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Classic Sky well tuned

BANGALORE: Classic Sky, who has been well tuned, is expected to score in the Topmost Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday (Dec. 16).

False rails (width about 5.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 THIRTHAHALLI PLATE (1,400m)— rated 00 to 30 - - 1-30.p.m: 1. Corona Di Oro (Dhariwal) 8 Gallagher 61.5, 2. Festive Season (Puttanna) 4 Vivek 59, 3. Mexikan Wave (Lokanath) 7 Christopher 58, 4. Majority Wins (Sirajuddin) 3 Jagadeesh 56, 5. Spanish Crown (Samar) 12 Amarpreet 56, 6. Destiny Dame (Sharat) 11 Biramne 55.5, 7. Race To The Music (Dominic) 2 Shobhan 55, 8. Mafioso (Darius) 10 Rajesh 54.5, 9. Bumble Bee (Sriram) 5 Ranjeet 54.5, 10. Analika (Puttanna) 9 Rajesh Babu 54, 11. Royal Filly (Samar) 1 Gnaneshwar 53 and 12. Passionandemotion (Mahaesh) 6 Chandrashekar 50.

CORONA DI ORO: A game fourth to Diva Dancer over 1,200m at Mysore; in fine shape. FESTIVE SEASON: Ran off the board in the Ace Of The Race's 1,600m in the higher class; may tackle the present lot. MEXIKAN WAVE: A good third to Go Baby Go over 1,200m; in fine trim. MAFIOSO: Seen finishing on well in the Cashfirsttiketnext's 1,400m; may upset.

1. Corona Di Oro,

2. Mexikan Wave,

3. Festive Season

2 SADDLE UP PLATE (Div.II), (1,400m)— rated 20 to 50 - - 2-00: 1. Miracle Fantasy (Dominic) 5 Shobhan 60, 2. Rakish (Nityanand) 9 Chandrashekar 55.5, 3. Glitter As Gold (Puttanna) 8 Vivek 55, 4. Briannsta (Lokanath) 4 Shukla 54.5, 5. Flying Viking (Karan) 7 Raja Rao 54.5, 6. Red Dazler (Dhariwal) 12 Mark 54.5, 7. Simply Famous (Sriram) 2 Christopher 54.5, 8. Hidden Pleasures (Padmanabhan) 10 Appu 54, 9. Royal Tsarina (Arjun) 1 Harish 54, 10. Super Royalty (Karan) 11 S. Babu 54, 11. Swiss Chocolate (Md. Sajid) 6 Md. Shafiq 53 and 12. Bluffmaster (Amit) 3 Ranjeet 52.5.

RED DAZLER: Track movements impressive. HIDDEN PLEASURES: An impressive fourth to Onegina over 1,200m; in fine trim. ROYAL TSARINA: Has stripped fitter after her last run. SWISS CHOCOLATE: Has come on after his two race gallops.

1. Hidden Pleasures,

2. Swiss Chocolate,

3. Red Dazler

3 T. DOUGALL MEMORIAL PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m)— rated 40 to 70 - - 2-30: 1. Peace Prize (Ganapathy) 8 B. Prakash 60, 2. Akira (Arjun) 6 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 3. Mint Royal (Darashah) 7 Rajesh Babu 55.5, 4. Sierra (Dhariwal) 9 Gallagher 55.5, 5. Billy Blackjack (Eshwer) 10 Christopher 55, 6. Bons Amis (S. Singh) 3 Vivek 55, 7. Satin Wood (Dominic) 1 Harish 55, 8. Look Alike (Prithviraj) 11 Arun Rao 54.5, 9. My Fantasy (I. Ghatala) 5 B. Paswan 54.5, 10. Show N Tell (Sharat) 2 Biramne 54.5 and 11. Faction Leader (Hidayat) 4 Imam 54.

PEACE PRIZE: Her nowhere in Appeasing's 1,400m is best ignored. BONS AMIS: Twice second during summer; may raise a winning gallop today. LOOK ALIKE: A game third to Simply Glorious over 1,400m; well prepared. MY FANTASY: A close third to Hollywood Girl over 1,200m; in fine condition.

1. Peace Prize, 2. Look Alike,

3. My Fantasy

4 SADDLE UP PLATE (Div.I), (1,400m)— rated 20 to 50— 3-00: 1. Ciampino (S. Singh) 11 Christopher 62, 2. Amazing Warrior (Samar) 4 Amarpreet 61.5, 3. Sapphire Storm (Karan) 8 B. Prakash 60, 4. Prince Of Byerly (S. Narredu) 7 Tauseef 59.5, 5. Graduate (Dominic) 6 Imam 59, 6. Life Is Wonderful (Amit) 12 A. Velu 59, 7. Axara (Dhariwal) 2 Gallagher 58.5, 8. Exclusive Design (Byramji) 10 Shobhan 56, 9. Hima's Pride (Nityanand) 9 Chandrashekar 54.5, 10. Pleaser (Puttanna) 3 P. Ramesh 54.5, 11. Running Thunder (Padmanabhan) 4 Asgar 54.5 and 12. Mystic Powers (Ganapathy) 1 S. Babu 54.

SAPPHIRE STORM: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,400m; maintains form. AXARA: A consistent runner during summer; kept in good condition. EXCLUSIVE DESIGN: In fine fettle. HIMA'S PRIDE: Deserves following on his consistency.

1. Sapphire Storm, 2. Axara,

3. Hima's Pride

5 T. DOUGALL MEMORIAL PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m)— rated 40 to 70 — 3-30: 1. Sloane Square (Padmanabhan) 6 Gnaneshwar 60, 2. Smart N Excellent (Ganapathy) 4 B. Prakash 59.5, 3. Turbo Babe (Eshwer) 1 Christopher 59.5, 4. Alinski (Darius) 8 Rajesh 56.5, 5. Panchakshari (Prithviraj) 9 S.N. Chavan 56, 6. She's A Melody (Dominic) 3 Harish 55.5, 7. Lyocel (I. Ghatala) 5 B. Paswan 55, 8. Matter Of Opinion (Amit) 10 Jagadeesh 54.5, 9. Rebellious (Faraz) 2 Suraj Narredu 54 and 10. Damgood (Inayathulla) 7 Shobhan 53.5.

SLOANE SQUARE: As an odds on favourite failed to hold Lava by short-head in her last start over 1,400m; should be persisted with. SMART N EXCELLENT: Looks very fit after his last run. TURBO BABE: A runaway winner of her last start over 1,200m at Mysore; in fine nick. DAMGOOD: Comes into the reckoning on his second to Hollywood Girl (1,200m).

1. Sloane Square,

2. Smart N Excellent,

3. Turbo Babe

6 TOPMOST CUP (1,200m)— maiden 2-y-o only (Terms)— 4-00: 1. Alchesaye (Dhariwal) 4 Gallagher 55, 2. Constant Wonder (S. Narredu) 6 Suraj Narredu 55, 3. The Contender (S. Narredu) 9 Shareef 55, 4. Saptashwa (Samar) 2 Jagadeesh 55, 5. Olivia Valere (Byramji) 7 Harish 53.5, 6. Classic Sky (Ganapathy) 5 B. Prakash 53.5, 7. How Nice (Ganapathy) 3 Raja Rao 53.5, 8. Sweeping Success (Ganapathy) 8 S. Babu 53.5 and 9. Script Ure Destiny (Padmanabhan) 1 Gnaneshwar 53.5.

ALCHESAYE: Ran Supreme Quest to 1-1/2 lengths over 1,200m on his debut; well tuned. OLIVIA VALERE: As a favourite finished third to Woman On Top over 1,100m; has improved since. CLASSIC SKY: Found Woman On Top too good in her last start; should be given another chance. SCRIPT URE DESTINY: First run; sharpened up well.

1. Classic Sky, 2. Olivia Valere,

3. Alchesaye

7 J. TYRRELL MEMORIAL PLATE (1,400m)— rated 40 to 70, 4 & 5-y-o — 4-30: 1. Our Lancer (Pradeep) 7 Shobhan 62, 2. Smarty (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 60, 3. Dr Evil (Eshwer) 5 Christopher 59, 4. Havana (Byramji) 3 Mark 57, 5. Time To Celebrate (Nityanand) 12 Chandrashekar 54, 6. High Tower (Darashah) 9 Ranjeet 54, 7. Brave Bheem (Samar) 11 Jagadeesh 53.5, 8. Way To Wealth (Lokanath) 4 Shukla 53, 9. Vesuvio (Darius) 8 Rajesh 52.5, 10. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 10 Md. Shafiq 50, 11. Gem Of A Lady (Dominic) 1 Appu 49.5 and 12. Magical Mystery (Dhariwal) 2 Vivek 48.5.

OUR LANCER: A neck second to Ashwaraaj over 1,400m; in fine condition. SMARTY: Ran off the board in Predominant's first win over 1,600m; might have needed that run. BRAVE BHEEM: A noteworthy second to Worth A Million over 1,200m; in good shape. VESUVIO: His nowhere in Ashwaraaj's 1,400m is best ignored.

1. Smarty, 2. Our Lancer,

3. Vesuvio

8 KABINI CUP (1,200m)— rated 60 to 90, 4 & 5-y-o— 5-00: 1. Whisper City (Darius) 11 Shobhan 61.5, 2. Aurelian (Dhariwal) 3 B. Paswan 61, 3. Splash Of Class (Eshwer) 2 Christopher 61, 4. Big B (Lokanath) 5 Jagadeesh 58.5, 5. Lanark (Arjun) 1 Harish 58, 6. Winfoot (Darashah) 9 Gnaneshwar 58, 7. Lava (Puttanna) 4 Krishnan 57, 8. Illusive Lady (Warren) 12 A.R Mani 57, 9. Steelium (S. Narredu) 10 Suraj Narredu 56, 10. Winds Of Fire (Darashah) 7 A. Velu 54, 11. Admiral's Force (Ganapathy) 6 S. Babu 53.5 and 12. India Shining (Ponnappa) 8 Appu 53.

WHISPER CITY: An impressive third to War Head over 1,400m in her last start at Mysore; working well in the morning trials. SPLASH OF CLASS: A failed favourite in Langley Wood's 1,200m at Mysore; may make amends. LANARK: Comes into the reckoning on his third to Lava over 1,400m. LAVA: Poised for a hat-trick.

1. Whisper City, 2. Lava,

3. Lanark

9 PREMIUM SPIRIT PLATE (1,200m)— rated 20 to 50, 4 & 5-y-o — 5-30: 1. Baghzad (Lokanath) 11 Shukla 61, 2. Kinrara (Samar) 7 A. Velu 61, 3. King Of Queens (Dominic) 12 Harish 60, 4. Swing Lucky (Arjun) 9 Vivek 60, 5. Alpha Star (Darius) 10 Mark 58, 6. Maple Fondant (Nityanand) 1 P. Ramesh 58, 7. Custer (Neil) 8 Gnaneshwar 55.5, 8. Breeze Dancer (Inayathulla) 5 Md. Thameem 53.5, 9. Senna (S. Singh) 2 Appu 52.5, 10. Over Power (Sirajuddin) 6 Jagadeesh 52.5, 11. Artic Bride (Santosh) 3 Zia 50 and 12. Kanteerava (Puttanna) 4 Krishnan 49.

BAGHZAD: Well prepared; may upset. CUSTER: A fair fourth to Worth A Million over 1,200m; in fine shape. SENNA: Judiciously prepared. KANTEERAVA: Fit as a fiddle.

1. Kanteerava, 2. Senna, 3. Custer

Day's best: Sloane Square

Double: Hidden Pleasures — Kanteerava

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.

Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 6 & 7.

Tr (i): 3, 4 & 5; (ii): 6, 8 & 9.

Exacta: 4, 7, 8 & 9.

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