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It's Man Of The Match vs Diabolical

Hyderabad: Man Of The Match and Diabolical may fight out the finish to win the Vijay Textiles Golconda Derby Stakes (2,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Jan. 28).

There will be no false rails.

1 SUNNY BLOSSOM PLATE (Div-I), (1,200m)— Cat-II, Md.3-y-o, (Terms)— 12-50: 1. Anguna (Ex:Street Assault) (Hassan) 7 Ali Khan 55, 2. Golden Tricks (Vatsalya) 6 Ruzaan 55, 3. Montush (Kassam) 5 B.V.Krishnan 55, 4. Vijayveer (Deshmukh) 2 D.Singh 55, 5. Compensate (Satheesh) 3 O'Donoghue 53.5, 6. Good Heart (Netto) 4 R.B.Shinde 53.5, 7. Hypnotiq (L.D'Silva) 1 I.Chisty 53.5, 8. Page Three (Habibullah) 8 Ravinder 53.5 and 9. Ruby Queen (Prasad) 9 Suraj Narredu 53.5.

MONTUSH: A good outsider. VIJAYVEER: Working well enough. COMPENSATE: Looks fit for the fray. HYPNOTIQ: Has profited by her three race gallops. RUBY QUEEN: A fair second to Auxiliary (second win) over 1,200m; may run a decent race.

1.Ruby Queen,

2.Compensate,

3.Vijayveer

2 SUNNY BLOSSOM PLATE (Div-II), (1,200m)— Cat-II, Md.3-y-o, (Terms)— 1-20: 1. Bernardo (L.D'Silva) 1 Appu 55, 2. Ice Man (Satheesh) 7 I. Chisty 55, 3. Tenth Planet (Vatsalya) 6 Ruzaan 55, 4. Classic One (Raju) 2 Suresh 53.5, 5. Flashy Trend (Prasad) 5 N.Rawal 53.5, 6. Hari Har Priya (Shamsuddin) 8 Suraj Narredu 53.5, 7. Indian Diva (Habibullah) 9 Ravinder 53.5, 8. Media Blitz (N.Rao) 3 R.B.Shinde 53.5 and 9. Shes Got The Look (S.Abbas) 4 Christopher 53.5.

BERNARDO: Comes into the reckoning on his second to Raj Veer's 1,100m. ICE MAN: Shaping well in the trials. FLASHY TREND: Has had four race gallops; may run a decent race. HARI HAR PRIYA: Improved since her third to Cherie Dei (1,100m). SHES GOT THE LOOK: Looks fit for the fray.

1.Bernardo,

2.Hari Har Priya,

3.Flashy Trend

3 DECCAN PRINCE CUP (Div-I), (1,400m)— Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70— 1-50: 1. Ryder (Netto) 3 Sequeira 60, 2. Awesome Win (Faiyaz) 4 Laxmikanth 59.5, 3. Sir Creek (S.Abbas) 8 B.V.Krishnan 57.5, 4. Basha (Hassan) 9 R.B.Shinde 56.5, 5. Vijay Marg (Laxman S) 7 M.Narredu 56.5, 6. Royal Glory (Deshmukh) 10 D.Singh 54.5, 7. Citi Star (Habibullah) 6 Suraj Narredu 53.5, 8. Angel Of Faith (Raju) 1 Suresh 53, 9. Arkwright (L.D'Silva) 2 C.Rajendra 52 and 10. Famous Tribute (Vatsalya) 5 Umesh 51.5.

RYDER: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. SIR CREEK: Poised for a hat-trick. VIJAY MARG: Ignore his previous runs; he looks fit for the fray. ARKWRIGHT: Well in at the weights.

1.Vijay Marg,

2.Sir Creek,

3.Arkwright

4 SQUANDERER CUP (1,200m)— Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 70— 2-20: 1. Bulbasaur (Faiyaz) 5 Mukesh 60, 2. Fire Brigade (Kassam) 3 Christopher 59.5, 3. Raving Rocket (Prasad) 7 M.Narredu 59, 4. King's Fortune (Satheesh) 4 B.Prakash 58, 5. Glaring Godzilla (Deshmukh) 1 D.Singh 57, 6. Hyacinth (L.D'Silva) 11 Appu 56, 7. Classic Cruise (Netto) 6 Sequeira 54.5, 8. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 9 G.B.Khade 53, 9. Cefiro (Srinivas) 2 Laxmikanth 51, 10. Walmart (Prasad) 10 B.Shanker 51 and 11. Cogent (Netto) 8 R.B.Shinde 50.5.

RAVING ROCKET: A consistent runner; in fine shape. KING'S FORTUNE: Working impressively in the morning trials. GLARING GODZILLA: Ignore her last run; she will be in the fighting line. CEFIRO: A handicap chance.HYACINTH: Ignore the last run.

1.King's Fortune,

2.Raving Rocket,

3.Hyacinth

5 R.W.I.T.C.CUP (1,400m)— Cat-I, 4-y-o & over— 2-50: 1. Oxfordshire (L.D'Silva) 2 A.Imran Khan 63, 2. Tallahassee (L.D'Silva) 10 Chary 60.5, 3. Red Key Point (L.D'Silva) 14 B.V.Krishnan 59.5, 4. Da Vinci Rose (L.D'Silva) 6 C.Rajendra 59, 5. Stampede (Netto) 3 Gallagher 55.5, 6. Classic Art (Habibullah) 11 Christopher 55, 7. Turf Raider (Prasad) 13 Suraj Narredu 55, 8. Visonahld (L.D'Silva) 9 I.Chisty 52, 9. Royal Hawk (N.Rao) 5 Appu 51.5, 10. All Round (Prasad) 4 Ashhad 50.5, 11. Exclusive Run (Prasad) 12 G.B.Khade 50.5, 12. Royal View (Raju) 1 Suresh 49.5, 13. Cannon Scot (Satyanarayana) 7 Ruzaan 49 and 14. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 8 N.Rawal 47.

TALLAHASSEE: Working well enough. DA VINCI ROSE: Improved since her second to Royal Hawk (1,400m). STAMPEDE: A consistent runner; in fine shape. CLASSIC ART: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. ROYAL VIEW: Well in at the weights. RIDE AND SHINE: A good outsider.

1. Royal View,

2.Stampede,

3. Classic Art

6 GODOLPHIN BARB STAKES (1,400m)— 3-y-o, (Terms)— 3-35: 1. Champ Forever (Satheesh) 1 B.Prakash 54, 2. King Of Habashe (Shamsuddin) 7 Appu 54, 3. One In All (N.Rao) 9 Christopher 54, 4. Vijayraaj (Deshmukh) 2 M.Narredu 54, 5. Vinaleo (L.D'Silva) 4 B.V.Krishnan 54, 6. Golden Shadow (S.Abbas) 3 Chary 52.5, 7. Lady Escort (L.D'Silva) 8 A.Imran Khan 52.5, 8. Loughborough (Darius) 6 Ruzaan 50 and 9. Smart Empire (Prasad) 5 Suraj Narredu 50.

CHAMP FOREVER: A facile winner of his last start (1,400m); capable of repeating. KING OF HABASHE: His latest spurt on Friday was excellent.VIJAYRAAJ: A decisive winner of the G.Raja Rao Memorial Cup (1,200m); may score an encore. VINALEO: Improved since his second to Blast In Class (third win) over 1,200m. SMART EMPIRE: Looks fit and well.

1.Vijayraaj, 2.Vinaleo,

3.King Of Habashe

7 ARISTOCRAT CUP (1,600m)— Cat-III, 4-y-o & over,rated up to50— 4-10: 1. Bulls Vision (Shamsuddin) 11 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Golden Castle (L.D'Silva) 10 A.Imran Khan 60, 3. Kodos (Hassan) 1 M.Krishna 60, 4. Mr Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 6 B.V.Krishnan 60, 5. State City (Vatsalya) 4 Ruzaan 60, 6. Clear Zone (N.Rao) 12 Suresh 59.5, 7. Gallant Commander (Deshmukh) 15 Sequeira 59.5, 8. Torrestrella (Srinivas) 9 Ramana 59, 9. Artistic Show (S.Abbas) 2 Ali Khan 58.5, 10. Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) 8 O'Donoghue 58.5, 11. Fitting Tribute (Vatsalya) 16 R.B.Shinde 56.5, 12. Turf Storm (Vatsalya) 3 M.Narredu 55, 13. High Lands (Raju) 13 Chary 54, 14. Mahseer (Deshmukh) 14 Sk.Sharookh 49.5, 15. Choice Of White (S.Abbas) 7 N.Rawal 49 and 16. Zindabad (Srinivas) 5 Laxmikanth 47.

GOLDEN CASTLE: Has come down a class; can make a race of it. KODOS: Working well enough. GALLANT COMMANDER: As a favourite finished a game third to Basha (1,800m); has an each way chance. TORRESTRELLA: Poised for a hat-trick. LUXURY CRUISE: A good outsider. TURF STORM: An impressive winner of her last two starts; may make it three in a row. ZINDABAD: A handicap chance.

1.Golden Castle,

2.Turf Storm,

3.Torrestrella

8 VIJAY TEXTILES GOLCONDA DERBY STAKES (2,400m)— 4-y-o, (Terms)— 4-45: 1. Arrow Of Light (Netto) 8 Suraj Narredu 57, 2. Charlie Brown (Dhariwal) 3 Gallagher 57, 3. Diabolical (Ganapathy) 2 B.Prakash 57, 4. Man Of The Match (S.Abbas) 4 Christopher 57, 5. Precede (Ganapathy) 10 I. Chisty 57, 6. Simply Spectacular (Ganapathy) 7 O'Donoghue 57, 7. Sir Onslaught (Deshmukh) 1 D.Singh 57, 8. Allez Indi (R.R.Byramji) 9 Appu 55.5, 9. Fairytaleending (Arjun) 5 M.Narredu 55.5 and 10. Shelly Green (L.D'Silva) 6 C.Rajendra 55.5.

ARROW OF LIGHT: Won in a record time over 2,200m; may fight out the finish. DIABOLICAL: A runaway winner of his last start; will be hard to toss. MAN OF THE MATCH: An impressive winner of his last two starts; is in pink of condition. ALLEZ INDI: A fair second to Rain Splasher in the Golconda Oaks (2,400m); may upset.

1. Man Of The Match,

2. Diabolical,

3.Arrow Of Light

9 DECCAN PRINCE CUP (Div-II), (1,400m)— Cat-II, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 70— 5-25: 1. Cheetah (Rafaat) 4 Chary 60, 2. Flower Princess (Satyanarayana) 6 I.Chisty 60, 3. Hunting Hawk (Kassam) 10 B.V.Krishnan 58, 4. Beauty On Duty (Deshmukh) 7 D.Singh 56.5, 5. John Galt (L.D'Silva) 5 A.Imran Khan 56, 6. Highland Queen (L.D'Silva) 1 C.Rajendra 54, 7. Al Zahara (Hassan) 9 Christopher 53.5, 8. Dream Counsel (Netto) 3 Sequeira 52.5, 9. Thundering Gold (N.Rao) 8 Appu 52 and 10. Final Frontier (Prasad) 2 N.Rawal 51.5.

CHEETAH: Shaping well in the morning trials. JOHN GALT: A consistent runner; in fine shape. HIGHLAND QUEEN: Improved since her last run. AL ZAHARA: Speedy; may try pillar to post victory. DREAM COUNSEL: Well in at the weights. THUNDERING GOLD:Deserves following on his consistency.

1.Dream Counsel,

2.Thundering Gold,

3.Al Zahara

Days best: Man Of The Match

Double: Ruby Queen

— Vijayraaj

Jkt: 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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