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Friendly Fire appeals most

Hyderabad: Friendly Fire appeals most among the seven runners in the Category I A.P. Race Horse Owners Association Trophy (2,400m) at Monday races here. There will be no false rails.

1 STORM TROOPER PLATE (1,100m) — Cat. II, Maiden 3-y-o (Terms), 2-10 p.m.: 1. Gold Grid (Vatsalya) 5 Ruzzan 55, 2. Inverary (Raju) 8 A. Stephen 55, 3. Play Zone (Satheesh) 10 K. Anil 55, 4. True Fashion (L. D'Silva) 1 N. Rawal 55, 5. Baby Oh Baby (L. D'Silva) 7 I. Chisty 53.5, 6. Butter Cup (Netto) 9 R.B. Shinde 53.5, 7. Cannon Gain (Raju) 3 Suresh 53.5, 8. Kempis (Satheesh) 11 Chary 53.5, 9. Marvel Queen (Hassan) 4 Ravinder 53.5, 10. Mayhem (Srinagesh) 2 Suraj Narredu 53.5 and 11. New Dimension (Netto) 6 Sequeira 53.5.

INVERARY: First run; sharpened up well. TRUE FASHION: Looks fit and well. BABY OH BABY: Deserves following on her consistency. MAYHEM: Improved since her second to Orochi (1,400m).

1. Mayhem,

2. Baby Oh Baby,

3. Inverary

2 A.P. RACE HORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION TROPHY (2,400m) — Cat. I, 4-y-o & over (Terms), 2-40: 1. Friendly Fire (L. D'Silva) 5 A. Imran Khan 59, 2. Roanoke (L. D'Silva) 2 B.V. Krishnan 57, 3. Dama Grande (Vatsalya) 7 Ruzaan 53.5, 4. Gentlemans Deal (Laxman S) 1 N. Rawal 49, 5. Carradale (Rafaat) 3 Chary 47.5, 6. Queen Of Kazran (Shamsuddin) 4 Sk. Farookh 47.5 and 7. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 6 Suraj Narredu 47.5.

FRIENDLY FIRE: An impressive winner over 1,600m; retains form. DAMA GRANDE: A notable second to Friendly Fire's 1,600m; will have a bold show. GENTLEMANS DEAL: A fair third to Khaleels Pride (1,600m); may upset. ROYAL RUBY: A handicap chance.

1. Friendly Fire,

2. Royal Ruby,

3. Dama Grande

3 KOSURU SITARAMA RAJU TROPHY (1,600m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over (Terms), 3-10: 1. One Tough Guy (Rafaat) 2 Suraj Narredu 61, 2. Armstrong (Faiyaz) 5 Laxman 58, 3. Artist (Satyanarayana) 8 Christopher 58, 4. Key To Relax (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 58, 5. Gold Mint (Vatsalya) 4 Ruzaan 56.5, 6. Rare Insight (Netto) 9 R.B. Shinde 56.5, 7. Golden Blaze (L. D'Silva) 1 B.V. Krishnan 55, 8. Good Speed (L. D'Silva) 10 Chary 55, 9. Integrate (Rafaat) 7 A. Stephen 53.5 and 10. Opulence (Netto) 3 Laxmikanth 47.5.

ONE TOUGH GUY: A comfortable winner over 1,400m; may repeat. KEY TO RELAX: Comes into the reckoning on his second to Classic Art (1,400m); should be given another chance. GOLDEN BLAZE: Improved since his second to Chief De Mission (1,800m). INTEGRATE: A comfortable winner over 1,600m; retains form. OPULENCE: An impressive winner over 1,400m in the lower Category; well in at the weights.

1. Key To Relax,

2. One Tough Guy,

3. Integrate

4 CATRAIL PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 30, 3-45: 1. Sugar Lady (Raju) 4 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Sweet Suzzanne (L. D'Silva) 6 B.V. Krishnan 59, 3. Line To Conquer (Faiyaz) 8 Sk. Sharookh 58, 4. Sky Heights (Srinivas) 5 Laxmikanth 54.5, 5. Ace Triplet (Srinagesh) 9 Ramana 53.5, 6. Back To Back (F. Hassan) 11 Ali Khan 51.5, 7. Raise The Moon (Prasad) 1 B. Shanker 51, 8. Thrust Two (N. Rao) 2 Christopher 51, 9. Monochrome (Habibullah) 3 Ravinder 49, 10. Fly Emirates (Laxman S) 7 N. Rawal 47, 11. Point Blank Range (Netto) 12 Chary 47 and 12. Secret Combination (Shamsuddin) 10 Umesh 47.

SUGAR LADY: Improved since her last run. LINE TO CONQUER: Ignore his previous runs; he looks fit for the fray. THRUST TWO: Working well enough. SECRET COMBINATION: Well in at the weights.

1. Sugar Lady,

2. Thrust Two,

3. Secret Combination

5 DON MICHELETTO PLATE (1,200m) — Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated up to 70. 4-15: 1. Libertador (Rafaat) 5 A. Stephen 60, 2. Ashatamasha (Srinagesh) 3 D. Singh 59, 3. Adelaide (N. Rao) 7 Christopher 57.5, 4. Cannon Target (Kassam) 4 Laxmikanth 55.5, 5. Punjab Regiment (Srinivas) 6 Pavan Kumar 53.5, 6. Speed Motive (Prasad) 8 Suraj Narredu 53, 7. Turbanator (Satyanarayana) 10 Qazafi 53, 8. Amazing Dancer (L. D'Silva) 9 I. Chisty 52.5, 9. Jetage (Netto) 2 Sequeira 52.5 and 10. River Angel (Satheesh) 1 K. Anil 52.5.

LIBERTADOR: Impressed in the morning trials. ADELAIDE: Comes into the reckoning on her fourth to Indrajit (1,200m). SPEED MOTIVE: Ran Flower Princess to 1/2 length over 1,400m; should be persisted with. JETAGE: Won comfortably over 1,100m in the lower class; appeals on weights.

1. Libertador,

2. Speed Motive,

3. Jetage

6 CATRAIL PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 30, 4-45: 1. Miraculous Ruler (Satyanarayana) 2 Qazafi 60, 2. Title Shot (Prasad) 8 Ashhad 60, 3. Eyes Right (Netto) 12 R.B. Shinde 58.5, 4. Barcelona (Laxman S) 9 Sequeira 56.5, 5. Madho (Srinivas) 1 Ramana 53.5, 6. Time Square (Kassam) 4 D. Singh 51.5, 7. Citi Empress (Habibullah) 5 Christopher 51, 8. Star Shell (Faiyaz) 6 Ali Khan 50.5, 9. Ekam Ekam Ekam (N. Rao) 7 N. Rawal 48.5, 10. Star Is Reborn (Shamsuddin) 10 Umesh 47.5, 11. Forest Wind (Habibullah) 13 Sk. Sharookh 47, 12. Hitech City (Srinagesh) 3 Nitin 47 and 13. Rubinella (Silvester) 11 Laxmikanth 47. MIRACULOUS RULER: Working well enough. TITLE SHOT: Looks fit after her last run. TIME SQUARE: Improved since his fourth to Royal Agenda (1,100m). CITI EMPRESS: Ignore her last run; she looks fit. EKAM EKAM EKAM: Improved well.

1. Ekam Ekam Ekam,

2. Time Square,

3. Title Shot

7 PERCEIVED VALUE PLATE (1,200m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated up to 50, 5-20: 1. Milky Way (Netto) 1 Umesh 60, 2. Time To Sparkle (L. D'Silva) 10 A. Imran Khan 60, 3. Astro King (Silvester) 8 Pavan Kumar 59.5, 4. True Force (Prasad) 13 N. Rawal 59, 5. Pocket Dynamite (Hassan) 7 Ruzaan 56.5, 6. Fair Touch (Raju) 12 Suresh 56, 7. Gazer Glitz (F. Hassan) 9 Christopher 55, 8. Freak Fantasy (Faiyaz) 3 Sk. Farookh 54, 9. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 4 Ali Khan 53.5, 10. Galloping Grocer (Silvester) 6 Laxmikanth 53, 11. Alakazam (F. Hassan) 2 M. Krishna 52.5, 12. Avenida (Laxman S) 5 D. Singh 52.5 and 13. Jazz Man (Raju) 11 Sreekant 51.5.

MILKY WAY: Seen finishing on well in Time To Sparkle (1,200m); has an each way chance. TIME TO SPARKLE: Won three races in a row; in fine condition. TRUE FORCE: Dropped the rider and ran riderless in Classic Cruise's 1,200m; looks fit. GAZER GLITZ: A close third to Sir Creek (first win) over 1,400; should be given another chance. JAZZ MAN: A handicap chance.

1. Gazer Glitz,

2. Time To Sparkle,

3. Milky Way

Day's best: Gazer Glitz

Double: Mayhem —

Sugar Lady

Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.

Treble (i): 2, 3 & 4. (ii): 5, 6 & 7.

Tanala: All races

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