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Coral Gables in fine trim

Hyderabad: Coral Gables, who is in fine trim, is expected to win the R. Raghupathi Reddy Memorial Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Dec. 24).

False rails (width about 3mts from 1,400m to 900m and 5 mts from 900m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 MEGHALAYA PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) — 12-40 p.m: 1. Attorney General (Prasad) 11 B. Shanker 55, 2. Heck Of A Guy (S. Abbas) 7 S. Nayak 55, 3. Indian Talent (Habibullah) 1 Laxman 55, 4. King Of Habashe (Shamsuddin) 6 D. Singh 55, 5. Power Ranger (Satheesh) 9 Anil 55, 6. Tenth Planet (Vatsalya) 10 R. B. Shinde 55, 7. Texas Grey (Raju) 3 Suresh 55, 8. Time On (S. Abbas) 2 Ali Khan 55, 9. Our Pet (Vatsalya) 5 N. Rawal 53.5, 10. True Value (L. D'Silva) 4 A. Imran Khan 53.5 and 11. Vijayam (Laxman S) 8 Qazafi 53.5.

KING OF HABASHE: Should have benefited from his second in Fly By Wire's 1,200m. POWER RANGER: Shaping well in the trials; worth taking a chance. TEXAS GREY: Fit as a fiddle. VIJAYAM: Moving well in the trials.

1. King Of Habashe,

2. Power Ranger,

3. Texas Grey

2 R. RAGHUPATHI REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-10: 1. Coral Gables (L. D'Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 60.5, 2. Onnu Onnu Onnu (N. Rao) 1 Christopher 60.5, 3. Touch Of Gold (Prasad) 3 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 4. Fire Brigade (Kassam) 5 A. Joshi 52.5, 5. Cannon Glow (N. Rao) 6 R. B. Shinde 51 and 6. Easy Rider (Srinagesh) 4 Laxmikanth 50.5.

CORAL GABLES: Track movements pleasing. ONNU ONNU ONNU: Unbeaten in his last four starts; should be involved in the finish.

1. Coral Cables,

2. Onnu Onnu Onnu

3 LOVEABLE PRINCESS PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 1-40: 1. Libertador (Rafaat) 7 Chary 60, 2. Rare Insight (Netto) 8 R. B. Shinde 60, 3. Adelaide (N. Rao) 5 Ravinder 58.5, 4. Awesome Win (Faiyaz) 4 Ramana 58.5, 5. Flower Princess (Satyanarayana) 9 D. Singh 55.5, 6. Artistic Way (Kassam) 2 J. Antony 54.5, 7. World Vision (Srinivas) 6 Pavan Kumar 54.5, 8. Favourable Terms (Vatsalya) 11 S. Nayak 54, 9. Speed Motive (Prasad) 3 Suraj Narredu 51, 10. Basha (Kassam) 10 Ali Khan 50.5 and 11. Great Combination (Shamsuddin) 1 Sk. Farookh 48.5.

LIBERTADOR: A consistent runner; in fine shape. ADELAIDE: Found Indrajit too good over 1,100m; warrants another chance. FLOWER PRINCESS: Placed on board in her last two starts; will have a bold show. SPEED MOTIVE: A comfortable winner over 1,200m in the lower class; may repeat.

1. Libertador, 2. Adelaide,

3. Speed Motive

4 MAKALU CUP (Div. II) (1,200m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-15: 1. Classic Cruise (Netto) 2 Sequeira 60, 2. Thundering Gold (N. Rao) 1 Ravinder 59.5, 3. Pure And Simple (Satheesh) 8 K. Anil 59, 4. True Force (Prasad) 5 N. Rawal 58, 5. Cannon Spy (Raju) 6 Suresh 57, 6. Australis (Vatsalya) 7 R. B. Shinde 55, 7. Battle Glory (S. Abbas) 4 Pramod 53.5, 8. Fair Touch (Raju) 3 Chary 53.5, 9. Fearless Flame (L. D'Silva) 9 A. Imran Khan 53, 10. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 11 Ali Khan 52.5 and 11. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 10 Ashhad 51.

CLASSIC CRUISE: Has improved since her last run. THUNDERING GOLD: Comes into the reckoning on his consistency. TRUE FORCE: Working well enough. AUSTRALIS: Looks fit. CANNON SPY: After winning over 1,100m, finished fourth in Hyacinth's 1,200m; an each way chance.

1. Cannon Spy, 2. Classic Cruise, 3. Thundering Gold

5 SWEET GIRL PLATE (1,600m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 2-45: 1. Combe Bassett (L. D'Silva) 8 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Choice Of White (S. Abbas) 4 S. Nayak 59, 3. Golden Waltz (Raju) 1 Suresh 59, 4. Actual Grace (Laxman S) 3 D. Singh 56, 5. Rajputana Rifles (Srinivas) 5 Pavan Kumar 54, 6. Chalukya (Srinivas) 2 Laxmikanth 49.5, 7. Blue Wave (Habibullah) 6 N. Rawal 47 and 8. Great Power (Srinivas) 7 Ramana 47.

COMBE BASSETT: Fit for the fray. CHOICE OF WHITE: Has come down a lot in handicap; may raise a winning gallop. ACTUAL GRACE: May spring a surprise. CHALUKYA: Well in at the weights.

1. Combe Bassett, 2. Chalukya,

3. Choice Of White

6 MAKALU CUP (Div. I) (1,200m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-20: 1. Albuquerque (L. D'Silva) 9 Mukesh 60, 2. Diesel (Vatsalya) 2 D. Singh 60, 3. Cannon Run (Raju) 6 Sreekant 59, 4. Red Carpet (Netto) 4 Sequeira 58, 5. Bold Choice (Raju) 5 Nitin 56.5, 6. Freak Fantasy (Faiyaz) 8 Ashhad 55.5, 7. Gem Of A Guy (Satyanarayana) 1 Laxman 54, 8. Dear To My Heart (Prasad) 10 Suraj Narredu 53.5, 9. Easy Mover (F. Hassan) 3 M. Krishna 53.5, 10. Sweet Suzzanne (L. D'Silva) 11 Uday Kiran 53 and 11. Avenida (Laxman S) 7 Qazafi 52.

CANNON RUN: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,200m during monsoon; maintains form. RED CARPET: Justified the odds on favouritism by winning a 1,100m; retains form. BOLD CHOICE: Winner and then third to Base Line (second win); can make it an interesting finish. DEAR TO MY HEART: A consistent runner; she is ready to strike.

1. Dear To My Heart,

2. Red Carpet,

3. Cannon Run

7 JOHNNIE WALKER INDIAN 2000 GUINEAS (Grade I) (1,600m) — 3-y-o (Terms) — 4-00: (Refer Mumbai race card)

8 SINGH PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 4-45: 1. Arnage (Laxman S) 2 Ashhad 60, 2. Bulbasaur (Faiyaz) 9 Ramana 60, 3. Flying Knight (Netto) 1 Sequeira 60, 4. Exclusive Run (Prasad) 7 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 5. Ashatamasha (Srinagesh) 10 B. V. Krishnan 58.5, 6. Big Budget (Netto) 5 R. B. Shinde 54, 7. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 6 D. Singh 53, 8. Ambiens (Srinagesh) 3 Laxmikanth 52, 9. Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) 4 Mukesh 51 and 10. Clear Zone (N. Rao) 8 Ravinder 50.5.

ARNAGE: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. FLYING KNIGHT: A fair fifth to Citi Storm (1,200m); an each way chance. EXCLUSIVE RUN: Looks fit and well. MANCHESTER BABE: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics.

1. Flying Knight, 2. Arnage,

3. Exclusive Run

Day's best: Coral Gables

Double: Libertador

— Dear To My Heart

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

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