Date:18/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/18/stories/2007111855231500.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Successor in good shape

Mumbai: Successor, who is in good shape as evidenced by his track movements, is expected to win the Caesars Palace Juvenile Debut Stakes, the main event of the opening day’s races to be held here on Sunday (Nov. 18).

False rails (width 8 metres from 1,400m to the winning post) will be in position.

•SIR RAHIMTOOLA CHINOY TROPHY (1,400m), rated 60 to 86, 2-00 p.m: 1. Hotstepper (4) Srinath 59.5, 2. Astraea (1) M. Narredu 58.5, 3. Quest For Cash (2) Neeraj 55.5, 4. Avec Plaisir (3) S. Chinoy 53 and 5. Livorno (5) Ruzaan 49.

1. Hotstepper, 2. Astraea

•MAHARAJA OF MORVI TROPHY (1,400m), 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-30: 1. Spica (4) S. N. Chavan 57.5, 2. Aquadisiac (2) M. Narredu 57, 3. Oasis Star (1) Srinath 55.5 and 4. Regal Reform (3) B. Prakash 54.

Oasis Star

•J. P. MORGAN CHASE TROPHY (1,200m), rated 20 to 46, 3-00: 1. Oyster Princess (3) Riyaz 61, 2. Sharp Memory (6) Shailesh 60, 3. Recollection (1) B. Prakash 59.5, 4. Uproar (4) Shelar 57.5, 5. Amadomio (8) Baandal 56, 6. Siroco (2) Belose 56, 7. Green Valley (7) Neeraj 51.5 and 8. Up North (5) N. Alam 49.

1. Recollection, 2. Oyster Princess, 3. Green Valley

•CAESARS PALACE GOLD TROPHY (1,400m), rated 40 to 66, 3-30: 1. Arkhos (7) S. Chinoy 59, 2. Ishtar (8) Pradeep 59, 3. Red Indian (3) Rupesh 55, 4. Giocometti (6) Merchant 54.5, 5. Yana (1) Appu 54.5, 6. Radiating (4) Srinath 54, 7. Present Glory (9) B. Prakash 52.5, 8. Raquel (2) Ruzaan 51 and 9. Intimacy (5) Neeraj 50.

1. Yana, 2. Radiating, 3. Present Glory

•CAESARS PALACE JUVENILE DEBUT STAKES (1,000m), Maiden 2-y-o only (Terms), 4-00: 1. Absolute Reality (12) S. Chinoy 55, 2. Exotic Star (11) S. N. Chavan 55, 3. Feisty Dancer (5) Pereira 55, 4. Insite Soul (4) Merchant 55, 5. Successor (9) Appu 55, 6. Aurora Aurealis (7) Neeraj 53.5, 7. Global Spirit (2) T. Atul 53.5, 8. Katania (13) Rupesh 53.5, 9. Kiara (8) Ruzaan 53.5, 10. Lilac Time (3) Shelar 53.5, 11. Personal Point (1) Sameer 53.5, 12. Princess Ruby (14) Rathore 53.5, 13. Riyasat (6) Srinath 53.5 and 14. Secret Glory (10) B. Prakash 53.5.

1. Successor, 2. Riyasat, 3. Kiara

•MATHRADAS GOCULDAS TROPHY (1,400m), rated 80 and upwards, 4-30: 1. Torque (1) Merchant 62, 2. The Hurricane (4) Srinath 57.5, 3. Shyboy (2) Shailesh 56.5, 4. Desert Conqueror (5) D. K. Ashish 53.5 and 5. Alvarita (3) Neeraj 52.5.

1. Alvarita, 2. The Hurricane

•SEASON’S BEST PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 26, 5-00: 1. Lake Palace (10) B. Prakash 59, 2. Tracy (3) K. Sunil 59, 3. Jazzego (6) Srinath 58.5, 4. Alexa (1) M. Narredu 57.5, 5. Brave Star (4) Appu 57.5, 6. Buenos Aires (7) Ruzaan 57.5, 7. Eternal Flight (9) Merchant 56, 8. Home To Home (8) Belose 56, 9. Lovely Feelings (2) Shailesh 54 and 10. Rage Of Angels (5) Baandal 54.

1. Buenos Aires, 2. Jazzego,

3. Alexa

Day’s best: Oasis Star

Double: Hotstepper — Yana

Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.

Treble: 4, 5 & 7.

Tanala: All races.

Super Jackpot: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.