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Royal Ruby for main event

Hyderabad: Royal Ruby may make amends and win the Indian Navy Rolling Challenge Cup (1,800m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Dec. 3).

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

1 BHAVNAGAR PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 2-y-o (Terms) — 1-10 p.m: 1. Fly By Wire (Deshmukh) 6 Suraj Narredu 55, 2. Rexcellent (Vatsalya) 4 R. B. Shinde 55, 3. Flying Rudolph (L. D'Silva) 3 N. Rawal 50, 4. Golden Celebrity (Prasad) 7 G. B. Khade 50, 5. Indian Talent (Habibullah) 5 Ravinder 50, 6. King Of Habashe (Shamsuddin) 2 Ruzzan 50 and 7. Royal Dignitary (Satyanarayana) 1 Suresh 50.

FLY BY WIRE: A fluent winner on debut; in fine fettle. REXCELLENT: A gutsy winner over 1,200m on debut; retains form. KING OF HABASHE: Impressed in the gate practice. ROYAL DIGNITARY: Looks fit and well.

1. Fly By Wire,

2. King Of Habashe,

3. Royal Dignitary

2 RAINBOWS FOR LIFE PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over (Terms) — 1-45: 1. True Legend (Prasad) 6 Sreekant 61, 2. Secret Command (Prasad) 3 Suraj Narredu 59.5, 3. Exclusive Run (Prasad) 1 G. B. Khade 58.5, 4. Indrajit (Netto) 4 Sequeira 58.5, 5. Arnage (Laxman S) 5 Laxman 57 and 6. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 2 Suresh 55.5.

SECRET COMMAND: Won three races in a row; in fine condition. TRUE LEGEND: An impressive winner over 1,200m; may trouble the best. INDRAJIT: A facile winner of his last start (1,100m); capable of repeating.

1. Secret Command,

2. Indrajit

3 AUDI TROPHY (1,200m) — Cl-IV, rated 20 to 50 — 2-30: Refer Mumbai card.

4 INDIAN NAVY ROLLING CHALLENGE CUP (1,800m) — Cat-I, 3-y-o & over — 3-10: 1. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 63, 2. Red Key Point (Deshmukh) 5 R. B. Shinde 61.5, 3. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 6 Suraj Narredu 56, 4. Suryarath (Prasad) 1 N. Rawal 50.5, 5. Carradale (Rafaat) 2 Chary 50, 6. Queen Of Kazran (Shamsuddin) 7 Ruzzan 49 and 7. Golden Blaze (L. D'Silva) 4 Uday Kiran 47.

RED KEY POINT: Shaping well in the trials. ROYAL RUBY: Met with interference in her last start (1,400m); should be given another chance. CARRADALE: Working well enough. GOLDEN BLAZE: A good outsider.

1. Royal Ruby,

2. Red Key Point,

3. Golden Blaze

5 THUNGABHADRA CUP (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o only, rated upto 50 — 3-45: 1. Highland Queen (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Our Conquest (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 59.5, 3. Dream Counsel (Netto) 1 Sequeira 58.5, 4. Don Vinton (L. D'Silva) 8 Ravinder S 57.5, 5. Royal Flyer (Prasad) 10 Ashhad 57, 6. Dark Desire (Laxman S) 4 Suraj Narredu 56, 7. Sha Baaz (Shamsuddin) 7 Ruzzan 55.5, 8. First Mover (Satyanarayana) 5 K. Anil 54.5, 9. Sugar Lady (Raju) 9 Nitin 54 and 10. Time Square (Kassam) 6 Laxmikanth 47.

DREAM COUNSEL: Has improved since her last run. DON VINTON: His fourth in Bossei Girl's 1,400m is best ignored. ROYAL FLYER: Well prepared. SHA BAAZ: Twice second; may raise a winning gallop today. SUGAR LADY: Has come on after her gallop in Chromatic's 1,400m.

1. Royal Flyer,

2. Don Vinton,

3. Sha Baaz

6 MING DYNASTY PLATE (1,400m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 4-15: 1. Libertador (Rafaat) 9 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Adelaide (N. Rao) 1 A. Imran Khan 58.5, 3. Beauty On Duty (Deshmukh) 2 Ramana 58.5, 4. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 8 Ruzzan 56.5, 5. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 6 G. B. Khade 56.5, 6. Artist (Satyanarayana) 3 B. V. Krishnan 55.5, 7. Artistic Way (Kassam) 10 N. Rawal 54, 8. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N. Rao) 7 Ganesh 53.5, 9. World Vision (Srinivas) 4 Pavan Kumar 52.5 and 10. Kodos (F. Hassan) 5 R. B. Shinde 51.5.

LIBERTADOR: A consistent runner; in fine shape. ARTIST: Has improved since his last run. EKTA EKTA EKTA: Seen finishing on well in Suryarath's 1,400m; can make a race of it. WORLD VISION: His nowhere in One Tough Guy's 1,800m is best ignored.

1. Libertador,

2. Ekta Ekta Ekta, 3. Artist

7 SIKANDER-E-AZAM PLATE (1,800m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 4-45: 1. Amazing Galloper (L. D'Silva) 4 A. Imran Khan 60, 2. Bundle Of Roses (Srinivas) B. V. Krishnan 60, 3. Aadi Aadi Aadi (N. Rao) 9 Ganesh 57.5, 4. Angel Of Glory (Raju) 5 Sreekant 57.5, 5. Jay Jay (Deshmukh) (-) (-) 55.5, 6. Vanen Berg (Habibullah) 10 Sk.Sharookh 55.5, 7. Negress Doll (Silvester) 11 Pavan Kumar 55, 8. Millennium Queen (Vatsalya) 1 Ruzzan 54.5, 9. Blazing Rhythm (Prasad) 8 N. Rawal 52.5, 10. Fly Emirates (Laxman S) 2 Qazafi 52, 11. Star Is Reborn (Shamsuddin) 7 Sk. Farookh 51.5 and 12. Blue Wave (Habibullah) 6 Chary 48.

AMZING GALLOPER: Shaping well in the trials. AADI AADI AADI: Has stripped fitter after her gallop in Clare Bridge's race. VANEN BERG: Looks fit and well. FLY EMIRATES: Fit for the fray.

1. Amazing Galloper,

2. Fly Emirates,

3. Aadi Aadi Aadi

8 BASF TROPHY (1,400m) — Cl-V, rated 00 to 30 — 5-15: Refer Mumbai card.

Day's best: Secret Command

Double: Royal Ruby

— Libertador

Jackpot: 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 4, (ii): 5, 6 & 7. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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