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Khaleels Pride in fine fettle

Hyderabad: Khaleels Pride, who is in fine fettle, is set to win the Ghulam Ahmed Memorial Cup (1,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Dec. 17).

There will be no false rails.

1 ROYAL TERN PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 12-40 p.m: 1. Raving Rocket (Prasad) 6 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 2 G. B. Khade 57.5, 3. Cannon Scot (Satyanarayana) 4 Qazafi 57, 4. Hyacinth (L. D'Silva) 7 D. Singh 55.5, 5. Portfolio (Satheesh) 1 I. Chisty 55, 6. Arkwright (L. D'Silva) 8 A. Imran Khan 54, 7. Classic Hammer (Srinagesh) 3 Laxmikanth 53.5 and 8. Royal Award (Shamsuddin) 5 Ganesh 53.

RAVING ROCKET: Won her last start comfortably (1,200m); may repeat. CANNON SCOT: Working well. HYACINTH: Carried 60 kg to a gutsy win over 1,200m; retains form. ARKWRIGHT: Comes into the reckoning on his consistency.

1. Raving Rocket,

2. Hyacinth,

3. Cannon Scot

2 GHULAM AHMED MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-10: 1. Khaleels Pride (L. D'Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 60.5, 2. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 5 Ravinder 60.5, 3. Tallahassee (L. D'Silva) 1 D. Singh 52.5, 4. All Round (Prasad) 3 Suraj Narredu 50.5 and 5. Chivas Gold (Raju) 4 Suresh 49.

KHALEELS PRIDE: Justified the odds on favouritism by winning a 1,400m with a measure of comfort; maintains form. TALLAHASSEE: Finished on board in his last two starts; may go close. CHIVAS GOLD: A good outsider.

1. Khaleels Pride,

2. Tallahassee

3 CHAITANYA RATHAM PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 1-40: 1. Anguna (Hassan) 1 Ali Khan 55, 2. Golden Celebrity (Prasad) 7 N. Rawal 55, 3. Indian Archer (Habibullah) 8 Christopher 55, 4. Rising Rays (Srinagesh) 2 B. V. Krishnan 55, 5. Spy Mate (L. D'Silva) 5 Uday Kiran 55, 6. Cannon Gain (Raju) 4 Sreekant 53.5, 7. Debonaire (Vatsalya) 3 R. B. Shinde 53.5 and 8. Lavish Star (Satheesh) 6 I. Chisty 53.5.

INDIAN ARCHER: Has stripped fitter after his two race gallops. RISING RAYS: Track movements pleasing. SPY MATE: Has improved since his last run. LAVISH STAR: Looks fit and well.

1. Spy Mate,

2. Lavish Star,

3. Rising Rays

4 CHAITANYA RATHAM PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 2-10: 1. Cannon Tern (Raju) 8 Suresh 55, 2. Golden Tricks (Vatsalya) 3 R. B. Shinde 55, 3. One In All (N. Rao) 5 Ravinder 55, 4. Russian Mission (Srinivas) 1 B. V. Krishnan 55, 5. Smart Empire (Prasad) 7 Suraj Narredu 55, 6. Spark The Night (Satheesh) 2 I. Chisty 55, 7. Hypnotiq (L. D'Silva) 6 Uday Kiran 53.5 and 8. Imperial Law (S. Abbas) 4 S. Nayak 53.5.

CANNON TERN: Has had two runs; may run a decent race. GOLDEN TRICKS: Shaping well in the trials. ONE IN ALL: Comes into the reckoning on his present track form. SMART EMPIRE: His spurt in the company of All Round on Friday was impressive. SPARK THE NIGHT: Looks fit.

1. Golden Tricks,

2. Smart Empire,

3. One In All

5 MALAKPET CUP (1,400m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 2-40: 1. Classic Art (Habibullah) 5 Christopher 61, 2. Royal View (Raju) 4 Suresh 61, 3. Hunting Hawk (Kassam) 1 D. Singh 59.5, 4. Rudolph Valentino (Prasad) 3 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 5. Key To Relax (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 57 and 6. Integrate (Rafaat) 2 Chary 52.

ROYAL VIEW: Ignore his last three runs; looks fit. RUDOLPH VALENTINO: Went down by 3/4 length to Classic Art over 1,400m; should be given another chance. KEY TO RELAX: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,400m at monsoon; retains form.

1. Key To Relax,

2. Royal View

6 CLASSIC STYLE PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-15: 1. Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 4 B. V. Krishnan 61, 2. Math Mario (Shamsuddin) 9 Sk. Farookh 59.5, 3. Shine Away (S. Abbas) 10 Pramod 58.5, 4. Star Valley (Vatsalya) 3 Umesh 57.5, 5. Secret Champ (Shamsuddin) 7 Sk. Sharookh 56.5, 6. Cannon Ray (N. Rao) 5 N. Rawal 54, 7. Pocket Dynamite (Vatsalya) 2 D. Singh 54, 8. Anzac City (Netto) 1 Sequeira 53, 9. Ritual (Laxman S) 6 Qazafi 52 and 10. The Bee (Shamsuddin) 8 Ali Khan 51.

MR. BUREAUCRAT: Has come down a class; may spring a surprise. MATH MARIO: Has improved since her last run. CANNON RAY: An impressive second in Hyacinth's 1,200m; should be given another chance. ANZAC CITY: Shaping well in the trials.

1. Mr. Bureaucrat,

2. Anzac City, 3. Cannon Ray

7 BEST OF FUN PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-45: 1. High Lands (Raju) 9 Chary 60, 2. Ice River (Satheesh) 8 K. Anil 59.5, 3. Bentota (N. Rao) 11 Ravinder 59, 4. Royal Haven (Srinivas) 5 Ramana 58, 5. Bang Baba Bang (Vatsalya) 7 R. B. Shinde 56.5, 6. Jay Jay (Deshmukh) 12 Laxman 56, 7. Monochrome (Habibullah) 4 Christopher 54, 8. Blazing Rhythm (Prasad) 2 N. Rawal 53, 9. Navrathri (Srinivas) 10 Laxmikanth 52.5, 10. Secret Combination (Shamsuddin) 6 Ali Khan 52, 11. Fly Emirates (Laxman S) 3 Uday Kiran 50.5 and 12. Forest Wind (Habibullah) 1 Sk. Sharookh 49.5.

ICE RIVER: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. BENTOTA: Has improved since his last run. BANG BABA BANG: A facile winner of his last start (1,400m); capable of repeating. SECRET COMBINATION: Looks fit and well. FLY EMIRATES: A handicap chance.

1. Bang Baba Bang,

2. Fly Emirates,

3. Ice River

8 CLASSIC STYLE PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-15: 1. Jetage (Netto) 6 R. B. Shinde 61, 2. Diesel (Vatsalya) 4 D. Singh 59.5, 3. Spring Dawn (Srinivas) 1 B. V. Krishnan 58, 4. Adroit (N. Rao) 10 N. Rawal 57.5, 5. Bold Choice (Raju) 7 Nitin 57, 6. Aaja Aaja (Shamsuddin) 5 Sk. Sharookh 55, 7. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 2 Ali Khan 54, 8. Base Line (Satyanarayana) 9 Suraj Narredu 53.5, 9. Bull Phase (Shamsuddin) 8 Ganesh 53 and 10. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 3 Sk. Farookh 52.

JETAGE: Impressed in the gate practice. SPRING DAWN: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. ADROIT: Working well enough. AAJA AAJA: Fit for the fray. LINE TO CONQUER: Ignore his previous runs; may spring a surprise.

1. Spring Dawn,

2. Aaja Aaja, 3. Adroit

9 BEST OF FUN PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 4-50: 1. Bird In The Sky (Srinivas) 7 B. V. Krishnan 60, 2. Jazz Man (Raju) 6 Sreekant 60, 3. Royal Assembly (N. Rao) 2 Ganesh 59.5, 4. Musical Spy (Shamsuddin) 9 Laxman 58, 5. Rajputana Rifles (Srinivas) 1 Ramana 57, 6. Millennium Queen (Vatsalya) 5 R. B. Shinde 55.5, 7. Benazir (Silvester) 8 Laxmikanth 53.5, 8. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 10 D. Singh 53.5, 9. Raise The Moon (Prasad) 4 B. Shanker 52.5, 10. Come On Sania (S. Abbas) 11 S. Nayak 52, 11. Mi Jhinkle (Habibullah) 12 Ravinder 50.5 and 12. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 3 N. Rawal 50.

JAZZ MAN: Has come on after his gallop in Turf Storm's 1,200m. MILLENNIUM QUEEN: Ignore her last run; an each way chance. MI JHINKLE: Appeals on weights. ZAGREB: A good outsider.

1. Millennium Queen,

2. Zagreb, 3. Jazz Man

Day's best: Khaleels Pride

Double: Raving Rocket

— Key To Relax

Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Treble (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 5 & 6, (iii): 7, 8 & 9. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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