may spring a surprise. SHANARUMA: A fair fifth to Bang Baba Bang (1,400m); will have a bold show. ACTUAL GRACE: Has improved since her last run. FIRST WARRIOR: Working well enough. PANCHO PETE: Looks fit. CHALUKYA: Well in at the weights.

1. Shanaruma, 2. Pancho Pete,

3. Actual Grace

7 GOLCONDA 2000 GUINEAS (1,600m) — 3-y-o (Terms) — 4-15: 1. Arrow Of Light (Netto) 4 Gallagher 57, 2. Diabolical (Ganapathy) 7 O'Donoghue 57, 3. Lancashire (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 57, 4. My Turn (I. Ghatala) 3 B. V. Krishnan 57, 5. Patroclus (Vinayak) 1 Christopher 57, 6. Sir Onslaught (Deshmukh) 5 Ruzzan 57 and 7. Stark Contrast (A. Mangalorkar) 2 C. Alford 57. 8. Bergerac (Vinayak) (-) (-) 57.

ARROW OF LIGHT: Tracking well enough to fight out the finish. DIABOLICAL: Well prepared at Bangalore. PATROCLUS: Has improved; an each way chance. SIR ONSLAUGHT: An impressive winner over 1,600m; may upset.

1. Diabolical, 2. Arrow Of Light, 3. Patroclus

8 CRACK REGIMENT PLATE (2,200m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-50: 1. Cosmic Champ (Shamsuddin) 12 B. V. Krishnan 60, 2. Artistic Show (S. Abbas) 1 S. Nayak 59, 3. Fire Wings (L. D'Silva) 10 A. Imran Khan 59, 4. Heekh Heekh Heekh (N. Rao) 4 R. B. Shinde 58.5, 5. Nano Blue (Vatsalya) 13 Ruzzan 58.5, 6. Bench Mark (Raju) 2 Pawar 56.5, 7. Sincerity (Rafaat) 8 Chary 56.5, 8. Don Vinton (L. D'Silva) 9 Ravinder 56, 9. Dark Stranger (Laxman S) 11 Qazafi 54, 10. Lady B (Laxman S) 6 Christopher 52.5, 11. Damanaka (Rafaat) 7 Ali Khan 51.5, 12. Hummer (Satyanarayana) 3 Laxmikanth 50.5 and 13. Track Rule (Habibullah) 5 Sk.Sharookh 47.5.

FIRE WINGS: Deserves following on his consistency. DON VINTON: Comes into the reckoning on his fourth to Highland Queen (1,400m). DARK STRANGER: Working well; should relish the trip. LADY B: An impressive winner over 2,400m; may repeat. HUMMER: A good outsider.

1. Fire Wings, 2. Dark Stranger, 3. Don Vinton

Day's best: Diabolical

Double: Super Brand — Shikra

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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