The Golconda Derby Stakes (2,400m), the third classic of the season to be run this afternoon (Jan. 27), wears an open look. Though the field has reduced to 11, after the withdrawal of two runners. The Bangalore challenger Indian Pharaoh, who has improved a lot since his close second to Psychic Force in the South India Derby, appears to have an edge.
1. ROCKY PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. II), 12-10 p.m.: 1. Palsy Walsy (8) Rohit Kumar 60, 2. Running Fire (6) Kiran Naidu 60, 3. Shimmers (9) P. Trevor 59.5, 4. Vashishta (10) Deep Shanker 58.5, 5. Wilow Glen (2) C. Umesh 57, 6. Striker (1) B.R. Kumar 56.5, 7. Farmville (4) Tanwar 56, 8. Southern Meteor (7) Gaurav Singh 56, 9. Yogya (11) Sai Kumar 55.5, 10. Handsome Duo (3) Ashhad Asbar 53 and 11. Honourable Guest (5) G. Naresh 51.5.
1. SHIMMERS, 2. RUNNING FIRE, 3. VASHISHTA .
2. ALLEZ VITE PLATE (1,200m), (Cat. II), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 12-40: 1. Ashwa Yashobali (10) Md. Ismail 55, 2. Born Greek (2) Ashhad Asbar 55, 3. Brave Syera (13) Rafique Sk. 55, 4. Star Racer (6) G. Naresh 55, 5. Tremendous Desire (12) B.R. Kumar 55, 6. Turf Choice (1) Deepak Singh 55, 7. Angel Tesoro (9) A.A. Vikrant 53.5, 8. Flamboyant Lady (4) Akshay Kumar 53.5, 9. Paso Robles (3) C. Umesh 53.5, 10. Remember Forever (14) Sai Kumar 53.5, 11. Royal Girl (8) Tanwar 53.5, 12. Shivalik Valley (7) Kuldeep Singh 53.5, 13. Top Saga (5) Zervan 53.5 and 14. Versallies (11) Suraj Narredu 53.5.
1. VERSALLIES, 2. FLAMBOYANT LADY, 3. SHIVALIK VALLEY .
3. SHARVAN KUMAR MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m), 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II), 1-10: 1. Durango (11) Robbie Downey 60, 2. King Maker (1) A. Sandesh 59.5, 3. That's My Magic (8) Md. Ismail 59.5, 4. Ace Ace Ace (5) Akshay Kumar 58.5, 5. Exclusive Striker (7) Deepak Singh 57.5, 6. Lockhart (2) P. Trevor 56.5, 7. Royal Hero (4) A.A. Vikrant 56, 8. Valee Tiger (9) Deep Shanker 55.5, 9. Satin Symphony (3) Suraj Narredu 54.5, 10. Solo Winner (10) Nakhat Singh 54.5, 11. On My Way (6) Rafique Sk. 54 and 12. Wings Of Eagles (12) B.R. Kumar 54.
1. DURANGO, 2. ACE ACE ACE, 3. KING MAKER .
4. MOTHER'S BOY PLATE (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II), 1-40: 1. Lightning Fin (1) R.S. Jodha 60, 2. La Mer (4) Akshay Kumar 59, 3. Dunkirk (10) Suraj Narredu 58.5, 4. Royal Green (13) Gaurav Singh 58, 5. Classy Guy (9) Nakhat Singh 57.5, 6. Nayadeep (6) Ashhad Asbar 57.5, 7. Excellent Hope (3) Robbie Downey 57, 8. Trump Girl (12) Koushik 56.5, 9. Max (5) Kuldeep Singh 56, 10. Shiloh (9) Kiran Naidu 56, 11. Top Man (ex: Buddy Brothers (-) (-) 55.5, 12. Guiding Force (7) N. Rawal 54.5, 13. Natasha (11) C. Umesh 54 and 14. Vallee Bloomer (2) A.A. Vikrant 54.
1. EXCELLENT HOPE, 2. LA MER, 3. ROYAL GREEN .
5. TELANGANA CUP (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78 (Cat. II), 2-10: 1. Scooby Dooby Doo (10) Srinath 60, 2. Be Sure (5) Nakhat Singh 59, 3. Dancing Leaf (9) C. Umesh 59, 4. Southern Promise (12) Suraj Narredu 58, 5. Ashwa Bahula (8) David Allan 55, 6. Celtic Queen (13) N. Rawal 54, 7. Indian Dreams (7) Kuldeep Singh 54, 8. On The Fire (6) Zervan 54, 9. Platinum (4) Surya Prakash 54, 10. King Of Pop (14) C.P. Bopanna 53.5. 11. Sea Castle (1) Kiran Naidu 53.5, 12. Southern Crown (2) Md. Ismail 53, 13. Symbol Of Gold (11) Sai Kumar 53 and 14. Clarisa (3) Akshay Kumar 52.
1. BE SURE, 2. ASHWA BAHULA, 3. SCOOBY DOOBY DOO .
6. BHAGMATI CUP (1,600m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III), 2-50: 1. Alta Vita (3) Kiran Naidu 60, 2. Buttonwood (6) Akshay Kumar 60, 3. London Bridge (11) Suraj Narredu 58, 4. His Excellency (10) A. Sandesh 57.5, 5. City Of Akira (8) Afroz Khan 56, 6. Limousine (2) Deepak Singh 55, 7. Ashwa Arjun (4) Gaurav Singh 54.5, 8. Nathu la (5) P. Trevor 53.5, 9. Royal Avenger (9) C. Umesh 53, 10. Yogastha (1) B.R. Kumar 53 and 11. Nazariya (7) Tanwar 52.
1. BUTTONWOOD, 2. LONDON BRIDGE, 3. HIS EXCELLENCY .
7. SECRETARIAT CUP (1,400m), (Cat. I), 4-y-o & over (Terms), 3-25: 1. Chase Your Dreams (8) A. Imran Khan 57.5, 2. Exclusive Wind (2) Sai Kumar 56.5, 3. Prospero (10) Ashhad Asbar 53, 4. Starlight (1) G. Naresh 53, 5. Meritocracy (6) Koushik 52.5, 6. Highly Acclaimed (4) Surya Prakash 52, 7. Mr. Baahubali (11) Gaddam 51.5, 8. Phenomenal Cruise (7) Tanwar 51.5, 9. That's My Class (9) Md. Ismail 51.5, 10. Western Wind (5) B.R. Kumar 51.5 and 11. Without Makeup (3) Kunal Bunde 50.
1. PHENOMENAL CRUISE, 2. PROSPERO, 3. MERITOCRACY .
8. GOLCONDA DERBY STAKES (2,400m), 4-y-o only (Terms), 4-00:1. Arrowfield (3) P. Trevor 57, 2. Big Brave (9) A. Imran Khan 57, 3. Bradfield College (5) Neeraj 57, 4. Egyptian Prince (11) A. Sandesh 57, 5. Golden Hind (6) Leigh Roche 57, 6. Indian Pharaoh (1) David Allan 57, 7. Mark My Word (8) Nakhst Singh 57, 8. Mystic Flame (10) Srinath 57, 9. Rikki Tikki Tavi (7) Robbie Downey 57, 10. Treasure Delight (-) (-) 57, 11, Ulysses (4) Zervan 57, 12. Wave Rider (2) Akshay Kumar 57 and 13. Supernormal (-) (-) 57.
1. INDIAN PHARAOH, 2. WAVE RIDER, 3. BIG BRAVE .
9. ARMAGNAC PLATE (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III), 4-40: 1. Big Flash (5) Rohit Kumar 60, 2. Charlie Brown (13) Koushik 60, 3. Humaaghar (6) Deepak Singh 60, 4. Top Contender (4) P. Trevor 60, 5. Vijay's Empress (2) Kuldeep Singh 60, 6. Haven Can Wait (14) Afroz Khan 59. 7. Carnival Express (3) C. Umesh 58.5, 8. Market Leader (11) Abhay Singh 58, 9. Golden Hope (1) A.A. Vikrant 56, 10. Top Sprint (8) B.R. Kumar 55, 11. One Heart (ex: Telangana Queen) (9) Gaddam 54.5, 12. Escobar (10) R.S. Jodha 53.5, 13. Freedom Fire (12) G. Naresh 53 and 14. Invasion (7) Md. Ismail 52.5.
1. CHARLIE BROWN, 2. TOP CONTENDER, 3. FREEDOM FIRE .
10. PRINCE PRADEEP PLATE (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. III), 5-10: 1. Royal Style (12) Akshay Kumar 60, 2. Ultimate Risk (11) C. Umesh 60, 3. Hopscotch (4) N. Rawal 59.5, 4. Dippy Dip (8) Deepak Singh 59, 5. Symbol Of Star's (13) P. Trevor 58.5, 6. Vallee Ikon (6) Md. Ismail 58.5, 7. Delphina (3) Ashhad Asbar 58, 8. Golden Xanthus (14) Kunal Bunde 58, 9. Run Runner Run (10) Afroz Khan 58, 10. Semira (7) Rafique Sk. 58, 11. Sisco (9) Deep Shanker 56, 12. Kohinoor Legend (2) G. Naresh 54, 13. Turf Emperor (5) Sai Kumar 54 and 14. Angels Bay (1) R.S. Jodha 53.
1. DELPHINA, 2. ANGELS BAY, 3. TURF EMPEROR .
Day's best: SHIMMERS
Double: BE SURE — BUTTONWOOD
Jkt (i): 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; (ii): 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10; Tr (i): 2, 3 & 4; (ii): 5, 6 & 7; (iii): 8, 9 & 10; Tla: all races.
