Date:05/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070554621800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Crocodile Hunter well prepared

BANGALORE: Crocodile Hunter, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the H.B. Gundappa Gowda Memorial Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday (July 5).

False rails (width about 4m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 7.5m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position.

• NOBLE PRINCESS PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45 – 1-30.p.m: 1. Power To Fight (6) B. Prakash 62.5, 2. Spark Of Elegance (5) S. John 60, 3. Mind Me (2) Appu 59, 4. You And I (3) Vivek 58.5, 5. Royal Player (4) Rajesh Babu 57.5, 6. Snow Prince (8) S. Babu 55, 7. Near N Dear (1) Shobhan 52.5 and 8. Flip Your Destiny (7) P.S. Chouhan 51.5.

1. Royal Player, 2. Mind Me,

3. Power To Fight

• ROYAL TERN PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6-y-o – 2-00: 1. Worth A Million (7) Gautam Raj 60, 2. Appertain (5) C. Alford 59, 3. Astro Future (2) P.S. Chouhan 59, 4. Chakravyuha Bhedak (6) Vivek 59, 5. Savannah Pride (1) B. Prakash 58.5, 6. Splendid Glory (4) Suraj Narredu 58, 7. Nice Guy (8) Christopher 56 and 8. Little Premium (3) P. Ramesh 55.5.

1. Appertain, 2. Savannah Pride, 3. Nice Guy

• KRANJI PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 25, 4, 5 & 6-y-o – 2-30: 1. Ronkonkoma (6) Adarsh 61.5, 2. Royal Artist (9) P.S. Chouhan 60, 3. Road To Romance (1) Appu 59.5, 4. She’s A Diamond (5) Krishnan 59, 5. Zangi (10) Shobhan 56, 6. Silver Paris (8) Md. Shoaib 55, 7. Firey Business (2) Selvaraj 54.5, 8. Mafioso (3) Suraj Narredu 53.5, 9. Gracian (7) Shinde 53.5 and 10. Buck Passer Junior (4) Gautam Raj 51.5.

1. Mafioso, 2. Gracian,

3. Road To Romance

• KUMARARAJAH M.A.M. MUTHIAH CUP (1,200m), rated 40 to 65 – 3-00: 1. Lady Patricia (3) P.S. Chouhan 60, 2. Axiology (6) B. Mahesh 58, 3. Music On Demand (8) D. Patel 57, 4. Fanaa (1) Shahbuddin 57, 5. Spiritofexcellence (2) Gnaneshwar 57, 6. Blushing Beam (5) B. Prakash 56, 7. Luminous Gold (4) Suraj Narredu 54 and 8. Mudeer Power (7) Appu 54.

1. Blushing Beam,

2. Spiritofexcellence,

3. Luminous Gold

• CAMINO PLATE (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) – 3-30: 1. Fair Invader (8) S. Ramesh 56, 2. Comanche War Paint (7) M. Ravi 56, 3. Fly For Sure (10) Srinath 56, 4. Star Speed (6) W. Smith 56, 5. Spark Of Class (1) S. John 56, 6. Sikander E Alam (4) Shobhan 56, 7. Olympic Kingdom (2) P.S. Chouhan 56, 8. Super Sha (5) Gnaneshwar 56, 9. Seven Star (3) M. Narredu 54.5 and 10. Beauty (9) Krishnan 54.5.

1. Star Speed, 2. Super Sha,

3. Seven Star

• H.B.GUNDAPPA GOWDA MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), rated 80 & above – 4-00: 1. Aurelian (8) M. Narredu 64, 2. Pastiche (2) Srinath 61, 3. Beckham (9) S. Ramesh 56.5, 4. Conquering Love (4) C. Alford 56, 5. Diamond Hunter (10) Appu 55, 6. Mercurial (6) S. John 55, 7. Dinesa (1) Shinde 54, 8. Crocodile Hunter (7) W. Smith 51, 9. Fantabulous Prince (3) Chandrashekar 50 and 10. Romantic Scene (5) Md. Shafiq 50.

1. Crocodile Hunter, 2. Pastiche, 3. Aurelian

• FIRE HAVEN PLATE (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms) – 4-30: 1. Chinab (9) M. Narredu 56, 2. Resplendent Alpha (8) Raja Rao 56, 3. Way To Fantasy (3) Christopher 56, 4. Garrison Chief (10) Ms. Lisa Jones 56, 5. Take My Word (5) Jagadeesh 56, 6. Supreme Harmony (2) S. Babu 54.5, 7. Joanna (4) Vivek 54.5, 8. Dash To Cash (1) C. Alford 54.5, 9. Cover Up (-) (-) 54.5, 10. Felicitad (6) Ranjeet 54.5 and 11. Perfect Analysis (7) Md. Shafiq 54.5.

1. Dash To Cash, 2. Chinab,

3. Perfect Analysis

• ROYAL TERN PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 4, 5 & 6-y-o –5-00: 1. Rapid Response (4) Khurshad Alam 62, 2. Arabian Memories (3) Md. Shafiq 60.5, 3. Footstepsinthesky (1) S.R. Bhagwat 60.5, 4. Gara Fluid (5) Md. Shoaib 60, 5. Royal Hero (6) Vivek 59.5, 6. Ecuador (2) Shinde 59, 7. Kemrock (8) A. Velu 57 and 8. Spread A Smile (7) Sreekanth 53.

1. Arabian Memories,

2. Footstepsinthesky,

3. Gara Fluid

Day’s best: Appertain

Double: Dash To Cash – Arabian Memories

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