Date:11/12/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/11/stories/2007121161752100.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Romantic Count for main event

CHENNAI: Romantic Count is well set to claim the Class I Mysore Race Club Cup (1,000m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Tuesday (Dec. 11).

There will be no false rails.

•SHOLINGAR PLATE (1,200m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms), 1-15 p.m: 1. Astronomer Royal (4) Rajendra Singh 55, 2. Autumn Pearl (1) Milan 55, 3. Surfers Paradise (6) Prem 55, 4. Magical Fantasy (2) C. Velu 53.5, 5. Spanish Heart (5) Senthil Kumar 53.5, 6. Stage Acclaimed (7) Mohan 53.5 and 7. Stunning Move (3) B. Prakash 53.5.

1. Stunning Move, 2. Autumn Pearl, 3. Astronomer Royal

•MYSORE RACE CLUB CUP (1,000m), Cl. I, 1-45: 1. Moon Emperor (4) Milan 60, 2. Future Fame (3) Prem 59.5, 3. Dance With Dreams (5) Rajendra Singh 57.5, 4. Romantic Count (2) B. Prakash 54 and 5. First Emperor (1) C. Murugan 47.

1. Romantic Count, 2. Moon Emperor

•RUIA STUD PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), Cl. IV, 2-15: 1. Be My Hero (18) C. Velu 60, 2. Diamond King (17) Huzaif 58, 3. Forcing Bid (6) Rajendra Singh 55.5, 4. Bold Faith (2) B. Prakash 55, 5. Celtic Princess (4) Milan 54, 6. Indian Gold (8) Prem 54, 7. Great Crusader (15) R. Karthik 52.5, 8. Olympian (12) Lakshmanan 52.5, 9. Pay Check (16) S. Manohar 48, 10. Revolving Star (14) Venkatesan 48, 11. Ancient Princess (3) Kabthar 47.5, 12. Island Ruler (10) C. Umesh 47.5, 13. Oksana (1) Manikandan 47.5, 14. Fairy Fantasy (5) C. Murugan 47, 15. Fashion Statement (9) Miss Roopa 47, 16. Hunters Wish (11) Cornelius 47, 17. Lion Mountain (13) Mukesh Kumar 47 and 18. Potential Star (7) Babul 47.

1. Bold Faith, 2. Ancient Princess, 3. Forcing Bid

•PONDICHERRY PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), Cl. V-A, 2-45: 1. Star Hopeful (11) B. Prakash 60, 2. Auriferous (7) R. Karthik 59, 3. Majestically (1) Cornelius 59, 4. Prince Crimson (13) Milan 59, 5. Royal Celebrity (12) Rajendra Singh 58, 6. Peripheral (4) Mohan 57, 7. Culture Shock (8) Prem 56, 8. Notable Guest (9) Senthil Kumar 55, 10. Trojan River (10) Zulquar Nain 54, 10. Dream Fantasy (14) Kabthar 53, 11. Cheeky Girl (18) C. Velu 52, 12. Inverloch (3) S. Manohar 52, 13. Golden Galaxy (17) Huzaif 50.5, 14. High Accolade (2) Srinivasan 48.5, 15. Regal Secret (6) Casey 48.5, 16. Secret Dance (15) Manikandan 48.5, 17. Smart Charmer (5) C. Umesh 47.5 and 18. Sharp Spirit (16) Azmal Hussian 47.

1. Star Hopeful, 2. Dream Fantasy, 3. Prince Crimson

•RUIA STUD PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), Cl. IV, 3-15: 1. Lucky Pioneer (11) Milan 60, 2. Diffidence (12) Mohan 59, 3. King’s Heir (9) Casey 59, 4. Formidable Force (1) Rajendra Singh 57.5, 5. Irish Noble (2) Senthil Kumar 57.5, 6. Admiral’s Force (13) Prem 54, 7. Casino Knight (7) Babul 54, 8. Peace Prize (4) B. Prakash 54, 9. Allied Victory (10) C. Velu 53.5, 10. Smart N Excellent (3) Kabthar 50.5, 11. Proud Native (5) C. Murugan 50, 12. Secret Flight (6) Manikandan 48.5 and 13. The One (8) S. Manohar 48.5.

1. Peace Prize, 2. Formidable Force, 3. Lucky Pioneer

•COIMBATORE PLATE (1,000m), Cl. V-B, 5-y-o & over, 3-45: 1. Castle Quest (5) Azmal Hussain 60, 2. Princess Gabriella (4) Srinivasan 60, 3. Sharp Star (14) Rajendra Singh 59, 4. Just A Dream (17) Akbar 57, 5. Finest Moment (16) Senthil Kumar 56.5, 6. Seattle Victory (6) P. M. Bopanna 56.5, 7. Border Arrow (1) Saddam Iqbal 56, 8. Ace Of Hearts (12) Milan 54.5, 9. Wayward King (11) Mohan 53.5, 10. Salient Star (8) C. Velu 53, 11. Grey Eagle (7) Prem 52.5, 12. Frankie (2) C. Murugan 51, 13. My King (13) Babul 51, 14. Marvellous Star (10) Kabthar 49.5, 15. Star Forrester (9) Manikandan 49.5, 16. Spitfire (15) Huzaif 49 and 17. Jade Hunter (3) Casey 48.5.

1. Salient Star, 2. Sharp Star,

3. Frankie

•PONDICHERRY PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), Cl. V-A, 4-15: 1. Accolade (10) R. Karthik 60, 2. Matinee Star (5) Rajendra Singh 60, 3. Browning (1) Prem 59, 4. Name And Fame (3) Milan 59, 5. Sensuous Touch (16) Manikandan 59, 6. Against The Odds (13) Kabthar 57.5, 7. Rich Attraction (18) Babul 57.5, 8. Condrieu (11) Mohan 56.5, 9. Dancing Storm (2) C. Velu 55.5, 10. Grand Matador (9) D. Huffton 54.5, 11. Royal Amaretto (7) Senthil Kumar 54.5, 12. Amazing Blaze (14) Saddam Iqbal 52.5, 13. Scent Of Victory (12) Akbar 51.5, 14. Audacity (8) C. Umesh 51, 15. Circus Star (4) C. Murugan 50, 16. Rising Time (17) Zulquar Nain 49.5, 17. Stunning Show (15) S. Manohar 48.5 and 18. Oxford Don (6) Azmal Hussian 48.

1. Circus Star, 2. Name And Fame, 3. Stunning Show

•RUIA STUD PLATE (Div. III), (1,000m), Cl. IV, 4-45: 1. Star Collection (8) Milan 60, 2. Mischief Inhiseyes (11) C. Velu 59, 3. Gold Crusader (6) Senthil Kumar 58, 4. Spanish Ace (5) Prem 58, 5. Lady Stardust (10) Mohan 56.5, 6. Ring Of Destiny (3) Rajendra Singh 56.5, 7. Polish Emperor (1) Babul 55.5, 8. Mr. Darcy (12) Kabthar 51.5, 9. Dazzling Skill (7) K. S. Rathore 49, 10. Star Councillor (2) Manikandan 49, 11. Royal Heir (9) S. Manohar 48.5 and 12. Rapid Return (4) C. Murugan 47.

1. Star Councillor, 2. Star Collection, 3. Ring Of Destiny

•RAGHAVA VARMA CUP (1,400m), Cl. V-B, 5-15: 1. Imperialistic (11) Senthil Kumar 60, 2. Awesome Warrior (13) Kabthar 59.5, 3. Saddler’s Quest (12) S. Manohar 59.5, 4. Camp Commander (4) Srinivasan 58.5, 5. Cosmic Bullet (8) Babul 57.5, 6. Majestic Missile (3) Miss Roopa 56.5, 7. Tycoon Square (2) Manikandan 56.5, 8. Arma (1) Prem 56, 9. Lord Of Vision (15) Huzaif 55.5, 10. Trojan Flight (5) Mohan 54.5, 11. Candy Man (6) Rajendra Singh 54, 12. Mighty Flash (10) C. Velu 52, 13. Far Storm (14) Casey 49.5, 14. Primaticcio (9) C. Murugan 49 and 15. Regent Court (7) Zulquar Nain 47.5.

1. Arma, 2. Candy Man, 3. Cosmic Bullet

Day’s best: Peace Prize

Double: Stunning Move — Star Hopeful

Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.

Treble: 7, 8 & 9.