Date:01/08/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/01/stories/2004080102671500.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

It's Red Orchid vs Nordic Star

HYDERABAD, AUG. 1. Red Orchid and Nordic Star should have a big hand at the finish in the Air Command Cup (1,800m) for 4-year-olds and upward, the chief event of the seven-race card here today.

There will be no false rails.

1 1-45 Rave Review Plate

1,400m, Cat. II, Md. 3/y/o only

1 00*0 Big Budget (Sk. Kassam) H. Moses 2 56.0

2 400 Diesel (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 6 56.0

3 00 Ethnic (Rafaat) Suraj Narredu 9 56.0

4 433 Far Better (Satheesh) Kariappa 3 56.0

5 000 Gun Rock (L. D'Silva) Christopher 11 56.0

6 02*2 Mystic Crown (Prasad) B. Shinde 13 56.0

7 002 Red Key Point (Deshmukh) A. Imran Khan 12 56.0

8 420 The Virginian (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 1 56.0

9 30 Well Chosen (Laxman S) D. Singh 4 56.0

10 00*4 Galway (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 10 54.5

11 030 Milesworth (Satheesh) Qazafi 7 54.5

12 *0 Silver Princess (Shamsuddin) Sk. Farokh 8 54.5

13 * The Miniature (Y. Khan) Chauhan 5 54.5

DIESEL: Has had three runs at Bangalore after being gelded. GUN ROCK: Shaping well in the trials. MYSTIC CROWN: As a favourite finished second to Altagirl (1,100m); may upset. RED KEY POINT: Deserves following on his second to Winds Of Fire (1,200m) at Bangalore.

1. Gun Rock, 2. Red Key Point, 3. Diesel

2 2-15 Classic Story Plate

1,800m, Cat. II, 4/y/o & over, rated upto 75

1 00*0 Turtuk (Y. Khan) Chauhan 10 60.0

2 00*0 Divine Perfection (Prasad) N. Rawal 6 59.5

3 000 Fine Glance (Shamsuddin) Sk. Sharookh 8 59.0

4 00*0 Clear Zone (Raju) D. Singh 5 58.5

5 440 Danzero (Srinivas) B.V. Krishnan 7 57.5

6 014 Spring Dawn (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 2 57.5

7 02*0 Steal Away (Sk. Kassam) H. Moses 4 57.0

8 000 Intercity (Deshmukh) A. Imran Khan 1 53.5

9 23*4 Cannon Ray (Raju) Ch.K. Chary 3 49.5

10 10*3 Royal Emblem (L. D'Silva) Uday Kiran 11 49.5

11 00*0 Gold Of Honour (Habibullah) Abhinay 9 48.5

DIVINE PERFECTION: Has had a run in Shakhtar's 1,400m; may make amends. CLEARZONE: Improved since his last run. SPRING DAWN: After winning a race over 1,400m, she finished fourth to Spanish Cruise (1,600m) in her last start during winter; may run well. ROYAL EMBLEM: Improved since his third to Cool Deal (1,200m); the extra 600m may suit him well.

1. Royal Emblem, 2. Spring Dawn,

3. Divine Perfection

3 2-45 Best Of Bold Plate (D. II)

1,400m, Cat. III, 3/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 144 Luxury Cruise (Satheesh) Kariappa 7 60.0

2 214 Santana Row (L. D'Silva) Christopher 14 60.0

3 00*0 Ingenuity (Raju) D. Singh 1 59.0

4 000 Ride And Shine (Prasad) G.B. Khade 3 59.0

5 011 Irish Nip (Prasad) B. Shinde 5 58.5

6 00*0 Daring Fantasy (Habibullah) Ravi Shanker 8 58.0

7 001 Eternal Prince (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 12 58.0

8 100 Scenario (Shamsuddin) Laxman 10 53.5

9 40*0 Falcons Pride (L. D'Silva) Deep Shanker 4 52.5

10 00*0 Pleasure Way (Prasad) Kannan 6 52.0

11 100 Maid For Eachother (Deshmukh)

A. Imran Khan 11 49.5

12 000 Full House (Raju) M.F. Alikhan 13 49.0

13 320 Sky Pack (Srinivas) Lakshmi Kant 9 49.0

14 04*2 Wise Prince (Faiyaz) Sk. Farokh 2 48.5

LUXURY CRUISE: A consistent runner during winter season; should be in the fighting line. SANTANA ROW: After winning a race over 1,200m finished fourth to Royal Award (1,400m); may run a decent race. RIDE AND SHINE: Has had two runs at Bangalore; looks fit. ETERNAL PRINCE: An impressive winner at Bangalore over 1,600m; maintains form.

1. Eternal Prince, 2. Luxury Cruise,

3. Santana Row

4 3-15 Best Of Bold Plate (D. I)

1,400m, Cat. III, 3/y/o & over, rated upto 50

1 14 Brown Star (Satheesh) Kariappa 11 60.0

2 03*0 Pentium Four (Habibullah) Abhinay 15 60.0

3 400 Ashatamasha (Srinagesh) Ritesh 7 59.5

4 100 State City (Vatsalya) Ruzaan 1 59.5

5 10 Highway Prospector (Prasad) B. Shinde 5 59.0

6 00*0 Artistic Way (Prasad) G.B. Khade 6 58.0

7 010 Shannon (L. D'Silva) Appu 3 57.0

8 12*0 Cinnamon (Silvester) G. Sandeep 4 56.5

9 134 Mahseer (Deshmukh) A. Joshi 14 54.0

10 20*2 Gemini (Faiyaz) Sk. Sharookh 13 52.0

11 040 Bukhara (Srinivas) Pavan Kumar 12 51.0

12 20*0 Balalaika (Raju) S. Sreekant 8 50.0

13 4*44 Magnetic Moment (Raju) Sk. Farokh 2 49.0

14 04*0 Nashville (L. D'Silva) Uday Kiran 9 49.0

15 332 Math Mario (Shamsuddin) Ravi Shanker 10 48.5

BROWN STAR: After winning a race over 1,100m he finished fourth to Classic Ten (second win) over 1,200m; looks fit for the fray. ASHATAMASHA: Speedy; may try pillar to post victory. STATE CITY: Had two preparatory race gallops at Bangalore; will have a bold show. HIGHWAY PROSPECTOR: Working well. NASHVILLE: Well in at the weights.

1. State City, 2. Brown Star, 3. Ashatamasha

5 3-45 Air Command Cup

1,800m, Cat. I, 4/y/o & over (Terms)

1 330 Artistic Tribute (Prasad) B. Shinde 5 58.0

2 330 Singh (Rafaat) Suraj Narredu 4 58.0

3 200 Red Orchid (Deshmukh) A. Imran Khan 2 56.0

4 000 Battle Honour (L. D'Silva) Christopher 1 52.0

5 112 Nordic Star (L. D'Silva) Appu 6 49.0

6 101 Regal Revolution (Satheesh) Ross 3 49.0

RED ORCHID: Track movements impressive. NORDIC STAR: Ran Ampersand to 1 ½ length over 2,000m at Bangalore; warrants another chance. REGAL REVOLUTION: Won four races out of five starts during winter; retains form.

1. Red Orchid, 2. Nordic Star.

6 4-15 Shiv Kumarlal Memorial Cup

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

1 141 Blue Falcon (Shamsuddin) Ruzaan 17 61.0

2 240 Ocean Blue (Netto) Rutherford 7 58.0

3 000 Royal Sieger (L. D'Silva) Christopher 18 58.0

4 00*0 Bench Mark (Raju) S. Sreekant 10 56.5

5 40*3 Shakira (L. D'Silva) Appu 12 56.5

6 01*2 Starry Shine (Satheesh) Kariappa 11 56.5

7 020 Indian Gift (Faisal) G. Sandeep 2 55.0

8 303 Smile Of Success (Prasad) Kannan 6 55.0

9 200 Belper (Raju) D. Singh 3 53.5

10 00*0 Al Jazeera (Srinagesh) B. Shanker 16 52.0

11 00*0 Consulate (Habibullah) Ravi Shanker 13 52.0

12 23*2 Treasure Gift (Raju) M.F. Alikhan 4 52.0

13 00*0 Aunt Sally (Raju) Ch.K. Chary 15 50.5

14 03*2 Maid Of The Mist (Deshmukh)

A. Imran Khan 1 50.5

15 40*0 Ceefaxcelt (Laxman S) Lakshmi Kant 9 49.0

16 24*0 Royal Hollo Way (Sk. Kassam)

Sk. Sharookh 8 49.0

17 000 Ferrari (Rafaat) Suraj Narredu 5 47.5

18 430 Taxido (Habibullah) Sk. Farokh 14 47.5

BLUE FALCON: Morning trials were impressive. ROYAL SIEGER: Speedy; may try start to finish tactics. SHAKIRA: A notable third to Spanish Cruise (1,400m) on the opening day; can make a race of it. MAID OF THE MIST: Appeals on weights.

1. Shakira, 2. Maid Of The Mist, 3. Blue Falcon

7 4-45 Subhash Chandra Bose Plate

1,200m, Cat. IV, rated upto 25

1 02*0 Light Cannon (Habibullah) Abhinay 10 60.0

2 40*3 Maceio (Faisal) B.V. Krishnan 4 60.0

3 000 Gran Canaria (Sk. Kassam) A. Joshi 2 59.5

4 000 Aaja Aaja (Shamsuddin) Sk. Sharookh 1 59.0

5 00*0 Make Way (Raju) D. Singh 3 58.5

6 20*4 Ballistic (Netto) Sequeira 11 58.0

7 004 Triveni Sangam (Srinivas) Lakshmi Kant 9 58.0

8 000 Adroit (Prasad) N. Rawal 6 57.5

9 00*0 Romansque (Faisal) Chauhan 7 55.5

10 34*0 Barely Even (Raju) S. Sreekant 5 54.0

11 004 Globocop (Srinivas) A. Ramana 8 53.0

LIGHT CANNON: Has come down a class; has an each way chance. MACEIO: As a favourite finished a close third to Festival Match (1,100m); should be given another chance. GRAN CANARIA: Looks fit and well. BALLISTIC: A fair fourth to Festival Match (1,100m); can make a race of it.

1. Maceio, 2. Gran Canaria, 3. Light Cannon

Day's best: Eternal Prince

Double: Gun Rock — Red Orchid

Jkt: 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7. Tr: (i): 1, 2 & 3; (ii): 4, 6 & 7. Tanala: All races.