Date:07/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/07/stories/2006090702121900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

It's Splendid Gesture versus Grand Matador

CHENNAI: Splendid Gesture and Grand Matador may fight out the finish of the Nandhi Durg Plate (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Thursday (Sept. 7).

1 AFFABLE PLATE (1,200m) — Cl. V-A — 2-45 p.m: 1. Sharp Spirit (5) Sham Kumar 60, 2. Lady Grant (1) M. A. Imtiaz 54.5, 3. Royal Display (2) H. A. Sachin 51.5, 4. Dollar Time (4) D. Prakash 48.5 and 5. Border Arrow (3) C. Murugan 48.

1. Sharp Spirit, 2. Border Arrow

2 GUINDY LODGE PLATE (1,200m) — Cl. V-B, 5-y-o & over — 3-15: 1. Kings Crusade (1) C. Umesh 60, 2. Turbo Jet (4) Shahjahan 56.5, 3. Far Storm (3) C. Velu 55.5, 4. Generous Gesture (5) C. Murugan 48.5 and 5. Crimson Ridge (2) D. Prakash 47.

1. Turbo Jet,

2. Far Storm

3 NANDHI DURG PLATE (1,400m) — Cl. V-A — 3-45: 1. Sundial (2) Cornelius 60, 2. Grand Matador (4) C. Velu 56.5, 3. Roman Spirit (1) H. A. Sachin 50.5 and 4. Splendid Gesture (3) Huzaif 48.

1. Splendid Gesture,

2. Grand Matador

4 RECOVERY PLATE (1,000m) — Cl. V-A — 4-15: 1. Cupid's Touch (5) K. S. Rathore 60, 2. Indian Star (3) Lakshmanan 59, 3. Balma (2) Saddam Iqbal 57, 4. Ocean Silk (4) Miss Roopa 53 and 5. Angelina Dreams (1) C. Velu 50.5.

1. Ocean Silk,

2. Balma

5 RED MARBLE PLATE (1,000m) — Cl. V-B — 4-45: 1. Six-Flags (3) Shahjahan 60, 2. China Man (2) I. A. Khan 59, 3. Perfect Hero (4) Huzaif 55.5, 4. Sheer Royalty (5) M. A. Imtiaz 52 and 5. Wimbledon King (1) Venkatesan 51.

1. China Man, 2. Six-Flags

6 SOLITAIRE PLATE (1,400m) — Cl. V-B, 6-y-o & over — 5-15: 1. All Rainbows (1) Lakshmanan 60, 2. Forest Ridge (5) M. A. Ajyas 59.5, 3. Rebounding Flame (2) Huzaif 57, 4. Small Town Girl (4) Sham Kumar 57 and 5. Flying Fortune (3) C. Velu 49.

1. All Rainbows,

2. Rebounding Flame

Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.

Treble: 4, 5 & 6.