racing almanac

Racing almanac










CHENNAI: Original Vel has brought out its latest two-volume racing record book which contains results of the races held from April 14 to October 30, 2006 at Udhagamandalam, Bangalore (summer), Mysore (summer and main season), Madras (monsoon), Hyderabad (monsoon), Calcutta (monsoon) and Pune.
The book is priced at Rs. 150.

hyderabad track work

Turf Raider and Glare please









Hyderabad: Hyderabad: Turf Raider, Glare and Dama Grande pleased when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Nov.18).
Sand:
600m: Ekam Ekam Ekam (Shinde), Penumatcha (Ganesh) 45.5, 400/30.5. Both were level. Russian Mission (B. V. Krishnan), World Vision (Pavan Kumar) 47, 400/31. They were easy. Tropical Blossom (Ravinder), Star N Style (Uday Kiran) 45.5, 400/31. They were easy. Spanish Cruise (rb) 46.5, 400/30. Not extended. Victoria Cross (rb) 46.5, 400/30. Easy. Crocodile Hunter (Chary) 45.5, 400/30. Moved well. Lady In Style (Ali Khan), Exclusive Monarch (Qazafi) 47. They were easy. Fabulous Crown (Abhinay), Jugnu (rb) 45, 400/30. Both level.
800m: Sim Sim (Sandeep) 59, 600/43.5, 400/29.5. Moved well. Dark Desire (Trainer) 59.5, 600/44, 400/31.5. Easy. Australis (Ruzzan) (1,200-400) 1-3. Easy. Glare (Trainer) 56.5, 600/43, 400/28. Retains form. Spark The Night (rb) 1-1, (800-400) 29. Moved freely. Walk In The Park (B. V. Krishnan) 59.5, 600/44, 400/28. Moved well. Bentota (rb) 59, 600/43.5, 400/29. Improved. Green Lasser (D. Singh) 1-0.5, 600/46, 400/30.5. Moved on the bit. Red Carpet (Sequeira) 1-0.5, 400/28.5. Moved well. Onnu Onnu Onnu (Trainer) 59, 400/30. Handy. Rising Rays (Qazafi), Ne Tlus Ultra (rb) 1-0.5, 600/45.5, 400/31. Former moved better. Shes Got The Look (S. Nayak), Battle Glory (rb) 58, 600/44.5, 400/30. Former finished three lengths in front. Hummer (B. V. Krishnan) 1-0.5, 600/45.5, 400/30.5. Easy. Heck Of A Guy (S. Nayak), Artistic Show (rb) 56.5, 600/42.5. Former a length in front. Habituated (D. Singh) 1-0, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Premier Thrill (Sequeira) 1-0, 600/44, 400/29. Pleased. Turf Raider (Rawal) 55.5, 600/41.5, 400/27. Impressed. Ten Downing Street (Chary), Sincerity (Ravinder) 1-0.5, 600/45, 400/29.5. They finished together. Royal Light (Qazafi), Bell Air (Ali Khan) 1-1.5, 600/47, 400/31.5. They were easy and level.
1,000m: Stampede (Shinde) 1-16, 800/59.5. Moved well. Punjab Regiment (Pavan Kumar) 1-15, 800/58.5, 600/44.5, 400/30. Slightly improved. Ekagra (Ruzzan), Tigana (Chary) 1-14, 800/58, 600/44.5, 400/30.5. Latter was extended to finish level. Sir Creek (B. V. Krishnan), Choice Of White (Pramod) 1-15, 800/58, 600/43, 400/28.5. Former showed out.
1,200m: Commander Moial (D. Singh) 1-33, (1,200-400) 1-1.5. Handy. First Warrior (Ruzzan) 1-32, 1,000/1-16.5, 800/59, 600/44. Worked well. Mirbat Battle (S. Nayak), Special Force (rb) 1-31.5, (1,200-400) 58. Former finished three lengths in front. Dama Grande (Sandeep) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/58, 400/31. Impressed.

mumbai track work

Dream Destiny and Gaea impress









Mumbai: Mumbai: Gaea and Dream Destiny impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Nov. 18).

Outer sand:
600m: Land Of Peace (Kamlesh), Sea Storm (Jethu) 42. They were easy. Star Girl (S. R. Bhagwat) 40. Easy. Consuella (V. Kadam), Live Star (Neeraj) 42. Pair level. Spica (S. Chinoy), Fairy Goddess (Baandal) 41.5. They finished level.
800m: Shyboy (T. S. Jodha) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Gigi (Sandeep), Esanika (J. Chinoy) 55, 600/40. Former better. King's Best (V. Jodha), Habit (N. Jodha) 54.5, 600/41. They ended level. Asian Express (Pradeep) 51.5, 600/39.5. Urged. Oojah (S. N. Chavan) 55, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Touch A Star (Neeraj) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Elucidate (C. Rajendra), Classic (Pereira) 53.5, 600/40.5. Former ended six lengths in front. Amazing Power (Jethu) 51.5, 600/39. Moved well. Sirius Black (Bhadke), Kaikam's Pride (Bernard) 55, 600/40. They finished level. Mughal E Azam (Baandal), Festive Light (S. Chinoy) 53.5, 600/39. They finished level.
1,000m: Dynasty (McCullagh), Britney (Rupesh) 1-8, 600/41. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Live Legend (C. Rajendra), Silver Tern (Mansoor) 1-7, 600/39.5. Former ended three lengths in front. Beyond Belief (C. Rajendra), The Praetorian (Mansoor) 1-7, 600/39.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Star Galaxy (Harish) 1-6, 600/40.5. Moved well. Crown Court (McCullagh), Some Time (Rupesh) 1-7, 600/41. They were well in hand and finished level. Steel Butterfly (Rupesh), Blue Ribbon (McCullagh) 1-9, 600/41.5. Pair level. Gaea (Kamlesh), Great Alliance (Merchant) 1-5, 600/38.5. Former strode out well and finished four lengths ahead. Spirituall (McCullagh), Victor Ivanov (Rupesh) 1-8.5, 600/40. Former ended five lengths in front. Dedication (S. N. Chavan), Sixty Seconds (C. S. Jodha) 1-6, 600/41. Former ended two lengths in front.
1,200m: Marmaris (C. Rajendra), Stubbs (Kamlesh) 1-27, 1,000/1-11, 600/41. Former superior. Dream Destiny (McCullagh), Colonel Cool (Rupesh) 1-22, 600/40.5. Former was well in hand and finished level. All The Rage (P. S. Chouhan) 1-21.5, 600/39.5. Moved attractively. Totalitarian (McCullagh), Salazaar (Harish) 1-23.5, 600/40.5. Former ended six lengths in front. Star Conquest (C. Rajendra) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43. Handy. Dreaming (McCullagh) 1-20.5, 600/40. Shaped well. Fantastic Fury (Kharadi) 1-22, 600/42. Pressed in the last part. Diego Rivera (McCullagh), Auryn (Rupesh) 1-22, 600/40. Former moved well and they finished level.
Inner sand:
600m: Call To Arms (T. Mahesh) 41. Easy.

hyderabad races selections

Symbol Of Speed appeals most









Hyderabad: Hyderabad: Symbol Of Speed appeals most among the ten runners in the fray for the Golconda 1000 Guineas (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Nov. 19).
There will be no false rails.
1 CABARET PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) - Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 - 1-10 p.m: 1. Peace Talks (Srinivas) 1 B. V. Krishnan 60, 2. Thrust Two (N. Rao) 2 D. Singh 58.5, 3. Royal Duty (Raju) 9 Pawar 56.5, 4. Benazir (Silvester) 7 Sandeep 53, 5. Air Max Fly (F. Hassan) 3 R. B. Shinde 52, 6. Racing Is Fun (Shamsuddin) 6 Umesh 51, 7. Blue Wave (Habibullah) 5 Abhinay 50.5, 8. Secret Archives (F. Hassan) 8 Chary 49 and 9. Blazing Rhythm (Prasad) 4 N. Rawal 48.5.
PEACE TALKS: Should do well in this company. ROYAL DUTY: Ignore his previous runs; looks fit. BENAZIR: Seen finishing on well in Clare Bridge's 1,400m. AIR MAX FLY: Working well enough. BLUE WAVE: Fit for the fray.
1. Blue Wave, 2. Benazir,
3. Royal Duty
2 GRACE HANOVAR PLATE (1,100m) - Cat-II, Maiden 2-y-o (Terms) - 1-40: 1. Arsham (S. Abbas) 7 Ali Khan 55, 2. Montush (Kassam) 5 Laxman 55, 3. Rising Rays (Srinagesh) 8 Suraj Narredu 55, 4. Tenth Planet (Vatsalya) 2 R. B. Shinde 55, 5. Amstel (L. D'Silva) 3 A. Imran Khan 53.5, 6. Bonny Star (Raju) 6 Sreekant 53.5, 7. Jet Express (Prasad) 1 G. B. Khade 53.5, and 8. Orange County (Satyanarayana) 4 B. Prakash 53.5.
MONTUSH: His gallop in the company of Fire Brigade on Wednesday was impressive. RISING RAYS: Moving well in the trials. AMSTEL: Looks fit. ORANGE COUNTY: Shaping well in the trials.
1. Amstel, 2. Orange County,
3. Montush
3 CHIEF JUSTICE OF A. P. TROPHY (1,600m) - Cat-I, 3-y-o & over - 2-10: 1. Red Key Point (Deshmukh) 6 D. Singh 61, 2. Here Comes The Sun (Rafaat) 4 Gallagher 58, 3. Oxfordshire (L. D'Silva) 8 A. Imran Khan 56.5, 4. Spanish Cruise (S. Abbas) 1 S. Nayak 54.5, 5. Royal Ruby (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 54, 6. Ryder (Netto) 3 Sequeira 51, 7. Royal Hawk (N. Rao) 7 R. B. Shinde 50 and 8. All Round (Prasad) 5 Ashhad 48.5.
RED KEY POINT: Deserves following on his consistency. HERE COMES THE SUN: A failed favourite last time; warrants continued support. OXFORDSHIRE: Unbeaten in his four starts; in rousing form. ALL ROUND: Appeals on weights.
1. Oxfordshire, 2. Red Key Point,
3. Here Comes The Sun
4 BAKRANANGAL PLATE (1,200m) - Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 - 2-40: 1. Shikra (Netto) 8 R. B. Shinde 60, 2. Sixth Element (Laxman S) 1 Qazafi 55, 3. Portfolio (Satyanarayana) 7 I. Chisty 53, 4. Secret Silence (Shamsuddin) 4 Sharook 53, 5. Proud Accolade (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 52.5, 6. Cogent (Netto) 3 Sequeira 52, 7. Music Express (Satyanarayana) 9 Christopher 52, 8. Arkwright (L. D'Silva) 6 A. Imran Khan 51.5 and 9. Kid Brother (Satyanarayana) 5 K. Anil 50.5.
SHIKRA: Has come down a lot in handicap; may raise a winning gallop. SIXTH ELEMENT: Ran Flower Princess to a length over 1,400m; should be persisted with. PORTFOLIO: Won well over 1,200m; may repeat. PROUD ACCOLADE: Comes into the reckoning on his second to Good Speed (1,400m); moving attractively in the morning trials. ARKWRIGHT: Well in at the weights.
1. Sixth Element,
2. Proud Accolade,
3. Arkwright
5 TIME AND PLACE PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) - Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 - 3-15: 1. Exclusive Run (Prasad) 1 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Hunting Hawk (Kassam) 8 Christopher 60, 3. Irish Nip (Faiyaz) 9 Ramana 60, 4. Turbanator (Satyanarayana) 5 Qazafi 56, 5. Royal Award (Shamsuddin) 7 Ganesh 55, 6. Mr Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 6 Pavan Kumar 54.5, 7. Royal Emblem (S. Abbas) 2 S. Nayak 54.5, 8. Clear Zone (N. Rao) 4 Suresh 53.5 and 9. Stornoway (Rafaat) 3 Chary 51.5.
EXCLUSIVE RUN: Ignore his last run; may raise a winning gallop. HUNTING HAWK: A fair fourth in Key To Relax's 1,400m; an each way chance. ROYAL AWARD: Working well. CLEAR ZONE: Has come down in handicap; keep an eye.
1. Exclusive Run,
2. Hunting Hawk,
3. Clear Zone
6 TIME AND PLACE PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) - Cat-II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 70 - 3-45: 1. Suryarath (Prasad) 2 Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 3 R. B. Shinde 57.5, 3. Santana Row (Satyanarayana) 8 A. Imran Khan 57.5, 4. Bulbasaur (Faiyaz) 5 Ramana 55.5, 5. Artistic Way (Kassam) 9 M. Krishna 54.5, 6. Awesome Win (Faiyaz) 6 Ali Khan 54.5, 7. Ambiens (Srinagesh) 7 Qazafi 54, 8. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N. Rao) 4 Ganesh 53.5 and 9. Regal Image (Laxman S) 1 Chary 51.
SURYARATH: Shaping well in the trials. SANTANA ROW: Has come to hand after his last run. BULBASAUR: An easy winner over 1,200m; may defy the penalty. EKTA EKTA EKTA: An impressive winner over 1,200m; may repeat.
1. Suryarath, 2. Ekta Ekta Ekta,
3. Santana Row
7 GOLCONDA 1000 GUINEAS (Grade II) (1,600m) - 3-y-o fillies (Terms) - 4-15: 1. Al Zahara (F. Hassan) 8 D. Singh 57, 2. Allez Indi (Byramji) 3 Appu 57, 3. Dunfanaghy (Rafaat) 4 Chary 57, 4. Flaming Glory (Ganapathy) 7 I. Chisty 57, 5. Golden Castle (L. D'Silva) 6 B. V. Krishnan 57, 6. Mesmerising (Ganapathy) 10 B. Prakash 57, 7. Sarabande (Dhariwal) 1 Gallagher 57, 8. Shelly Green (L. D'Silva) 2 A. Imran Khan 57, 9. Somethingabouther (Shroff) 9 Ruzzan 57 and 10. Symbol Of Speed (Loknath) 5 Christopher 57.
FLAMING GLORY: A good outsider. MESMERISING: Well prepared at Bangalore. SARABANDE: A failed favourite in All Dancing's 1,200m at Mysore; may make amends. SYMBOL OF SPEED: Has run with better class horses; can tackle the present lot.
1. Symbol Of Speed,
2. Sarabande,
3. Mesmerising
8 CABARET PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) - Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 - 4-50: 1. Mutual Fund (Shamsuddin) 9 D. Singh 60, 2. First Warrior (Vatsalya) 2 Ruzzan 59, 3. Ocean City (Habibullah) 4 Sharookh 55, 4. Victory Moon (Kassam) 3 Christopher 54.5, 5. Cannon Lad (Raju) 7 Suresh 52.5, 6. Rubinella (Silvester) 5 R. B. Shinde 51.5, 7. Great Power (Srinivas) 1 Ramana 50.5, 8. All My Heart (Prasad) 8 N. Rawal 49.5 and 9. Pound For Pound (Faiyaz) 6 Abhinay 49.
MUTUAL FUND: Placed on the board in his last three starts; can make a race of it. FIRST WARRIOR: Has improved since his last run. OCEAN CITY: Ignore her previous runs; may upset. VICTORY MOON: Working well.
1. Mutual Fund, 2. First Warrior, 3. Victory Moon
Day's best: Symbol Of Speed
Double: Oxfordshire
- Sixth Element
Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Treble (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 3, 4 & 5, (iii): 6, 7 & 8. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

mumbai races selections

Haunting Memories in fine fettle









Mumbai: Mumbai: Trainer S. Ganapathy's ward Haunting Memories, who is in fine fettle, should not find it difficult to win the Maharaja Of Morvi Trophy, the main event of the opening day's races to be held here on Sunday (Nov. 19).
False Rails (width about 2 mts from 1,400m to the winning post) will be in position.
1 AUTUMN BLUE PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m) - Cl. IV, rated 20 to 50 - 1-30 p.m: 1. Glory (5) Harish 61.5, 2. Pine Crest (8) T. S. Jodha 60.5, 3. Cornelia Supra (6) Baandal 60, 4. Blazing Arrow (3) Shailesh 59, 5. Striking Out (2) Dasrath 58, 6. San Juan (1) Merchant 56, 7. Viceroy (11) Rupesh 55, 8. Cakravana (10) Shelar 54.5, 9. Regina (4) Zameer 53.5, 10. The Right Man (9) S. Bhadke 53.5, 11. Fire N Desire (12) Bernard 53 and 12. Artillery (7) Ranjane 50.5.
1. Glory,
2. Pine Crest,
3. Blazing Arrow
2 GATEWAY OF INDIA PLATE (1,000m) - Maiden, 2-y-o only - 2-00: 1. Alvida (7) Kamlesh 55, 2. Major Starr (6) S. Chinoy 55, 3. Northern Warrior (1) Zameer 55, 4. The Hurricane (2) C. Rajendra 55, 5. Clairet (4) McCullagh 53.5, 6. Spiritual Flame (3) Harish 53.5 and 7. Strokeofbrilliance (5) T. S. Jodha 53.5.
1. The Hurricane,
2. Alvida, 3. Clairet
3 AUTUMN BLUE PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m) - Cl. IV, rated 20 to 50 - 2-30: 1. Win For Me (11) Agarwal 62, 2. Innovator (1) C. Rajendra 61, 3. Horse Raddish (4) Merchant 60.5, 4. Mantovani (8) T. S. Jodha 60.5, 5. Bravissima (10) McCullagh 58.5, 6. Ishtar (3) Kharadi 57, 7. Thunderella (12) Belose 56, 8. Tearaway (6) Kotwal 55.5, 9. Jalapeno (5) C. Alford 53.5, 10. Return Of The King (7) Bhadke 53.5, 11. Mind The Gap (13) Pradeep 51.5, 12. Master Of The Game (9) Ranjane 51.5 and 13. Rare Look (2) V. Kadam 50.
1. Innovator,
2. Bravissima,
3. Jalapeno
4 SEASON'S BEST PLATE (1,200m) - Cl. V, rated 00 to 30 - 3-00: 1. Raiba (11) Bernard 61, 2. Empeachment (9) P. S. Chouhan 60.5, 3. Rainbow Shine (6) Rupesh 60.5, 4. Diplomatic Licence (15) Dashrath 60, 5. Naval Academy (1) Kharadi 60, 6. Peoria (14) T. S. Jodha 58, 7. Latest News (8) S. Chinoy 57.5, 8. Nucleus (7) V. Walkar 57, 9. Tribal Warrior (2) Shelar 56.5, 10. Thunder Zone (4) Harish 55, 11. Phi (12) Merchant 53, 12. Only For Don (5) Ranjane 52.5, 13. Warning (13) V. Jodha 49, 14. Arzano (3) Zameer 47.5 and 15. Reap The Bounty (10) S. K. Jadhav 47.
1. Naval Academy,
2. Empeachment,
3. Latest News
5 SIR CHARLES FORBES TROPHY (1,200m) - Cl. II, rated 60 to 90 - 3-30: 1. Mysterious Land (9) Harish 61, 2. Thundering Star (4) Agarwal 61, 3. Atmosphere (7) C. Rajendra 56.5, 4. Major Roberts (12) Shelar 55.5, 5. Hidden Dragon (8) Rupesh 54.5, 6. Marquisa (6) Aadesh 54.5, 7. Shockwave (3) Atul 53.5, 8. Tough Warrior (1) Kotwal 53.5, 9. Morpheus (2) Merchant 50.5, 10.
Persephone (5) T. S. Jodha 50, 11. Barbados Skies (10) D. K. Ashish 48.5, 12. Blazing Speed (11) V. Jodha 48.5 and 13. Hazelhead (-) (-) 47.
1. Atmosphere,
2. Persephone,
3. Major Roberts
6 MAHARAJA OF MORVI TROPHY (1,400m) - 3-y-o only (Terms) - 4-00: 1. Haunting Memories (1) C. Rajendra 57.5, 2. Nanjng (3) C. Alford 55.5, 3. Count Du Monet (4) McCullagh 54, 4. Patroclus (2) Kamlesh 54, 5. Airliner (8) P. S. Chouhan 52.5, 6. Culture Shock (7) Sameer 52.5, 7. Esprit De Liberte (6) Ranjane 52.5 and 8. Pampered Princess (5) Belose 52.5.
1. Haunting Memories,
2. Count Du Monet,
3. Patroclus
7 MATHRADAS GOCULDAS TROPHY (1,400m) - Cl. I, rated 80 and upward - 4-30: 1. Armament (2) C. Alford 62.5, 2. Sovereign Power (3) C. Rajendra 59.5, 3. Oriental Express (7) Aadesh 59, 4. Master Craft (1) P. S. Chouhan 58.5, 5. Silken Star (6) T. S. Jodha 57, 6. Noble Desire (9) Raju Singh 53.5, 7. Agha (4) Kharadi 52.5, 8. Premier Star (5) Harish 52.5 and 9. Arabian Lady (8) Riyaz Shaikh 48.5.
1. Sovereign Power,
2. Armament,
3. Noble Desire
8 SCORPIO PLATE (1,400m) - Cl. III, rated 40 to 70 - 5-00: 1. Bright Side (3) Harish 59, 2. Taanush (2) Kharadi 58.5, 3. Nectar Jewel (6) Shelar 58, 4. Born Destiny (10) Rupesh 57.5, 5. Lucky Honey (11) T. S. Jodha 57, 6. Wild Vegas (7) N. Alam 57, 7. Mister Fixit (1) Zameer 56.5, 8. Thief Of The Knight (12) Kotwal 56, 9. Game Of Power (9) V. Kadam 54.5, 10. Strawberry Fields (13) P. S. Chouhan 54, 11. Rococo (4) Kamlesh 53.5, 12. Secret Garden (5) McCullagh 53 and 13. Adrenaline Rush (8) Pradeep 51.5.
1. Secret Garden,
2. Bright Side, 3. Rococo
Day's best:
Sovereign Power
Double: Innovator
- Atmosphere
Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.
Treble: (i) 3, 4 & 5. (ii) 6, 7 & 8.
Tanala: All races.
Super Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.