Date:06/01/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/01/06/stories/2007010602391900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

It's Star Luminary vs Appeasing

BANGALORE: Star Luminary and Appeasing may fight out the finish of the Bangalore Oaks (2,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Saturday (Jan. 6). There will be no false rails

1 STAR CONTENDER PLATE (1,400m)— rated 20 to 50— 2-00.p.m: 1. Zanzara (Lokanath) 4 Christopher 61, 2. Turf Magic (Britto) 2 Appu 58, 3. Daring Bid (Manohar) 3 Gnaneshwar 56.5, 4. Running Thunder (Padmanabhan) 4 Harish 54.5, 5. Queen's Glory (Ganapathy) 1 B. Prakash 52, 6. Fast Machine (Samar) 7 Ranjeet 50, 7. Zaios (Lokanath) 6 Jagadeesh 50 and 8. Star News (Puttanna) 8 Krishnan 48.

ZANZARA: Won pillar to post victory in his last start over 1,200m; maintains form. TURF MAGIC: Justified the favouritism by winning 1,600m impressively in his last start; in fine nick. RUNNING THUNDER: A game fourth to Sapphire Storm (second win) over 1,400m; well tuned. QUEEN'S GLORY: As an odds-on favourite finished short neck second to Brave Soldier over 1,400m; warrants another chance.

1. Queen's Glory,

2. Running Thunder,

3. Turf Magic

2 HOLENARSIPUR PLATE (1,400m)— maiden 3-y-o only (Terms)— 2-30: 1. Our Little Savage (Darashah) 10 Gnaneshwar 55, 2. Lord Of Illusion (Dominic) 3 Gallagher 55, 3. Face The Fire (Faraz) 9 Christopher 55, 4. Astounding Blue (I. Ghatala) 5 B. Paswan 55, 5. Associator (Karan) 8 S. Babu 55, 6. Badge Of Gold (Ganapathy) 2 B. Prakash 55, 7. Retribution (Padmanabhan) 6 Harish 55, 8. Saptashwa (Samar) 1 Jagadeesh 55, 9. Orientation (Darius) 4 Appu 53.5 and 10. Lucky Line (Manohar) 7 Narasimha 53.5.

LORD OF ILLUSION: A good third to Swift Fire over 1,200m on his debut; in fine condition. BADGE OF GOLD: An eye catching second to Fanaa over 1,100m; in fine fettle. RETRIBUTION: First run; systematically prepared. ORIENTATION: An easy fourth to Storming Brown over 1,200m; shaping well in the morning trials.

1. Badge Of Gold, 2. Retribution,

3. Lord Of Illusion

3 MADHUGIRI PLATE (1,200m)— rated 00 to 30, 5 & 6-y-o— 3-00: 1. Go Go Boy (Lokanath) 3 Shukla 62, 2. Kilspindie (Dominic) 2 Appu 61, 3. Keep Guessing (Sirajuddin) 5 Rajesh Babu 60.5, 4. Heroines Power (S. Narredu) 10 Suraj Narredu 58.5, 5. Maha Rani (Pradeep) 4 M.F. Ali Khan 58.5, 6. Shubha Mangala (Shiva) 9 S. Ramesh 58.5, 7. Tough Love (N. Gowda) 7 Vivek 56.5, 8. Tug Boat (N. Gowda) 8 Jagadeesh 55.5, 9. Mafioso (Darius) 6 Rajesh 54.5 and Algebra (S.K. Habib) 1 Mark 52.5.

HEROINES POWER: A noteworthy fourth to Kilspindie over 1,200m; has come on. MAHA RANI: A close third to Brave Soldier over 1,400m; well prepared. SHUBHA MANGALA: Seen finishing on well in Pal Joey's 1,400m; in fine shape. TOUGH LOVE: Ignore her last run.

1. Shubha Mangala,

2. Heroines Power, 3. Maha Rani

4 AMBER REGENT PLATE (1,600m)— rated 20 to 50— 3-30: 1. Red Mustang (Padmanabhan) 7 Harish 62, 2. Anchoret (Darius) 2 M. Narredu 61.5, 3. Royal Attitude (Ganapathy) 3 V. Patel 60.5, 4. The Force (Darashah) 9 Gnaneshwar 59.5, 5. Pret A Porte (Byramji) 6 Christopher 57, 6. Simply Spectacular (Ganapathy) 8 O' Donoghue 56, 7. Secret Wish (Dhariwal) 4 Suraj Narredu 55.5, 8. Royal Tsarina (Arjun) 1 Gallagher 55 and 9. Cindy Girl (Ponnappa) 5 Appu 54.

ANCHORET: Has stripped fitter after his two race gallops. PRET A PORTE: Looks fit and well; may upset. SIMPLY SPECTACULAR: Deserves following on his consistency. CINDY GIRL: Fit for the fray.

1. Simply Spectacular,

2. Anchoret, 3. Cindy Girl

5 BANGALORE OAKS (2,400m)— 4-y-o fillies only (Terms)— 4-00: 1. Bountiful Heights (Byramji) 6 Shobhan 57, 2. Orpendale (Byramji) 9 Appu 57, 3. Appeasing (Darius) 7 M. Narredu 57, 4. Chiquitita (Dhariwal) 5 Gallagher 57, 5. Mesmerising (Ganapathy) 8 O' Donoghue 57, 6. Only Royale (Ganapathy) 2 I. Chisty 57, 7. Star Luminary (Ganapathy) 10 B. Prakash 57, 8. Symbol Of Speed (Lokanath) 3 Christopher 57, 9. Carmina Burana (Padmanabhan) 1 Harish 57 and 10. Chilly Wind (Puttanna) 4 Vivek 57.

APPEASING: An impressive winner of her last two start; poised for a hat-trick. MESMERISING: A fair second to Chief's Dream over 1,400m; well tuned. STAR LUMINARY: A surprise winner of Bangalore 1000 Guineas (1,600m); in fine nick. CARMINA BURANA: A failed favourite in Chief's Dream's first win over 1,400m; may make amends.

1. Star Luminary, 2. Appeasing,

3. Mesmerising

6 ARDENT KNIGHT CUP (1,200m)— rated 80 & above— 4-30: 1. Jersey Pride (Eshwer) 7 O' Donoghue 60, 2. Laguna Blue (Inayathulla) 6 Shobhan 59.5, 3. Tribal Fantasy (Puttanna) 4 Vivek 59.5, 4. Cedros (Dhariwal) 1 Gallagher 58.5, 5. The Music Lover (Dominic) 5 Harish 54, 6. All Dancing (Darius) 3 Appu 52.5 and 7. Beyond Therapy (Eshwer) 2 Suraj Narredu 50.

JERSEY PRIDE: Ran nowhere in Bratz's 1,200m; that run is best ignored. ALL DANCING: An impressive second to Beyond Therapy over 1,200m; moving attractively in the morning trials. BEYOND THERAPY: Won a 1,200m fluently in the lower class; may defy the penalty.

1. All Dancing, 2. Jersey Pride

7 DR. S. K. PILLAY MEMORIAL PLATE (1,400m)— rated 40 to 70, 5 & 6-y-o— 5-00: 1. Our Lancer (Pradeep) 6 Shobhan 61.5, 2. Pal Joey (Darashah) 10 Gnaneshwar 58, 3. Suave (I. Ghatala) 3 Suraj Narredu 57.5, 4. Alejandros (I. Ghatala) 7 B. Paswan 55.5, 5. Superestrella (Dhariwal) 2 Vivek 55, 6. Mid Summer Star (Pradeep) 8 Ashwin Rao 54, 7. Star Of Excellence (Puttanna) 9 Krishnan 54, 8. Time To Celebrate (Nityanand) 11 Appu 53.5, 9. Maple Fondant (Nityanand) 4 Harish 53.5, 10. Amazing Warrior (Samar) 5 Shahbuddin 52.5 and 11. Vesuvio (Darius) 1 Mark 52.5.

OUR LANCER: Ran off the board in Dr Evil's 1,400m, earlier finished a neck second to Ashwaraaj over 1,400; may surprise the finish. SUAVE: A good third to Mischevious Star over 1,400m; in fine condition. MAPLE FONDANT: An impressive winner of her last start over 1,200m; maintains form. AMAZING WARRIOR: Comes into the reckoning on his third to Gem Of A Lady (1,400m).

1.Our Lancer,

2. Amazing Warrior, 3. Suave

8 HORANADU PLATE (1,200m)— rated 20 to 50, 5 & 6-y-o— 5-30: 1. Look Alike (Prithviraj) 3 Arun Rao 62, 2. King Of Queens (Dominic) 4 Appu 59, 3. Graduate (Dominic) 2 N. Imam 59, 4. Janasheen (S. Narredu) 9 Harsha 58.5, 5. Custer (Neil) 1 A. Velu 56, 6. Zacchilli (I. Ghatala) 6 B. Paswan 54, 7. Jazz Dancer (Lokanath) 5 P. Ramesh 53.5, 8. Breeze Dancer (Inayathulla) 8 Shahbuddin 52.5 and 9. Kanteerava (Puttanna) 7 Krishnan 50.5.

LOOK ALIKE: Ignore her last start. KING OF QUEENS: A fair fourth to Maple Fondant (1,200m); in fine shape. CUSTER: A good third to Maple Fondant; working well in the morning trials. KANTEERAVA: Deserves following on his second to Maple Fondant.

1. Kanteerava, 2. Look Alike,

3. Custer

Day's best: Badge Of Gold

Double:Queen's Glory

— Kanteerava

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 5 & 6; Tr: 6, 7 & 8; Exacta: 3, 5, 7 & 8.