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Romantic Getaway has an edge

Hyderabad: The Darius Byramji- trained Romantic Getaway appears to have an edge over his rivals in the Qutab Shahi Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Jan. 21).

False rails (width about 4 metres from 1,400m to 900m and 5 metres from 900m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 DARK ANGEL PLATE (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 3-y-o (Terms) — 1-10 p.m: 1. Al Jameel (Shamsuddin) 8 Sk. Sharookh 55, 2. Candy Rose (S. Abbas) 4 S. Nayak 55, 3. Johnny B Goode (Rafaat) 2 Chary 55, 4. Top Gear (Vatsalya) 9 D. Singh 55, 5. American Pie (Netto) 10 Sequeira 53.5, 6. Cannon Eye (Raju) 5 Suresh 53.5, 7. Chamcha In Chief (L. D'Silva) 1 Ravinder 53.5, 8. Doing My Best (Vatsalya) 3 R. B. Shinde 53.5, 9. Good Feeling (Satheesh) 6 Laxman 53.5, 10. Lavish Star (Satheesh) 7 K. Anil 53.5 and 11. Navija (Srinagesh) 11 Suraj Narredu 53.5.

CANDY ROSE: Working well enough. JOHNNY B GOODE: Looks very fit after his run in Queen Alba's (1,100m). CANNON EYE: Placed on board in her last three starts; may upset. CHAMCHA IN CHIEF: A good outsider. LAVISH STAR: Shaping well in the trials.

1. Johnny B Goode,

2. Cannon Eye,

3. Lavish Star

2 RAYALASEEMA CUP (2,200m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 1-40: 1. Regal Image (Laxman S) 2 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Sugar Line (Raju) 10 Sreekant 60, 3. Artistic Show (S. Abbas) 9 Ali Khan 58.5, 4. Lolita (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 58, 5. Nano Blue (Vatsalya) 4 S. Nayak 57.5, 6. Arcelor (Vatsalya) 8 D. Singh 54, 7. Green Passion (Habibullah) 7 Sk. Sharookh 54, 8. Lady B (Laxman S) 5 Qazafi 54, 9. Aadi Aadi Aadi (N. Rao) 1 R. B. Shinde 53 and 10. Bundle Of Roses (Srinivas) 3 Laxmikanth 50.5.

REGAL IMAGE: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. ARTISTIC SHOW: Finished a late fourth to Lolita (1,800m) last time; he deserves another chance. LOLITA: A gutsy winner of her last start over 1,800m; retains form. AADI AADI AADI: Deserves following on her consistency. BUNDLE OF ROSES: Well in at the weights.

1. Lolita, 2. Artistic Show,

3. Regal Image

3 HOT CHOCOLATE PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-15: 1. Music Express (Satyanarayana) 9 Qazafi 60, 2. Walk In The Park (Srinivas) 2 B. V. Krishnan 59.5, 3. Mission Chief (S. Abbas) 8 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 4. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 12 N. Rawal 58.5, 5. River Angel (Satheesh) 6 K. Anil 58, 6. Cannon Run (Raju) 7 Pawar 57.5, 7. Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) 3 Mukesh 57, 8. Red Carpet (Netto) 11 Sequeira 57, 9. Cannon Hawk (Shamsuddin) 4 Umesh 56.5, 10. Careerist (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 55.5, 11. Final Frontier (Prasad) 13 G. B. Khade 55.5, 12. Portfolio (Satheesh) 10 Sreekant 55.5 and 13. Manishas Master (Shamsuddin) 1 Sk. Farookh 51.5.

WALK IN THE PARK: An impressive winner over 1,200m; retains form. MISSION CHIEF: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. CANNON RUN: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,200m; may repeat. RED CARPET: Poised for a hat-trick.

1. Mission Chief,

2. Walk In The Park,

3. Cannon Run

4 QUTAB SHAHI CUP (1,600m) — 4-y-o & over (Terms) — 2-45: 1. Khaleels Pride (L. D'Silva) 5 Chary 54, 2. Romantic Getaway (Darius) 6 Suraj Narredu 53, 3. Gentlemans Deal (Laxman S) 1 D. Singh 52, 4. Oxfordshire (L. D'Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 52, 5. Premier Thrill (Netto) 3 Sequeira 51.5 and 6. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 4 N. Rawal 50.5.

KHALEELS PRIDE: Comes into the reckoning on his consistency. ROMANTIC GETAWAY: An impressive winner over 1,400m at Bangalore; retains form. PREMIER THRILL: In good form as evidenced by her track movements.

1. Romantic Getaway,

2. Khaleels Pride

5 KING'S CROWN PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-15: 1. Anzac City (Netto) 4 Sequeira 60, 2. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 14 Sk. Sharookh 60, 3. Clare Bridge (F. Hassan) 6 R. B. Shinde 59.5, 4. Choice Of White (S. Abbas) 13 S. Nayak 59, 5. Benazir (Silvester) 10 Laxmikanth 57, 6. Cannon Lad (Raju) 11 Suresh 56, 7. Track Rule (Habibullah) 3 Christopher 54.5, 8. Rising Tide (Deshmukh) 2 Ali Khan 54, 9. Ekam Ekam Ekam (N. Rao) 12 N. Rawal 50.5, 10. War Blue (Netto) 7 Pramod 50, 11. Chalukya (Srinivas) 1 Sk. Farookh 49, 12. All My Heart (Prasad) 9 Ashhad 47, 13. Great Power (Srinivas) 5 Mukesh 47 and 14. Zagreb (Vatsalya) 8 Umesh 47.

LINE TO CONQUER: Fit for the fray. CLARE BRIDGE: Has improved since her last run. CANNON LAD: After winning a 1,400m, finished a fair second to Time To Sparkle (second win) over 1,100m; will have a bold show. CHALUKYA: A handicap chance. ZAGREB: Well in at the weights.

1. Cannon Lad, 2. Clare Bridge,

3. Chalukya

6 SECRETARIAT CUP (1,200m) — Cat-I, 4-y-o & over — 3-50: 1. Secret Command (Prasad) 6 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Citi Storm (Habibullah) 1 Christopher 59, 3. Shikra (Netto) 5 Sequeira 54.5, 4. Visonahld (L. D'Silva) 9 J. Antony 54, 5. Royal Hawk (N. Rao) 2 Laxmikanth 53.5, 6. Easy Rider (Srinagesh) 3 Ali Khan 53, 7. Camarero (N. Rao) 4 Suresh 52.5, 8. Suryarath (Prasad) 7 G. B. Khade 51.5 and 9. Arnage (Laxman S) 8 Chary 49.

SECRET COMMAND: Unbeaten in his last five starts; in rousing form. CITI STORM: After winning two races finished second to Secret Command (1,200m); may fight out the finish. SHIKRA: An impressive winner of his last two starts; in line for a hat-trick. CAMARERO: Working well enough.

1. Secret Command,

2. Citi Storm,

3. Camarero

7 DHEERAJ ARMA INDIAN OAKS (Grade I) (2,400m) — 4-y-o fillies only (Terms) — 4-30: (Refer Mumbai race card).

8 KING'S CROWN PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat-III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 5-15: 1. Eyes Right (Netto) 11 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Splendid Fantasy (Raju) 10 Suresh 60, 3. In Vogue (L. D'Silva) 14 B. V. Krishnan 59.5, 4. First Warrior (Vatsalya) 13 Umesh 57.5, 5. Ice River (Satheesh) 1 K. Anil 57, 6. Sky Heights (Srinivas) 5 Pavan Kumar 56, 7. Our Opinion (Habibullah) 4 Sk. Sharookh 53.5, 8. Thrust Two (N. Rao) 2 Ravinder 52.5, 9. Blazing Rhythm (Prasad) 8 N. Rawal 52, 10. Sanjana (Srinagesh) 6 Chary 50.5, 11. Warfare (Srinivas) 12 Laxmikanth 49, 12. Springing Strides (Raju) 9 Nitin 48, 13. Rubinella (Silvester) 7 Ali Khan 47 and 14. Smile Of Success (Faiyaz) 3 Sk. Farookh 47.

EYES RIGHT: Has come down in handicap; may spring a surprise. SPLENDID FANTASY: A fair fourth to Time To Sparkle (third win) over 1,200m; can make a race of it. IN VOGUE: Looks fit and well. OUR OPINION: A late fourth in Jetage's 1,100m; may upset. SANJANA: An impressive second to Bentota over 1,200m; should be given another chance.

1. Sanjana, 2. Splendid Fantasy, 3. In Vogue

Day's best: Johnny B Goode

Double: Mission Chief

— Secret Command

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

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