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Alekona for main event

Hyderabad: Alekona, who showed sparkling form while winning his last two races decisively in Bangalore, is expected to win the Grade I President Of India Gold Cup (2,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Wednesday (Sept. 17). The meeting was postponed from Sept. 14.

There will be no false rails.

•ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU TROPHY (1,200m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over (Terms), 1-30 p.m: 1. Glaring Godzilla (1) Harish 62, 2. Buddy Brothers (4) Gnaneshwar 60, 3. Indian Archer (6) Laxman 60, 4. Spy Mate (5) Christopher 60, 5. True Fashion (2) Sk. Sharookh 54.5, 6. Classic Cruise (3) Umesh 53 and 7. Birdie (7) Ravinder S 50.

1. Spy Mate, 2. Buddy Brothers,

3. Glaring Godzilla

•K. MAHIPATHI RAO MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 75, 2-00: 1. Cannon Scot (7) Ali Khan 60, 2. Regents Park (6) Christopher 56, 3. Drum Dance (1) Harish 55, 4. Favourable Terms (2) Gnaneshwar 55, 5. Secret Silence (4) Sk. Sharookh 54.5, 6. Silver Rose (8) S. Fargeat 54, 7. Ice Man (3) Y. S. Srinath 53.5 and 8. Ruben Stein (5) Suraj Narredu 53.5.

1. Ruben Stein, 2. Silver Rose,

3. Ice Man

•HALF-A-CROWN CUP (2,000m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 2-30: 1. Armstrong (2) Nitin 62, 2. Spectacular Hero (Ex: Johnny B Goode) (4) Umesh 61, 3. Toledo (6) Sequeira 60.5, 4. Portfolio (3) Sreekant 60, 5. Canopus (1) Christopher 58.5, 6. Golden Flame (9) Ramana 57, 7. Golden Sabot (8) K. Anil 54.5, 8. Vanen Berg (7) Chary 53.5 and 9. Adorna (5) P. S. Chouhan 49.5.

1.Toledo , 2. Golden Flame,

3. Canopus

•SOLI AND GOOL POONAWALLA MEMORIAL GOLD CUP (1,200m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over (Terms), 3-10: 1. Auxiliary (4) C. Alford 61.5, 2. Citi Storm (2) Shoban Babu 57.5, 3. Flying Rudolph (6) Suraj Narredu 57.5, 4. King’s Fortune (3) K. Anil 57.5, 5. Secret Command (9) Ali Khan 55.5, 6. Lenavi (5) Christopher 54, 7. Raj Veer (8) Ravinder S 53.5, 8. Doing My Best (7) Gnaneshwar 52 and 9. Champ Forever (1) B. Prakash 51.5.

1. Champ Forever, 2. Auxiliary,

3. Flying Rudolph

•PRESIDENT OF INDIA GOLD CUP (Grade I) (2,400m), 4-y-o & over (Terms), 3-45: 1. Alekona (4) Suraj Narredu 57, 2. Diabolical (10) Y. S. Srinath 57, 3. Friendly Fire (3) Christopher 57, 4. Maximise (2) P. Kamlesh 57, 5. Arabian Knight (8) S. Fargeat 56, 6. Azureus (6) C. Alford 56, 7. Orochi (5) Gnaneshwar 56, 8. Retribution (1) Appu 56, 9. Angelique (11) P. S. Chouhan 54.5, 10. Classic Sky (7) B. Prakash 54.5 and 11. Sweeping Success (9) Chary 54.5.

1. Alekona, 2. Diabolical,

3. Angelique

•POONDLA VENKU REDDY GOLCONDA TROPHY (1,400m), Cat. II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 75, 4-20: 1. Amstel (5) Christopher 60, 2. Bella Coola (11) Suraj Narredu 58.5, 3. Dash On Regardless (6) Gnaneshwar 57.5, 4. Royal Embassy (1) Shoban Babu 56.5, 5. Bernardo (10) Mukesh 55.5, 6. Alcohology (13) Abhinay 54.5, 7. Power Play (3) Y. S. Srinath 54, 8. Colourful (4) Harish 53.5, 9. Girl Of Love (14) C. Alford 53.5, 10. Blazing Bounty (12) Ali Khan 53, 11. Integer (9) P. S. Chouhan 52.5, 12. Flash Flares (7) Laxmikanth 51.5, 13. Winning Rays (2) Sk. Farookh 51.5 and 14. Navija (8) Ravinder S 51.

1. Power Play, 2. Bella Coola,

3. Colourful

•NAGARJUNA SAGAR PLATE (1,400m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 4-55: 1. Stroke Of Luck (7) Harish 62, 2. Ice Candy (3) B. Prakash 60.5, 3. Queen Alba (9) Laxman 60, 4. Shes Got The Look (10) P. S. Chouhan 60, 5. Celtic Shot (8) G. B. Khade 59.5, 6. Costa Mesa (-) (-) 59.5, 7. Narwhal (5) Umesh 58, 8. Global Star (6) Sreekant 56.5, 9. High Lands (1) K. Anil 54, 10. Hunting Boy (2) Shoban Babu 52.5 and 11. Festivals Of India (4) Laxmikanth 52.

1. Ice Candy, 2. Stroke Of Luck,

3. Hunting Boy

Day’s best: Alekona

Double: Champ Forever

— Ice Candy

Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Tr:(i): 2, 3 & 4, (ii): 5, 6 & 7. Tanala: Will operate on races where there are five or more starters.

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