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It's Oxfordshire vs. Man of The Match

Hyderabad: Oxfordshire and Man Of The Match should fight out the finish of the Category I T. Chandrasekhar Reddy Memorial Cup (1,800m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Dec. 31).

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

1 SUMMER SNOW PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 1-10 p.m: 1. Miami Gold (Laxman S) 3 Qazafi 60, 2. Gold Rush (Satheesh) 7 K. Anil 56.5, 3. Cannon Target (Kassam) 8 Christopher 56, 4. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 54, 5. Highland Queen (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 52.5, 6. Since (Srinagesh) 2 D. Singh 52, 7. Cogent (Netto) 4 Sequeira 51.5, 8. Golden Castle (L. D'Silva) 1 Ravinder 51 and 9. Walk In The Park (Srinivas) 9 Laxmikanth 51.

MIAMI GOLD: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. GOLD RUSH: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. CANNON TARGET: After winning a 1,100m finished a game fifth in Indrajit's 1,100m; should be involved in the finish. RIDE AND SHINE: Looks fit. HIGHLAND QUEEN: A facile winner over 1,400m; retains form.

1. Ride And Shine, 2. Miami Gold, 3. Highland Queen

2 T. CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-40: 1. Oxfordshire (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 54.5, 2. Spanish Cruise (S. Abbas) 1 S. Nayak 54.5, 3. Man Of The Match (S. Abbas) 4 Christopher 54, 4. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 51 and 5. Lancashire (L. D'Silva) 3 Uday Kiran 49.

OXFORDSHIRE: Unbeaten in his five starts; in rousing form. MAN OF THE MATCH: Has had a slight setback after his win in The Hindu Deccan Derby; may need this run. ROYAL RUBY: Well in at the weights.

1. Oxfordshire,

2. Man Of The Match

3 SUMMER SNOW PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-10: 1. Fire Brigade (Kassam) 9 B. V. Krishnan 60, 2. Raving Rocket (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 58, 3. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 6 Suresh 55, 4. Hyacinth (L. D'Silva) 3 M. Krishna 54.5, 5. Glaring Godzilla (Deshmukh) 7 D. Singh 53, 6. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N. Rao) 4 R. B. Shinde 52, 7. Arkwright (L. D'Silva) 8 A. Imran Khan 51.5, 8. Careerist (L. D'Silva) 2 Uday Kiran 51 and 9. Kid Brother (Satheesh) 1 K. Anil 50.5.

FIRE BRIGADE: Has come down a class; will have a bold show. RAVING ROCKET: Shaping well in the trials. ANGEL OF FAITH: Kept under wraps; worth taking a chance. HYACINTH: Could not perform to potential in her last run due poor handling by jockey; should be given another chance.

1. Fire Brigade, 2. Hyacinth,

3. Angel Of Faith

4 GOLDILOCKS PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-III, Maiden 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-45: 1. Olympic Crown (Shamsuddin) 7 D. Singh 62, 2. Lapis Lazuli (Ex: Golden Gate) (L. D'Silva) 2 B. V. Krishnan 59.5, 3. Eminent Blue (Faiyaz) 1 Laxman 56, 4. Title Shot (Prasad) 4 G. B. Khade 56, 5. Sea Blue (Faiyaz) 9 Ali Khan 55.5, 6. Amazing Galloper (L. D'Silva) 3 Ravinder 54, 7. Vanen Berg (Habibullah) 5 Sk. Sharookh 51, 8. Jay Jay (Deshmukh) 8 Laxmikanth 50 and 9. Mi Jhinkle (Habibullah) 6 Sk. Farookh 47.

OLYMPIC CROWN: Trip ideal. LAPIS LAZULI: Ran Cannon Spy to 1/2 length over 1,100m; may run a decent race over the extended trip. AMAZING GALLOPER: Working well enough. VANEN BERG: A late second in Aadi Aadi Aadi's 1,800m; should be persisted with. MI JHINKLE: A good outsider.

1. Lapis Lazuli,

2. Olympic Crown,

3. Mi Jhinkle

5 ROMAN BEAUTY PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-15: 1. Anzac City (Netto) 1 Ashhad 60, 2. Miraculous Ruler (Satyanarayana) 4 Qazafi 60, 3. Turf Storm (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 60, 4. Zindabad (Srinivas) 8 Pavan Kumar 59, 5. Royal Haven (Srinivas) 11 Ramana 57.5, 6. Victory Moon (Kassam) 13 M. Krishna 57.5, 7. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 6 Sreekant 55.5, 8. Blooming Star (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 55, 9. Back To Back (F. Hassan) 7 Ali Khan 53.5, 10. Jugnu (Habibullah) 12 Ravinder 52.5, 11. Star Is Reborn (Shamsuddin) 5 Umesh 49.5, 12. Autumn Gold (Raju) 9 Nitin 48 and 13. Recast (Raju) 10 Chary 48.

ANZAC CITY: Speedy; an each way chance. TURF STORM: A comfortable winner over 1,200m; maintains form. ROYAL HAVEN: Has improved since her fourth to High Lands (1,400m). ANGEL OF GLORY: Has come down in handicap; keep an eye. STAR IS REBORN: A handicap chance.

1. Anzac City, 2. Turf Storm,

3. Star Is Reborn

6 ORRA SPARKLE MILLION (1,000m) — 2-y-o (Terms) — 3-40: (Refer Mumbai race card).

7 JOCKEY V. RAJASEKHAR MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m) — Cat-II, 2-y-o (Terms) — 4-15: 1. Blast In Class (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 55, 2. Fabulous Crown (Habibullah) 8 Christopher 55, 3. One In All (N. Rao) 5 Ravinder 55, 4. Spy Mate (L. D'Silva) 3 B. V. Krishnan 55, 5. Lady Escort (L. D'Silva) 4 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 6. Queen Alba (Prasad) 1 N. Rawal 53.5, 7. Champ Forever (Satheesh) 7 K. Anil 50 and 8. Global Presence (L. D'Silva) 6 Uday Kiran 50.

BLAST IN CLASS: Won his last start comfortably; may repeat. ONE IN ALL: An easy winner of previous outing; retains form. SPY MATE: Won well last time out; should be in the fighting line. LADY ESCORT: Has improved further after her win. QUEEN ALBA: A notable winner on debut; in fine fettle.

1. Blast In Class, 2. Spy Mate,

3. Lady Escort

8 ROMAN BEAUTY PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 4-50: 1. Embattled (S. Abbas) 5 Qazafi 60, 2. Scenario (Shamsuddin) 6 Sk. Farookh 60, 3. Taste Of India (Srinivas) 10 B. V. Krishnan 59, 4. Bees Way (F. Hassan) 3 M. Krishna 58, 5. Time To Sparkle (L. D'Silva) 9 A. Imran Khan 57.5, 6. Ace Triplet (Srinagesh) 1 J. Antony 56, 7. Royal Agenda (Vatsalya) 11 D. Singh 55.5, 8. Cannon Lad (Raju) 2 Suresh 55, 9. Rising Tide (Deshmukh) 8 Ramana 54, 10. War Blue (Netto) 12 Laxmikanth 52.5, 11. Monochrome (Habibullah) 13 Christopher 51.5, 12. Fly Emirates (Laxman S) 4 Uday Kiran 48 and 13. Springing Strides (Raju) 7 Nitin 47.

TIME TO SPARKLE: Won his last start comfortably; retains form. ROYAL AGENDA: Fit for the fray. CANNON LAD: Has improved further after her win (1,400m). RISING TIDE: A facile winner of her last start (1,100m); capable of repeating. FLY EMIRATES: Well in at the weights.

1. Time To Sparkle,

2. Cannon Lad,

3. Royal Agenda

Day's best: Blast In Class

Double: Oxfordshire

— Time To Sparkle

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

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