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Haunting Memories appeals most

Hyderabad: Haunting Memories, who is in fine fettle, appeals most in the Golconda Oaks (2,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Jan. 8).

There will be no false rails.

1 NEXT MOVE PLATE (Div. I) (1,600m) — Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 12-40 p.m: 1. Rare Insight (Netto) 5 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Awesome Win (Faiyaz) 1 Ali Khan 59.5, 3. Battle Honour (S. Abbas) 7 S. Nayak 59, 4. Friendly Type (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 5. Stornoway (Rafaat) 9 Chary 56.5, 6. World Vision (Srinivas) 8 Pavan Kumar 56.5, 7. Mystic Crown (Raju) 4 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 8. Cannon Hawk (Shamsuddin) 2 Sk. Sharookh 53, 9. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 6 Umesh 52.5 and 10. Kodos (F. Hassan) 10 Ravinder 51.5.

RARE INSIGHT: Her nowhere in Flower Princess' 1,400m is best ignored. BATTLE HONOUR: A comfortable winner over 1,600m; retains form. FRIENDLY TYPE: Working well. WORLD VISION: A consistent runner; in fine shape. MYSTIC CROWN: Carried 60.5 kgs to a facile win over 2,000m; may repeat.

1. World Vision,

2. Friendly Type,

3. Mystic Crown

2 MOUNTAIN LILY PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 1-10: 1. First Mover (Satheesh) 10 K. Anil 60, 2. Bentota (N. Rao) 7 N. Rawal 59.5, 3. Hot Seat (F. Hassan) 11 R. B. Shinde 59.5, 4. Pretty Fit (Vatsalya) 6 S. Nayak 58.5, 5. Runway Model (Prasad) 8 G. B. Khade 58, 6. Millennium Queen (Vatsalya) 1 D. Singh 53.5, 7. Priceless Legacy (N. Rao) 4 Ravinder 53.5, 8. Good Books (Habibullah) 2 Sk. Sharookh 53, 9. Our Opinion (Habibullah) 12 Ganesh 53, 10. Secret Combination (Shamsuddin) 16 Umesh 49.5, 11. Sanjana (Srinagesh) 13 Ramana 48.5, 12. Target Time (Faiyaz) 9 Ali Khan 48.5, 13. Autumn Gold (Raju) 3 Chary 48, 14. All My Heart (Prasad) 15 Ashhad 47, 15. Point Blank Range (Netto) 14 Uday Kiran 47 and 16. Springing Strides (Raju) 5 Nitin 47.

FIRST MOVER: Weight may not prove a stopper. BENTOTA: Has improved since his second to High Lands (1,400m). HOT SEAT: Looks fit. SANJANA: Well in at the weights. ALL MY HEART: Has come down in handicap; keep an eye.

1. First Mover, 2. Hot Seat,

3. Bentota

3 NEXT MOVE PLATE (Div. II) (1,600m) — Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 1-40: 1. Santana Row (L. D'Silva) 8 M. Krishna 60, 2. Integrate (Rafaat) 3 Gallagher 59.5, 3. Beauty On Duty (Deshmukh) 5 D. Singh 58, 4. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 7 N. Rawal 56.5, 5. Silver Bullet (S. Abbas) 9 S. Nayak 56.5, 6. Artistic Way (Kassam) 2 J. Antony 55, 7. Turbanator (Satyanarayana) 4 Qazafi 55, 8. Victoria Cross (Netto) 6 Sequeira 52 and 9. Mr Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 1 Ramana 49.5.

SANTANA ROW: Deserves following on her consistency. INTEGRATE: Finished fourth in Classic Art's 1,400m; should be involved in the finish. SILVER BULLET: Looks fit after his fifth to Citi Star (1,800m). MR BUREAUCRAT: A handicap possibility.

1. Integrate, 2. Silver Bullet,

3. Santana Row

4 CONCORDIAL PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, Maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) — 2-10: 1. Krrish (Kassam) 7 B. V. Krishnan 55, 2. Orochi (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 55, 3. Star Composer (Satheesh) 4 B. Prakash 55, 4. Top Gear (Vatsalya) 9 R. B. Shinde 55, 5. Floral Tribute (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 6. Fusion Music (Habibullah) 6 Ganesh 53.5, 7. Mayhem (Srinagesh) 8 Sequeira 53.5, 8. Shes Got The Look (S. Abbas) 1 Christopher 53.5 and 9. Smart Choice (L. D'Silva) 5 Uday Kiran 53.5.

OROCHI: Needed the run in Habituated's 1,100m. STAR COMPOSER: Looks fit after his last run. FLORAL TRIBUTE: Placed on board in both her starts; will have a bold show. MAYHEM: Failed to collar Flying Rudolph by 1/2 length; may go close.

1. Orochi, 2. Star Composer,

3. Mayhem

5 STEP ASIDE PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, (Terms) — 2-40: 1. Royal View (Raju) 2 Pawar 61, 2. Rudolph Valentino (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 61, 3. True Legend (Prasad) 1 M. Narredu 61, 4. Artist (Satyanarayana) 8 B. V. Krishnan 58, 5. One Tough Guy (Rafaat) 3 P. Kamlesh 58, 6. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 7 Suresh 56.5, 7. Good Speed (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 55 and 8. Activa (Habibullah) 4 Ravinder 50.5.

RUDOLPH VALENTINO: Comes into the reckoning on his consistency. TRUE LEGEND: Carried 61 kgs to finish a close second to Shikra over 1,400m; may upset. ONE TOUGH GUY: Found Turf Raider too good over 1,600m; warrants another chance. GOOD SPEED: Ran Premier Thrill to 1-1/4 lengths over 1,400m; should be persisted with.

1. One Tough Guy,

2. Good Speed,

3. Rudolph Valentino

6 SALARJUNG CUP (Div. I) (1,800m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-15: 1. State City (Vatsalya) 3 M. Narredu 60, 2. Basha (Hassan) 2 B. V. Krishnan 59.5, 3. Gallant Commander (Deshmukh) 8 D. Singh 58.5, 4. Bench Mark (Raju) 1 Suresh 55.5, 5. Sincerity (Rafaat) 4 Qazafi 55.5, 6. Celestial Queen (Kassam) 7 Christopher 54.5, 7. Combe Bassett (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 54.5, 8. Arcelor (Vatsalya) 12 Harish 54, 9. Manishas Master (Shamsuddin) 9 Sk. Sharookh 52.5, 10. Aadi Aadi Aadi (N. Rao) 6 R. B. Shinde 51.5, 11. Eyes Right (Netto) 10 Sequeira 51 and 12. Vanen Berg (Habibullah) 11 Chary 47.

STATE CITY: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. GALLANT COMMANDER: A comfortable winner over 1,600m; may defy the penalty. ARCELOR: A good outsider. AADI AADI AADI: Well in at the weights.

1. Gallant Commander,

2. Arcelor,

3. State City

7 R. C. T. C. TROPHY (1,600m) — Cat-I, 4-y-o & over — 3-45: 1. Red Key Point (L. D'Silva) 1 B. V. Krishnan 60, 2. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 4 M. Narredu 58.5, 3. Republic Day (Rafaat) 10 P. Kamlesh 55, 4. Classic Art (Habibullah) 12 Christopher 54, 5. Stampede (Netto) 5 Sequeira 54, 6. Carradale (Rafaat) 8 Chary 52, 7. Royal Hawk (N. Rao) 6 Ravinder 51.5, 8. Lenavi (L. D'Silva) 15 A. Imran Khan 51, 9. Turf Raider (Prasad) 14 Suraj Narredu 50.5, 10. Adams Madame (Deshmukh) 11 D. Singh 50, 11. All Round (Prasad) 7 N. Rawal 50, 12. Suryarath (Prasad) 2 Ashhad 49.5, 13. Gold Mint (Vatsalya) 3 R. B. Shinde 48, 14. Golden Blaze (L. D'Silva) 9 Uday Kiran 47 and 15. Ryder (Netto) 13 Sk. Farookh 47.

ROYAL RUBY: Third to Man Of The Match (1,800m), earlier won impressively; an each way chance. REPUBLIC DAY: Comes into the reckoning on his consistency. ROYAL HAWK: A comfortable winner over 1,400m; may repeat. LENAVI: Has come on after her last run. TURF RAIDER: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,600m; retains form.

1. Lenavi, 2. Turf Raider,

3. Republic Day

8 GOLCONDA OAKS (Grade II) (2,400m) — 4-y-o fillies only (Terms) — 4-15: 1. Alandra (Darius) 2 M. Narredu 57, 2. Allez Indi (Byramji) 7 Gallagher 57, 3. Citi Star (Habibullah) 4 N. Rawal 57, 4. Fairytaleending (Arjun) 6 Suraj Narredu 57, 5. Hauhaiwunai (Rafaat) 1 P. Kamlesh 57, 6. Haunting Memories (Ganapathy) 3 B. Prakash 57, 7. Nightlife (I. Sait) 8 C. Rajendra 57, 8. Rain Splasher (Padmanabhan) 9 Harish 57 and 9. Shelly Green (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 57.

ALLEZ INDI: An impressive second to Shelly Green in the Golconda 1000 Guineas; should be given another chance. HAUNTING MEMORIES: Ran stablemate Guest Connections to two lengths over 1,600m at Mumbai; should be persisted with. RAIN SPLASHER: A close third in Star Luminary's 1,600m; running with blinkers on today. SHELLY GREEN: Won her last two starts; retains form.

1. Haunting Memories,

2. Rain Splasher,

3. Allez Indi

9 SALARJUNG CUP (Div. II) (1,800m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-50: 1. Artistic Show (S. Abbas) 9 S. Nayak 60, 2. Royal Award (Shamsuddin) 3 Laxman 60, 3. Nano Blue (Vatsalya) 10 M. Narredu 58, 4. Green Passion (Habibullah) 6 Sk. Sharookh 56, 5. Lolita (L. D'Silva) 2 Chary 54.5, 6. Altai (N. Rao) 4 Ravinder 54, 7. Dark Desire (Laxman S) 1 D. Singh 53, 8. Gem Of A Guy (Satyanarayana) 8 Qazafi 52.5, 9. Bundle Of Roses (Srinivas) 5 Ramana 51.5, 10. Golden Waltz (Raju) 7 Suresh 51 and 11. Forest Wind (Habibullah) 11 Sk. Farookh 47.5.

ARTISTIC SHOW: Shaping well in the trials. NANO BLUE: Ignore his previous runs; fit for the fray. LOLITA: Has come on after her last run. ALTAI: A game fourth to Final Frontier (1,600m); can make a race of it. GOLDEN WALTZ: A fair second to Combe Bassett over 1,600m; deserves another chance.

1. Artistic Show, 2. Nano Blue,

3. Lolita

Day's best: Haunting Memories

Double: Integrate

— One Tough Guy

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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