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Artistic Tribute appeals most

HYDERABAD, FEB. 21. Artistic Tribute appeals most among the five runners for the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Memorial Cup (2,400m), the main event of the races here today.

False rails (width about 2.5m from 900m to 450m) will be in position.

1 1-30 Columbia Plate

2,000m, Cat. II, 4/y/o & over, rated upto 75

1 *111 Flying Knight (Netto) A. Imran Khan 3 60.0

2 *310 Diesel (Vatsalya) G. Sandeep 4 57.0

3 *140 Land Of Royalty (Srinivas) Christopher 2 52.5

4 *200 Elusive Prince (Vatsalya) B. Shinde 1 50.0

FLYING KNIGHT: Won three races in a row; maintains form. ELUSIVE PRINCE: A handicap chance.

1. Flying Knight

2 2-00 Prince Khartoum Plate (D. II)

1,100m, Cat. II, Md. 3/y/o only (Terms)

1 — Bon Fire (Sk. Kassam) Laxman 9 55.0

2 *420 Citi Storm (Habibullah) Abhinay 4 55.0

3 *240 Fire Lover (Satheesh) Ravinder 8 55.0

4 *000 Greeku Veerudu (Vatsalya) G. Sandeep 5 55.0

5 *030 Kilroy Classic (Netto) A. Imran Khan 1 55.0

6 *34 Royal Duty (Raju) D. Singh 7 55.0

7 *22 Touch Of Gold (Prasad) M. Narredu 3 55.0

8 *0 Fortune Run (Srinagesh) B. Shinde 6 53.5

9 *2 Rising Tide (Deshmukh) Aadesh 2 53.5

FIRE LOVER: Should have profited by his three race gallops. KILROY CLASSIC: Moving attractively in the morning trials. TOUCH OF GOLD: Twice second in both his starts; will have a bold show. RISING TIDE: Had a lung opener in Royal Haven's 1,100m; may run a decent race.

1. Kilroy Classic, 2. Rising Tide,

3. Fire Lover

3 2-30 Prince Khartoum Plate (D. I)

1,100m, Cat. II, Md. 3/y/o & only (Terms)

1 *000 Australis (Vatsalya) Aadesh 1 55.0

2 *220 Cannon Target (Raju) D. Singh 4 55.0

3 *0 Cosmic Champ (Shamsuddin) Rutherford 6 55.0

4 — London Eye (Sk. Kassam) Laxman 5 55.0

5 *0 Royal View (Raju) Alikhan 3 55.0

6 *030 Achernar (L. D'Silva) Christopher 10 53.5

7 *203 Freak Fantasy (Prasad) M. Narredu 2 53.5

8 *000 Naked Eye (Srinagesh) B. Shinde 8 53.5

9 — Simple Soul (Satheesh) Ravinder 9 53.5

10 *003 Sweet Suzzanne (Sk. Kassam) Qazafi 7 53.5

CANNON TARGET: Has had five race gallops; keep an eye. ACHERNAR: Looks fit for the fray. FREAK FANTASY: Systematically prepared. SWEET SUZZANNE: Has improved since her third to Royal Haven's 1,100m.

1. Freak Fantasy, 2. Achernar, 3. Cannon Target

4 3-00 Artillery Cup

1,200m, Cat. II, 4/y/o & over (Terms)

1 *011 Camarero (Habibullah) B. Shinde 5 59.5

2 *310 Spring Dawn (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 8 59.5

3 *032 Fire Brigade (Sk. Kassam) Badel 6 58.0

4 *200 Mr. Bureaucrat (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 7 58.0

5 *320 Oxford Days (Satheesh) A. Imran Khan 1 58.0

6 *144 Maid Of The Mist (Deshmukh) Aadesh 2 56.5

7 *212 Easy Rider (Srinagesh) N. Rawal 4 49.0

8 *001 Gemini (Faiyaz) Sk. Farokh 3 47.5

CAMARERO: Poised for a hat-trick. FIRE BRIGADE: Should strip fitter after his second to Camarero (second win) over 1,200m. OXFORD DAYS: Speedy; may try start-to-finish tactics. EASY RIDER: Warrants support on his consistency.

1. Camarero, 2. Fire Brigade,

3. Oxford Days

5 3-30 Charon Plate (D. I)

1,200m, Cat. III, 4/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 *000 Cosmic Run (Prasad) M. Narredu 10 60.0

2 *100 Simple Wish (Satheesh) Nishanth 4 59.0

3 *031 Cannon Ray (N. Rao) N. Rawal 11 58.0

4 *031 Great Society (Netto) Anil 1 57.5

5 *043 Chalukya (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 5 55.5

6 *010 Power Wave (Raju) Chary 14 54.5

7 *210 Excuse Me (Faisal) Ritesh 6 52.0

8 *004 Math Mario (Shamsuddin) Sk. Farokh 12 52.0

9 *100 Air Max Fly (Faisal) Alikhan 7 51.5

10 *000 Days Best (Silvester) G. Sandeep 3 50.5

11 *020 Wise Prince (Faiyaz) B. Shinde 2 50.5

12 *001 Golden Shower (L. D'Silva) Qazafi 13 48.5

13 0*00 Clarity (Vatsalya) Abhinay 8 48.0

14 *301 Victory Moon (Sk. Kassam) Deep Shanker 9 52.0

COSMIC RUN: Has come down a class; weight may not prove a stopper. POWER WAVE: Ignore his nowhere in Gemini's 1,200m. DAYS BEST: Has come to hand after his fifth to Great Society (1,200m). GOLDEN SHOWER: Won a race in a close finish over 1,200m in the lower class; appeals on weights.

1. Cosmic Run, 2. Days Best,

3. Power Wave

6 4-00 Adler Plate (D. I)

1,400m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 *400 Gran Canaria (Sk. Kassam) Badel 7 60.0

2 *302 Luciferous (Vatsalya) N. Rawal 3 60.0

3 *000 Port Royal (Silvester) G. Sandeep 1 60.0

4 000 Barely Even (Raju) Sreekant 2 56.5

5 *002 Fort Collins (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 6 56.0

6 *030 Kirstie (Abbas) Chauhan 8 55.0

7 *030 Zee Fantasy (Srinagesh) B. Shinde 5 50.0

8 *000 Sonatina (Faiyaz) Sk. Farokh 4 49.0

GRAN CANARIA: Running with a fair chance in this class. LUCIFEROUS: Lost the race to Stylish Hunter in a photo finish (1,200m) on Saturday; the extended trip may suit her well. FORT COLLINS: Seen finishing on well in Gem Of A Guy's win over 1,400m; should be given another chance. ZEE FANTASY: At a tidy handicap.

1. Gran Canaria, 2. Fort Collins, 3. Luciferous

7 4-30 Charon Plate (D. II)

1,200m, Cat. III, 4/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 *000 Highway Prospector (Prasad) M. Narredu 9 60.0

2 *404 Sunny Ways (Raju) D. Singh 1 59.0

3 *000 Cinnamon (Silvester) Alikhan 10 58.0

4 *032 Win Amante (Netto) Joseph 6 56.0

5 *040 Aaja Aaja (Shamsuddin) Sk. Farokh 13 54.5

6 *041 Maceio (Faisal) B. Shinde 11 53.0

7 *000 Peace Talks (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 5 52.5

8 — Jubilant (Abbas) Ramana 12 52.0

9 *000 Blue Bells (Faisal) G. Sandeep 8 50.5

10 *001 Gem Of A Guy (L.D'Silva) Christopher 3 50.5

11 *242 Arnage (Laxman S.) Qazafi 4 49.0

12 *000 Pocket Dynamite (Vatsalya) Aadesh 7 48.5

13 *002 Royal Grey (N. Rao) N. Rawal 2 48.0

HIGHWAY PROSPECTOR: Running on demotion; can make a race of it. AAJA AAJA: A close fifth to Celestial Queen (1,400m); trip is ideal. MACEIO: Heavily penalised on her last win over 1,100m; maintains form. GEM OF A GUY: A facile winner in the lower class over 1,400m; may repeat.

1. Highway Prospector, 2. Maceio, 3. Gem Of A Guy

8 5-00 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

Memorial Cup

2,400m, Cat. I, 4/y/o & over

1 *000 Artistic Tribute (Prasad) M. Narredu 3 65.0

2 *330 Regal Revolution (Satheesh) 1 60.5

A. Imran Khan

3 *323 Integral (Rafaat) Badel 5 56.0

4 *042 Bar-At-Lawn (Laxman S.) Aadesh 2 51.5

5 *004 Golden Blaze (L. D'Silva) Deep Shanker 4 49.0

ARTISTIC TRIBUTE: The 7-year-old is still zestful. INTEGRAL: A consistent runner; may be involved in the finish. GOLDEN BLAZE: Well in at the weights.

1. Artistic Tribute, 2. Integral

9 5-30 Adler Plate (D. II)

1,400m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 *043 Great Power (Srinivas) Ramana 5 60.0

2 *000 Royal Dream (Faiyaz) Alikhan 4 60.0

3 *402 Bigwig (Yusuf Khan) Anil 6 57.5

4 *000 Continuity (Habibullah) Abhinay 2 57.5

5 *000 Romanesque (Faisal) M. Krishna 3 57.0

6 *040 Highway Man (Sk. Kassam) D. Singh 1 53.5

7 *000 Kazas Might (Abbas) Chary 7 51.0

8 *000 Full House (Raju) Ravi Shanker 8 49.0

GREAT POWER: On the board in his last two starts; may raise a winning gallop. ROYAL DREAM: Ignore his previous runs; she may run a different race in this class. BIGWIG: Led till beaten in his last start over 1,400m; deserves another chance. CONTINUITY: Looks fit for the fray.