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Sarabande well prepared

BANGALORE: Sarabande, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the Abbey Falls Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Friday (Dec. 29).

False rails (width about 5m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 7m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 KOLLEGAL PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — rated 20 to 50 — 2-00 p.m.: 1. Splendid Glory (S. Narredu) 8 Biramne 60, 2. Alpha Star (Darius) 2 Mark 60, 3. Bimbette (I. Ghatala) 5 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 4. I Wanna Fly (Eshwer) 6 Christopher 55.5, 5. Dama Star (Mahaesh) 4 Chandrashekar 54.5, 6. Executive Spirit (Arjun) 3 Harish 54, 7. Rocamora (Lokanath) 7 J. Shukla 54 and 8. Mixed Blessings (Karan) 1 Narasimha 53.5.

SPLENDID GLORY: Ran off the board in Firefox's 1,200m; that run is best ignored. ALPHA STAR: Track movements pleasing. I WANNA FLY: Fit for the fray. EXECUTIVE SPIRIT: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. I Wanna Fly, 2. Splendid Glory, 3. Executive Spirit

2 BHATKAL PLATE (1,100m) — maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 2-30: 1. Anteros (Darius) 6 Appu 55, 2. Star Summit (Manohar) 12 D. Patel 55, 3. Constant Wonder (S. Narredu) 1 Suraj Narredu 55, 4. Sudden Thunder (S. Narredu) 9 Koch 55, 5. Prince Norbert (Puttanna) 4 Krishnan 55, 6. Flying Jet (Samar) 7 Mark 55, 7. Miss Liberty (Darashah) 3 Gnaneshwar 53.5, 8. Persian Sting (Darashah) 8 Ranjeet 53.5, 9. Best In Around (Ganapathy) 2 S. Babu 53.5, 10. New Options (Karan) 11 Raja Rao 53.5, 11. Night Light (Lokanath) 10 I. Chisty 53.5 and 12. Madam Rich (Prithviraj) 5 Arun Rao 53.5.

ANTEROS: Systematically prepared. CONSTANT WONDER: Had a lung-opener in Classic Sky's 1,200m; working well. MISS LIBERTY: First run; sharpened up well. NIGHT LIGHT: In fine fettle.

1. Anteros, 2. Constant Wonder, 3. Night Light

3 KANCHANAGANGA PLATE (1,100m) — rated 00 to 30 — 3-00: 1. Chaila Babu (Samar) 3 Mahendran 62, 2. Courtier (Inayathulla) 9 Md. Thameem 61.5, 3. Caribbean Pirate (Nityanand) 1 Chandrashekar 61, 4. Hole In One (Md. Khan) 2 Shanth Kumar 60, 5. Darktan (Lokanath) 10 Jagadeesh 58, 6. Strong Rumours (Mangalorkar) 7 Shobhan 58, 7. Adair (Britto) 4 Rajesh Babu 57, 8. Jedi Knight (Neil) 5 Gnaneshwar 56, 9. Lucky Radiant (Faraz) 6 Imam 55.5, 10. Touch Of Realism (Puttanna) 8 Krishnan 54, 11. Royal Conqueror (Karan) 12 I. Chisty 53.5 and 12. Smiling (B. Shiva) 11 Vivek 50.

CHAILA BABU: A fair fourth to Hurricane Rose over 1,100m in the higher class; may tackle the present lot. COURTIER: Working well enough; may upset. CARIBBEAN PIRATE: A good fourth to Anchoret over 1,200m; looks very fit. DARKTAN: Well prepared.

1. Chaila Babu,

2. Caribbean Pirate,

3. Courtier

4 KOLLEGAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m) — rated 20 to 50 — 3-30: 1. Firefox (Darius) 6 Appu 61, 2. Axara (Dhariwal) 3 Gallagher 60.5, 3. Rosefinch (S. Narredu) 1 Biramne 60.5, 4. Handiwork (Darius) 2 Shobhan 60, 5. Onegina (Eshwer) 7 Christopher 59.5, 6. Hold The Fort (Sirajuddin) 4 Jagadeesh 59.5, 7. Artic Princess (Samar) 5 Mahendran 54.5 and 8. Star Matador (Manohar) 8 S. Babu 54.

FIREFOX: A comfortable winner of her last start over 1,200m; maintains form. AXARA: After a forward run finished second in Sapphire Storm's (second win) 1,400m; should be persisted with. ONEGINA: After winning a 1,200m impressively, finished fourth to Black Splendour (1,100m); in fine condition. ARTIC PRINCESS: Ran Go Baby Go to 1/2 length over 1,200m in the lower class; shaping well in the trials.

1. Axara, 2. Firefox, 3. Onegina

5 ABBEY FALLS CUP (1,200m) — rated 80 & above — 4-00: 1. Tribal Fantasy (Puttanna) 6 Vivek 60, 2. Florican (S. Narredu) 4 M. Narredu 58.5, 3. Le Reve (Eshwer) 5 Suraj Narredu 56.5, 4. Linette (Eshwer) 2 Christopher 56, 5. Laguna Blue (Inayathulla) 1 Appu 55 and 6. Sarabande (Dhariwal) 3 Gallagher 52.

FLORICAN: An impressive winner of his last start over 1,200m; may defy the penalty. LE REVE: A runaway winner of her last start over 1,200m; in fine nick. SARABANDE: Ran nowhere in the Golconda 1000 Guineas (1,600m) at Malakpet; working attractively here.

1. Sarabande, 2. Le Reve

6 YADAVAGIRI PLATE (1,600m) — rated 40 to 70 — 4-30: 1. Hidalgo (Hidayat) 2 Christopher 60, 2. Forza (Darius) 1 Rajesh 58.5, 3. Sieze The Night (Darius) 6 Mark 57.5, 4. Algiers (Arjun) 5 Harish 57, 5. Fantabulous Prince (Dhariwal) 8 S. Ramesh 57, 6. Bee For You (I. Ghatala) 4 Suraj Narredu 56.5, 7. Lovely Empress (Samar) 3 Gnaneshwar 56.5 and 8. Amazing Look (S. Narredu) 7 Tauseef 52.5.

HIDALGO: Won a 1,400m comfortably in the lower class; in fine condition. FORZA: A fluent winner of her last start over 1,600m at Mysore; shaping well in the trials here. ALGIERS: A resolute winner of his last start over 1,600m; retains form. FANTABULOUS PRINCE: As a favourite finished third in Precede's first win over 1,400m; may make amends.

1. Algiers, 2. Fantabulous Prince, 3. Forza

7 JOG CUP (2,000m) — rated 60 to 90 — 5-00: 1. Thats The Touch (Ponnappa) 1 Christopher 60, 2. Hold That Tiger (S. Narredu) 7 Tauseef 56.5, 3. Freebee (I. Ghatala) 5 B. Paswan 56, 4. Charlie Brown (Dhariwal) 8 Gallagher 54.5, 5. Stafire (Shroff) 4 M. Narredu 54, 6. Master Yoda (Darashah) 2 Gnaneshwar 53, 7. Allied Victory (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 52.5 and 8. Stark Contrast (Arjun) 3 Suraj Narredu 51.

CHARLIE BROWN: Won a 1,800m impressively in his last start; in fine trim. STAFIRE: Fifth to Secret Memory in the Harvins Bangalore 2000 Guineas (1,600m); has improved since. ALLIED VICTORY: A noteworthy third to Lava over 1,400m; in fine shape. STARK CONTRAST: Comes into the reckoning on his fourth in Diabolical's Golconda 2000 Guineas (1,600m) at Malakpet.

1. Stark Contrast, 2. Stafire,

3. Allied Victory

8 KOLAR PLATE (1,400m) — rated 20 to 50, 5-y-o only — 5-30: 1. Amazing Warrior (Samar) 1 Shahbuddin 61.5, 2. City Zip (Md. Sajid) 5 Afsar 60, 3. Kinrara (Samar) 3 Mahendran 60, 4. Gem Of A Lady (Dominic) 2 Appu 59.5, 5. Sensitive Prince (Lokanath) 4 Christopher 58, 6. Gastronomique (Neil) 7 A. Velu 57, 7. Achromatic (S. K. Habib) 8 Mark 55 and 8. Rajadesing (B. Shiva) 6 Gnaneshwar 53.5.

KINRARA: Has stripped fitter after her two race gallops at Mysore. GEM OF A LADY: A consistent runner; continues to shine in the trials. SENSITIVE PRINCE: A game second to Pal Joey over 1,400m; in good shape. RAJADESING: A fair second to Cashfirsttiketnext over 1,400m; well tuned.

1. Gem Of A Lady,

2. Sensitive Prince,

3. Rajadesing

Day's best: Anteros

Double: Algiers

— Stark Contrast

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

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