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Secret Memory runs with a good chance

BANGALORE: Secret Memory runs with a good chance in the Stayers Trial Stakes (2,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

False rails (width about 2.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 FEBRUARY PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m)— maiden 3-y-o only (Terms)— 1-30.p.m: 1. Global Tycoon (Dominic) 12 A. Imran Khan 55, 2. Jersey Power (Eshwer) 2 Srinath 55, 3. Face The Fire (Faraz) 9 Christopher 55, 4. Reigning Sky (Nityanand) 6 Shakti 55, 5. Prince Norbert (Puttanna) 3 Krishnan 55, 6. Shenandoah (Dhariwal) 5 Gallagher 53.5, 7. How Nice (Ganapathy) 11 B. Prakash 53.5, 8. Altivo (Md. Sajid) 4 Afsar 53.5, 9. El Gordo (S. Narredu) 1 M. Narredu 53.5, 10. Passion To Perform (Padmanabhan) 8 A. Stephen 53.5, 11. Touch Me Honey (Ponnappa) 10 Chandrashekar 53.5 and 12. Record Time (Samar) 7 Ranjeet 53.5.

JERSEY POWER: Has stripped fitter after his last run. SHENANDOAH: First run, sharpened up well. HOW NICE: Had a lung-opener in Classic Sky's 1,200m; looks very fit. PASSION TO PERFORM: Impressed in the gate practice.

1. How Nice,

2. Passion To Perform,

3. Shenandoah

2 M.N. PRAKASH MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m)— rated 40 to 70, 5 & 6 y-o — 2-00: 1. Heroines Beauty (S. Narredu) 1 Jagadeesh 60, 2. My Winning Charm (Pradeep) 8 Asgar 60, 3. Bons Amis (S. Singh) 6 Vivek 58, 4. Proud Tradition (Padmanabhan) 2 Srinath 58, 5. Brave Bheem (Samar) 5 Amarpreet 57.5, 6. Step On The Gas (Eshwer) 3 Shobhan 57.5, 7. Penny Tweedy (Darashah) 4 Gallagher 57.5, 8. Elusive Fantasy (Puttanna) 7 Mark 54.5 and 9. Worth A Million (Warren) 9 Christopher 54.

BONS AMIS: Ignore his last start. PROUD TRADITION: After a forward run finished good third to Roda Rosen over 1,200m; well tuned. PENNY TWEEDY: Found Baghzad too good in her last start over 1,200m; should be given another chance. WORTH A MILLION: Comes into the reckoning on her third to Baghzad.

1. Proud Tradition,

2. Penny Tweedy,

3. Worth A Million

3 GAGANACHUKKI PLATE (1,600m)— rated 20 to 50, 5 & 6 -y-o— 2-30: 1. Aspen Bay (I. Ghatala) 7 B. Paswan 61.5, 2. Senna (S. Singh) 5 Appu 59.5, 3. Estrella (Sharat) 3 Christopher 59.5, 4. Indian Ocean (Samar) 4 Rajesh 57, 5. Queen's Glory (Karan) 9 S. Babu 53, 6. Air Warrior (S.K. Habib) 10 Jagadeesh 51.5, 7. Stride To Strike (Warren) 6 Chandrashekar 50, 8. Kanteerava (Puttanna) 8 Krishnan 49.5. 9. Forespe (Md. Sajid) 2 Vijay Kumar 49 and 10. Kandalla (Md. Khan) 1 Vivek 48.

SENNA: Justified the favouritism by winning a 1,400m impressively in his last start in the lower class; may defy the penalty. ESTRELLA: A fair third to Alejandros over 1,400m; in fine trim. QUEEN'S GLORY: A consistent runner; continues to shine in the trials. KANTEERAVA: His nowhere in Custer's 1,200m is best ignored.

1. Kanteerava, 2. Senna, 3. Estrella

4 FEBRUARY PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m)— maiden 3-y-o only (Terms)— 3-00: 1. Vanquish (Byramji) 9 Gallagher 55, 2. Major Asset (Eshwer) 11 Christopher 55, 3. Awesome Fighter (Hidayat) 4 N. Imam 55, 4. Confident Victory (Ganapathy) 10 B. Prakash 55, 5. Enforcer (Inayathulla) 6 Shobhan 55, 6. Game Of Life (Mahaesh) 3 Srinath 55, 7. Flaming Lamborgini (S. Narredu) 8 M. Narredu 55, 8. Prince Caspian (Puttanna) 1 Vivek 55, 9. Flying Jet (Samar) 2 Rajesh 55, 10. Tactical Game (Warren) 7 Mark 55 and 11. Gutsy Lady (Ponnappa) 5 A. Imran Khan 53.5.

VANQUISH: Fit for the fray. CONFIDENT VICTORY: First run, well prepared. GAME OF LIFE: Looks very fit; may upset. FLAMING LAMBORGINI: Systematically prepared.

1. Vanquish, 2. Confident Victory, 3. Flaming Lamborgini

5 SHIMOGA PLATE (1,200m)— rated 60 to 90 — 3-30: 1. Smart N Excellent (Ganapathy) 7 B. Prakash 60, 2. Diomedes (Puttanna) 8 Christopher 59, 3. Winfoot (Neil) 1 A. Stephen 59, 4. India Shining (Ponnappa) 5 Vijay Kumar 58.5, 5. Running Thunder (Padmanabhan) 3 Srinath 58.5, 6. Tina's Triumph (Inayathulla) 4 Shobhan 58.5, 7. Bountiful Heights (Byramji) 6 M. Narredu 58 and 8. Gallery Queen (Md. Khan) 2 R. Marshall 55.5.

SMART N EXCELLENT: A fluent winner of his last start over 1,200m; in fine nick. WINFOOT: An eye catching fourth to Steelium over 1,200m; well prepared. RUNNING THUNDER: Poised for a hat-trick. BOUNTIFUL HEIGHTS: Judiciously prepared.

1. Running Thunder,

2. Smart N Excellent,

3. Winfoot

6 STAYERS TRIAL STAKES (2,400m)— 4-y-o & over (Terms)— 4-00: 1. Friendly Fire (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 59, 2. Arturo (Darius) 1 M. Narredu 59, 3. Amazing One (S. Narredu) 3 Gallagher 59, 4. Predominant (Padmanabhan) 2 Srinath 59, 5. Thats The Touch (Ponnappa) 7 A. Stephen 57.5, 6. Our Warrior (Ganapathy) 4 Shakti 54 and 7. Secret Memory (Ganapathy) 6 B. Prakash 54.

FRIENDLY FIRE: An impressive winner of his last two starts at Hyderabad; in fine nick. PREDOMINANT: After winning two races in a row finished neck second to Arturo over 2,000m; in fine condition. SECRET MEMORY: As a odds - on favourite finished short head second to Star Luminary in Poonawalla Bangalore Derby (2,400m); should be persisted with.

1. Secret Memory,

2. Predominant

7 M. N. PRAKASH MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m)— rated 40 to 70, 5 & 6-y-o— 4-30: 1. Baghzad (N. Gowda) 8 Srinath 61, 2. Dinesa (I. Ghatala) 4 Mrs. Silva 61, 3. Mid Summer Star (Pradeep) 3 Ashwin Rao 60.5, 4. Thursday Nite (Mangalorkar) 6 R. Marshall 60.5, 5. Roda Rosen (Nityanand) 5 Christopher 59, 6. Superestrella (Dhariwal) 7 M. Narredu 56.5, 7. Alagi (Dominic) 1 A. Imran Khan 56 and 8. Power Of Dreams (Hidayat) 2 S. Ramesh 56.

BAGHZAD: A runaway winner of his last start over 1,200m; maintains form. DINESA: An impressive winner of his last start over 1,200m; in fine nick. MID SUMMER STAR: Deserves following on his second to Time To Celebrate (1,400m). SUPERESTRELLA: A long-neck second to Alejandros over 1,400m; in fine shape.

1. Superestrella,

2. Baghzad,

3. Dinasa

8 CHAMUNDI HILL CUP (1,400m), rated 20 to 50— 5-00: 1. Lifes Laughter (Ponnappa) 7 Ashwin Rao 62, 2. Fearless Spirit (Ganapathy) 5 B. Prakash 61, 3. Appoint (Byramji) 12 M. Narredu 60, 4. Bimbette (I. Ghatala) 10 B. Paswan 59, 5. Serious Warrior (Md. Khan) 4 Christopher 58, 6. Snob Value (Mangalorkar) 8 Shobhan 57, 7. Little Premium (Lokanath) 9 Jagadeesh 55.5, 8. Advocate General (Padmanabhan) 11 Asgar 53, 9. Nalwa (Samar) 2 Appu 53, 10. Swiss Chocolate (Md. Sajid) 2 Vijay Kumar 50.5, 11. Consort King (Mahaesh) 1 Vivek 48 and 12. Star News (Puttanna) 6 Krishnan 48.

FEARLESS SPIRIT: Fit as a fiddle. APPOINT: Twice second; may raise a winning gallop today. ADVOCATE GENERAL: A close third to Black Splendour (first win) over 1,100m; well tuned. STAR NEWS: Runs with an upsetting chance.

1. Fearless Spirit, 2. Appoint,

3. Advocate General

9 D. MCPHERSON MEMORIAL PLATE (1,400m)— rated 40 to 70— 5-30: 1. Kodava Fire (Ponnappa) 11 A. Stephen 60, 2. Anchoret (Darius) 7 M. Narredu 58.5, 3. Sapphire Storm (Karan) 1 B. Prakash 58.5, 4. Akira (Mangalorkar) 8 A. Velu 56, 5. Bee For You (I. Ghatala) 4 Mrs. Silva 55.5, 6. Forever Grande (Md. Khan) 10 Vijay Kumar 55.5, 7. Stone Of Destiny (Warren) 2 Srinath 54.5, 8. Ecuador (Neil) 9 Ranjeet 53.5, 9. Hollywood Girl (Dominic) 5 Christopher 53.5, 10. Handiwork (Darius) 10 Shobhan 53, 11. Sieze The Night (Darius) 6 R. Marshall 53 and 12. Red Mustang (Padmanabhan) 3 Appu 52.5.

ANCHORET: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,400m; may defy the penalty. SAPPHIRE STORM: Poised for a hat-trick. STONE OF DESTINY: Ran off the board in Secret Memory's Harvins Bangalore 2000 Guineas (1,600m); that run is best ignored. RED MUSTANG: A fair third to Simply Spectacular over 1,600m; moving attractively in the morning trials.

1. Red Mustang, 2. Sapphire Storm, 3. Anchoret

Day's best: Secret Memory

Double: ProudTradition— Vanquish

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9

Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 6 & 7

Tr (i): 3, 4 & 5; (ii): 6, 8 & 9

Exacta: 4, 7, 8 & 9.

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