Date:25/12/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/12/25/stories/2006122501171500.htm
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Holding Court may score in the main event

Mumbai: Trainer S. Padmanabhan's ward Holding Court, who is running after a long lay off, is well prepared as evidenced by his track movements, and is set to score in the Haig Gold Label Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy, the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Dec. 25).

False rails (width 3 mts from 1400m to the winning post) will be in position.

1 DIVINE LIGHT PLATE (Div. II) (1,000m) — Cl. IV, rated 20 to 50 — 1-00 p.m: 1. Schubert (10) M. Narredu 62, 2. Helmsdale (9) O'Donoghue 60, 3. Oojah (7) Harish 58.5, 4. Sunlord (8) Bhadke 56.5, 5. Holy Warrior (1) Raju Singh 54.5, 6. Magic Spell (6) S. N. Chavan 53, 7. Expensive Affair (2) P. S. Chouhan 52.5, 8. Battery (5) Dashrath 51.5, 9. Siroco (3) V. Walkar 48.5 and 10. Born To Lead (4) Neeraj 47.5.

1. Schubert, 2. Expensive Affair, 3. Born To Lead

2 N. M. IRANI TROPHY (1,400m) — Maiden 2-y-o only (Terms) — 1-30: 1. Major Starr (6) S. Chinoy 55, 2. Star Of Paradise (3) Gallagher 55, 3. Clairet (4) McCullagh 53.5, 4. Fairy Fantasy (5) V. Jodha 53.5, 5. Its My Luck (1) Appu 53.5, 6. Reflected Glory (7) B. Prakash 53.5 and 7. Sparta (2) C. Rajendra 53.5.

1. Reflected Glory,

2. Sparta

3 SPRUNGLI PLATE (1,000m) — Cl. III, 4-y-o & over, rated 40 to 70 — 2-00: 1. Love And Be Loved (7) V. Walkar 59, 2. Belinda (1) Aadesh 58, 3. Premier Galaxy (3) N. Jodha 58, 4. Really Romantic (8) Raju Singh 57, 5. Flying Glory (6) T. S. Jodha 56.5, 6. Red Amytheist (4) P. S. Chouhan 56, 7. Last'N Impression (9) Dashrath 55.5, 8. Precision (2) Shelar 52.5 and 9. Bionic Angel (5) Shailesh 51.5.

1. Red Amytheist,

2. Really Romantic,

3. Flying Glory

4 WHITE METAL PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m) — Cl. V, rated 00 to 30 — 2-30: 1. Definite Spice (5) O'Donoghue 59, 2. Crown Affair (9) D. K. Ashish 58, 3. Red Dawn (2) Harish 57.5, 4. Empeachment (12) P. S. Chouhan 56.5, 5. Dance Diva (7) C. Rajendra 56, 6. Kaikam's Pride (8) Bhadke 56, 7. Time Warner (10) Shelar 55.5, 8. Red Mesa (1) T. S. Jodha 55, 9. Medtias Pride (4) Belose 54, 10. Siberian Siren (3) Pradeep 53, 11. Ganador (11) V. Walkar 50.5 and 12. Sharp Sword (6) Neeraj 50.

1. Red Dawn, 2. Definite Spice,

3. Dance Diva

5 S. MODY TROPHY (1,400m) — Cl. III, rated 40 to 70 — 3-00: 1. Don Gama (12) N. Alam 61, 2. Desert Conqueror (8) D. K. Ashish 60, 3. Convenience (4) T. Mahesh 58.5, 4. Global Gal (2) N. Jodha 58, 5. Amadomio (11) S. N. Chavan 56.5, 6. Supreme Sword (3) Neeraj 56.5, 7. Balthazaar (1) C. Rajendra 55.5, 8. Alamshaara (5) Gallagher 55, 9. Nectar Jewel (9) Shelar 53.5, 10. Mister Fixit (10) Zameer 53, 11. Queen's Special (6) Belose 53 and 12. Clas (7) Chandrakant 51.

1. Balthazaar,

2. Desert Conqueror,

3. Alamshaara

6 WHITE METAL PLATE (Div. II) (1,000m) — Cl. V, rated 00 to 30 — 3-30: 1. See The Truth (7) Raju Singh 59, 2. Chiclet (3) Kotwal 57.5, 3. Schorni Ruh (10) D. K. Ashish 57.5, 4. Pure For Sure (9) Shailesh 56, 5. Sensuous Touch (12) O'Donoghue 56, 6. Hymn's Angel (1) Dashrath 55.5, 7. Raiba (4) Bhadke 55.5, 8. Far Fetched (6) Shelar 54, 9. Art Of War (11) S. N. Chavan 53.5, 10. Great Giver (8) T. S. Jodha 51.5, 11. Sam Aldo (5) J. Chinoy 51 and 12. Take A Risk (2) V. Walkar 50.

1. Schorni Ruh,

2. Sensuous Touch,

3. Art Of War

7 VALLABHDAS H. ADWALIA TROPHY (1,400m) — Cl. IV, 5-y-o & over, rated 20 to 50 — 4-00: 1. Wild Vegas (5) Gallagher 59, 2. Queen Adler (8) V. Walkar 56.5, 3. Cornelia Supra (11) S. N. Chavan 56, 4. Ponte Romano (13) Sandeep 56, 5. Spade Of Ace (1) N. Jodha 55.5, 6. Naval Academy (12) Harish 55, 7. The Brave Heart (Late Heart Of Danger) (10) V. Jodha 55, 8. Golden Key (9) T. S. Jodha 54.5, 9. Sphinx (4) S. Chinoy 54.5, 10. Regal Fantasy (6) P. S. Chouhan 54, 11. Power Zone (14) Tograllu 53.5, 12. Cakravana (2) Appu 52, 13. Viceroy (7) Neeraj 51.5 and 14. Mustang Sally (3) Ruzaan 51.

1. Regal Fantasy, 2. Cakravana,

3. Naval Academy

8 HAIG GOLD LABEL MAHARAJA JIWAJIRAO SCINDIA TROPHY (Grade III) (1,800m) — 3-y-o & over — 4-30: 1. Holding Court (10) Gallagher 61.5, 2. Campanero (2) Neeraj 53.5, 3. Democraticus (5) O'Donoghue 53.5, 4. Flareon (1) Kamlesh 53.5, 5. Thundering Power (6) C. Rajendra 52, 6. Aspinalls (3) Harish 51, 7. Agha (-) (-) 49.5, 8. Crown Court (7) McCullagh 49.5, 9. Oriental Express (8) Appu 49.5, 10. Magic Touch (4) P. S. Chouhan 48 and 11. Silken Star (9) N. Jodha 48.

1. Holding Court,

2. Democraticus,

3. Crown Court

9 CHRISTMAS TROPHY (1,200m) — Cl. II, rated 60 to 90 — 5-00: 1. Gigi (5) Sandeep 60.5, 2. Thundering Star (7) V. Walkar 59.5, 3. Arabian Lady (13) N. Jodha 58, 4. Generalissimo (3) S. Chinoy 58, 5. Forces Of Destiny (2) Appu 57.5, 6. Yess Boss (11) Kotwal 54.5, 7. Dingle (6) Harish 54, 8. Dynamical (15) C. Rajendra 54, 9. Raudo (1) Neeraj 54, 10. Major Roberts (9) Shelar 53.5, 11. Secret Charm (12) Aadesh 53, 12. Shockwave (14) Atul 52.5, 13. Flames Of Fire (4) Ranjane 51.5, 14. Englehart (10) Ruzaan 47 and 15. Hazelhead (8) Dashrath 47.

1. Dynamical,

2. Forces Of Destiny,

3. Englehart

10 DIVINE LIGHT PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m) — Cl. IV, rated 20 to 50 — 5-30: 1. Incomparable (1) Riyaz 62, 2. Druids Glen (8) Belose 60, 3. Amberley (6) Raju Singh 59.5, 4. Orlando Bloom (9) B. Prakash 57.5, 5. Star Queen (10) C. Rajendra 56.5, 6. Dancing Diva (3) M. Narredu 53.5, 7. Andalusia (5) N. Jodha 52.5, 8. Private Eye (2) Shailesh 52.5, 9. Regina (4) Zameer 50.5, 10. Royal Ballerina (11) Neeraj 48 and 11. Crystal Gazing (7) Tograllu 47.

1. Dancing Diva,

2. Star Queen,

3. Druids Glen

Day's best: Holding Court

Double: Balthazaar

— Dancing Diva

Jackpot: (i): 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. (ii): 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Treble: (i): 2, 3 & 4. (ii): 4, 5 & 6. (iii): 8 , 9 & 10. Tanala: All races. Super Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

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