Date:25/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/25/stories/2006092510701700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Buddy Brothers in fine fettle

Hyderabad: The four-year-old Buddy Brothers, who is in fine fettle, is set to win the A. Krishnaswami Memorial Cup (1,200m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Monday (Sept. 25).

False rails (width about 3 metres from 1,400m to 900m and 5 metres from 900m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 BRAVE HUNTER PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-II, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 70 — 2-10 p.m: 1. Glare (Laxman S) 2 Christopher 60, 2. Spring Dawn (Srinivas) 5 Pavan Kumar 58.5, 3. Classic Hammer (Srinagesh) 4 D. Singh 57.5, 4. Gold Rush (Satheesh) 3 K. Anil 57 and 5. Music Express (Raju) 1 Suresh 57.

GLARE: After winning a 1,200m ran King's Fortune to one length over a similar distance; in fine fettle. CLASSIC HAMMER: A fair third to King's Fortune (1,200m); may go close. GOLD RUSH: Looks fit and well.

1. Glare, 2. Classic Hammer

2 REGENCY CUP (1,400m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 2-40: 1. Friendly Type (L. D'Silva) 3 Ravinder 60.5, 2. Gift A Future (Satheesh) 2 K. Anil 60, 3. Cannon Scot (Raju) 7 Sreekant 59.5, 4. Arcelor (Vatsalya) 5 B. V. Krishnan 58, 5. Kodos (F. Hassan) 4 D. Singh 57, 6. Ballistic (Satyanarayana) 1 Ramana 51.5 and 7. Peace Talks (Srinivas) 6 Laxmikanth 51.5.

FRIENDLY TYPE: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. CANNON SCOT: Shaping well in the trials. KODOS: A facile winner of her last two starts; retains form.

1. Friendly Type, 2. Cannon Scot,

3. Kodos

3 RESPLENDENT PLATE (1,200m) — Cat-III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-15: 1. Walk In The Park (Srinivas) 3 B. V. Krishnan 62, 2. Artist (F. Hassan) 2 M. Krishna 61.5, 3. Walmart (Prasad) 1 R. B. Shinde 59.5, 4. Dream Counsel (Netto) 7 Sequeira 57.5, 5. Ice River (Satheesh) 6 Suresh 56, 6. Jazz Man (Raju) 4 Pawar 55.5 and 7. Come On Sania (S. Abbas) 5 Ramana 47.

WALK IN THE PARK: Comes into the reckoning on her present track form. ARTIST: Ignore his previous runs; he looks fit. WALMART: A good outsider. COME ON SANIA: Well in at the weights.

1. Walk In The Park, 2. Walmart,

3. Artist

4 BLUE ICE PLATE (1,600m) — Cat-III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30 — 3-45: 1. Fire Lover (Satheesh) 9 K. Anil 60, 2. Sea Blue (Faiyaz) 11 Pavan Kumar 57.5, 3. Royal Agenda (Vatsalya) 6 M. Krishna 56, 4. War Blue (Netto) 12 Sequeira 56, 5. Great Power (Srinivas) 1 Ganesh 55, 6. Full House (Raju) 10 Chary 52.5, 7. Raise The Moon (Prasad) 4 Ashhad 52.5, 8. Track Rule (Habibullah) 2 Abhinay 52.5, 9. Warfare (Srinivas) 8 Laxmikanth 52, 10. All My Heart (Prasad) 7 N. Rawal 48, 11. Rubinella (Silvester) 3 Ramana 48 and 12. Pound For Pound (Faiyaz) 5 Sk.Farookh 47.

FIRE LOVER: Has come on after his last run. WAR BLUE: Has improved since her fourth to Gran Canaria (1,400m). RAISE THE MOON: A gutsy winner of his last start over 1,400m; may defy the penalty. TRACK RULE: Comes into the reckoning on her third to Alpha Centauri (1,200m).

1. Track Rule, 2. Fire Lover,

3. War Blue

5 A. KRISHNASWAMI MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m) — Cat-II, 4-y-o & over (Terms) — 4-15: 1. Buddy Brothers (Netto) 8 R. B. Shinde 58, 2. Classic Art (Habibullah) 6 Christopher 58, 3. Royal View (Raju) 7 Suresh 58, 4. Shikra (Netto) 2 J. Antony 58, 5. Aberlour (L. D'Silva) 3 Deep Shanker 55, 6. True Legend (Prasad) 5 D. Singh 55, 7. Adelaide (N. Rao) 1 Chary 53.5 and 8. Australis (Vatsalya) 4 Laxmikanth 52.

BUDDY BROTHERS: Justified the favouritism by winning a 1,200m; may score an encore. CLASSIC ART: Speedy; may try pillar to post tactics. ABERLOUR: Working well enough. TRUE LEGEND: Looks fit.

1. Buddy Brothers, 2. True Legend, 3. Aberlour

6 ADILABAD PLATE (1,100m) — Cat-II, Maiden 3-y-o (Terms) — 4-50: 1. Cannon Spy (Raju) 6 Suresh 56, 2. Golden Gate (Netto) 5 R. B. Shinde 56, 3. Priceless Legacy (N. Rao) 7 Chary 56, 4. Recast (Raju) 11 Sreekant 56, 5. True Force (Prasad) 10 N. Rawal 56, 6. Autumn Gold (Raju) 3 Pawar 54.5, 7. Dazzling Delight (Kassam) 2 Laxman 54.5, 8. Hot Seat (F. Hassan) 8 Ali Khan 54.5, 9. Point Blank Range (Netto) 9 Sequeira 54.5, 10. Since (Srinagesh) 1 D. Singh 54.5 and 11. Wonderbabe (Prasad) 4 B. Shanker 54.5.

GOLDEN GATE: After a forward run finished second to Dunfanaghy over 1,100m; in fine shape. PRICELESS LEGACY: Has improved since his last run. TRUE FORCE: On board in his last two starts; an each way chance. SINCE: Working well.

1. Golden Gate, 2. Since,

3. True Force

Day's best: Glare

Double: Walk In The Park —

Buddy Brothers

Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 5 & 6. Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.