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Saturday, Oct 02, 2004

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It's Southern Regent vs Camarioca

HYDERABAD, OCT. 2. Southern Regent and Camarioca may fight out the finish of The Hindu Deccan Derby (2,000m), the main event of today's races.

There will be no false rails.

1 1-25 Chennai Cup

1,800m, 3/y/o & over Cat. II, rated upto 75

1 0*00 King Challenger (Faisal) Shoban Babu 3 60.0

2 *040 Fine Glance (Shamsuddin) A. Imran Khan 6 54.5

3 4*22 Brown Star (Satheesh) B. Prakash 1 52.5

4 *123 Red Key Point (Deshmukh) I. Chisty 7 52.0

5 *002 Taxido (Habibullah) Ravinder 4 51.5

6 0*12 Copenhagen (L.D'Silva) Christopher 5 50.5

7 10*2 Evening Bride (Netto) Suraj Narredu 2 50.5

BROWN STAR: Finished second in his last two starts over 1,400m; the present extended trip may suit him well. RED KEY POINT: Failed as a favourite in his last two starts; may go close. COPENHAGEN: A fair second to Royal Ruby's 1,600m; deserves following. EVENING BRIDE: Comes into reckoning on her second to Arizona Wild Cat (2,200m).

1. Brown Star, 2. Evening Bride,

3. Red Key Point

2 1-55 Kolkata Cup

1,600m, Cat. I, 3/y/o & over

1 *033 Artistic Tribute (Prasad R) Rutherford 4 60.0

2 *044 Golden Image (L. D'Silva) Ravinder 3 55.0

3 2*12 Roanoke (L. D'Silva) Christopher 8 51.5

4 *203 Bar-At-Lawn (Laxman S)

A. Imran Khan 1 51.0

5 *040 Sher-E-Babbar (Shamsuddin) Sk. Sharookh 5 49.5

6 *040 Battle Honour (D. Thompson) B. Shinde 2 49.0

7 *402 Bon Vivant (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 6 48.0

8 *320 Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) Lakshmikant 7 47.5

ARTISTIC TRIBUTE: Improved since his third to Legacy Of Pride (second win) over 1,800m. GOLDEN IMAGE: Working well. ROANOKE: After winning a race over 1,400m, finished second in Legacy Of Pride's 1,800m; should be given another chance. BATTLE HONOUR: Looks fit after his last run.

1. Roanoke, 2. Artistic Tribute, 3. Battle Honour

3 2-25 Kitty Bank Cup (D. I)

1,400m, Cat. III, 5/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 *200 Maltese Star (Satheesh) Qazafi 10 60.0

2 *100 Mysterial (Faisal) Sandeep 4 59.0

3 *220 Magical Legend (Faiyaz) H. Moses 2 58.5

4 *000 Royal Hollo Way (Sk. Kassam) Christopher 1 58.0

5 *130 Royal Shine (Faisal) Anil 3 58.0

6 *000 Hot Date (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 5 56.0

7 *040 Pentium Four (Habibullah) Ravishanker 9 55.5

8 *020 Lady Penelope (Faisal) M. Krishna 11 54.0

9 *030 Balalaika (Raju) Suresh 7 50.0

10 *000 Festival Match (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 8 49.5

11 20*0 Flying Bee (Srinivas) Ramana 6 49.0

MALTESE STAR: Has come down a class; will have a bold show. ROYAL HOLLO WAY: Unplaced in all his four starts; may upset. HOT DATE: Has been running game races; may go close. PENTIUM FOUR: Has stripped fitter after his gallop in Royal Ruby's 1,600m (second win).

1. Maltese Star, 2. Pentium Four, 3. Hot Date

4 2-55 Mrs. Lakshmi Bhupal Memorial Cup

1,600m, 3/y/o & over Cat. III, rated upto 50

1 1*03 Stornoway (D. Thompson) Lawrence 8 60.0

2 *040 Running Fantasy (Habibullah) Abhinay 7 59.0

3 *013 Secret Champ (Shamsuddin) I. Chisty 9 58.5

4 3*41 Queens English (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 6 57.5

5 *031 Sugar Line (Raju) M. Narredu 11 56.0

6 *040 Green Passion (Habibullah) D. Singh 1 55.5

7 *200 Golden Waltz (Prasad R) N. Rawal 4 53.5

8 20*0 Arden Arcade (L.D'Silva) Appu 12 51.0

9 *000 Dauntless (Vatsalya) Madhu Kumar 3 51.0

10 *040 The Virginian (Deshmukh) A. Imran Khan 10 51.0

11 *000 Marble Arch (Vatsalya) Chary 2 48.5

12 *003 Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) Sk. Farokh 5 48.5

STORNOWAY: A fair third to Royal Ruby (second win) over 1,600m; can make a race of it. QUEENS ENGLISH: A gutsy winner over Star Valley (1,400m); retains form. SUGAR LINE: Won well over 1,400m; retains form. ARDEN ARCADE: Systematically prepared.

1. Stornoway, 2. Arden Arcade,

3. Queens English

5 3-30 Bangalore Cup

1,200m, 4/y/o & over, Cat. II, rated upto 75

1 *232 Treasure Gift (Raju) Suresh 9 60.0

2 *012 Oxford Days (Satheesh) B. Prakash 3 58.0

3 3*40 Awesome Win (Netto) Ritesh 15 56.5

4 30*0 Access Speed (Prasad R) G.B. Khade 1 56.0

5 *000 Smile Of Success (Prasad) B. Shinde 7 56.0

6 *300 Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) Joseph 2 55.5

7 0*04 Belper (Raju) D. Singh 14 55.5

8 *202 Etiquette (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 6 55.0

9 *002 Famous Tribute (Vatsalya) Madhu Kumar 4 55.0

10 *030 Al Jazeera (Srinagesh) Chauhan 5 54.5

11 *131 Fire Brigade (Sk. Kassam) Suraj Narredu 11 54.5

12 *403 Great Combination (Shamsuddin) I. Chisty 13 53.5

13 *421 Skara (Faisal) Shoban Babu 8 52.0

14 *040 Love At Firstfight (Deshmukh) Joshi 10 50.5

15 *000 The Serow (Prasad R) N. Rawal 12 50.5

TREASURE GIFT: Deserves following on his consistency. OXFORD DAYS: Finished a neck behind Classic Ten's 1,400m (second win); moving impressively in the morning trials. SMILE OF SUCCESS: Has come down a lot in handicap; has an each-way chance. FIRE BRIGADE: Won comfortably in his last start over 1,200m; may repeat.

1. Oxford Days, 2. Fire Brigade, 3. Treasure Gift

6 4-00 Mumbai Cup

1,200m, Cat. II, 3/y/o & over (Terms)

1 *404 Blue Falcon (Shamsuddin) I. Chisty 7 62.5

2 *103 Sling Shot (Netto) Anil 5 60.0

3 11*3 Song Of Stars (Prasad R) B. Shinde 8 60.0

4 *411 One More Time (Satheesh) Gallagher 3 57.0

5 *312 Maid Of The Mist (Deshmukh)

A. Imran Khan 4 56.5

6 *020 Cannon Edge (Raju) Suresh 1 55.0

7 *121 Special Force (L.D'Silva) Appu 2 55.0

8 *011 Cannon Glow (Raju) D. Singh 6 53.5

BLUE FALCON: Shaping well in the trials. SONG OF STARS: Comes into reckoning on his third to Autocracy (first win) over 1,200m. ONE MORE TIME: Poised for a hat-trick. SPECIAL FORCE: Won comfortably over 1,400m in his last start; may repeat.

1. Special Force, 2. One More Time,

3. Blue Falcon

7 4-30 The Hindu Deccan Derby

2,000m, 3/y/o only (Terms)

1 4*13 Classical Song (L. D'Silva) Christopher 3 56.0

2 10*1 Elite Zone (Ganapathy) Gallagher 8 56.0

3 1*10 Friendly Fire (L. D'Silva) Shoban Babu 6 56.0

4 311 Noble Desire (S.S. Shah) Srinath 7 56.0

5 101 Petronius Maximus (Katrak)

M. Narredu 10 56.0

6 13*2 Southern Regent (Ganapathy) B. Prakash 4 56.0

7 *441 State City (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 2 56.0

8 13*3 Aryanoush (Rafaat) Suraj Narredu 9 54.5

9 31 Camarioca (Byramji) Shroff 5 54.5

10 00*2 Crown Secret (Dhariwal) Badel 1 54.5

ELITE ZONE: A gutsy winner from his stablemate Southern Regent in the Colts Trials Stakes (1,600m); should be in the finishing line. PETRONIUS MAXIMUS: A comfortable winner over 1,600m at Pune; looks fit. SOUTHERN REGENT: A late second to Elite Zone's 1,600m; the present trip is to his advantage. CAMARIOCA: An easy winner over 1,600m in the Mysore 1,000 Guineas; may trouble the best.

1. Southern Regent, 2. Camarioca, 3. Elite Zone

8 5-05 Kitty Bank Cup (Div. II),

1,400m, 5/y/o & over (Cat. III), rated upto 50

1 0*00 Quantum Leap (Sk. Kassam) Madhu Kumar 9 60.0

2 0*04 Oriza (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 2 59.0

3 *000 Chanks (Srinagesh) Ravinder 7 58.0

4 0*00 Royal Wish (Faisal) Chauhan 8 57.0

5 *300 Petrushka (Satheesh) Qazafi 3 56.0

6 *003 Rare Gift (Habibullah) D. Singh 1 56.0

7 *341 Magnetic Moment (Raju) Suresh 5 54.5

8 00*0 Royal Dream (Faiyaz) Sk. Sharookh 4 51.5

9 *020 Victory Gallop (Faisal) Sandeep 6 51.5

10 *000 Victory Chime (Deshmukh) Ruzaan 10 48.5

PETRUSHKA: Finished fifth in her last two starts; may spring a surprise. RARE GIFT: Improved since her third in Maid For Eachother's 1,400m; has an each-way chance. ROYAL DREAM: Looks fit for the fray. VICTORY CHIME: Seen finishing on well in Citi Front's 1,200m; the extended trip is to his liking.