Date:27/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/27/stories/2008112754041700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Steinlen in line for a hat-trick

CHENNAI: Steinlen winner of his last two starts is poised to complete a hat-trick in the Class I Pandya Plate (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on (Nov. 27). False rails (width about 12 mts from 1,400m to the winning post) will be in position.

•BLUE MOON PLATE (Div.I), (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms), 1-00 p.m.: 1. College Scholar (4) Rajendra Singh 55, 2. Noble Crusader (2) Milan 55, 3. Prince Forever (5) Mohan 55, 4. Apple Of My Eye (6) Ross 53.5, 5. Dancing Delight (1) Prem 53.5, 6. Eternal Legacy (7) M. Venkatesh 53.5 and 7. Swift Princess (3) Manikandan 53.5.

1. Dancing Delight, 2. Swift Princess, 3. College Scholar

•ALLAHABAD PLATE (1,200m), Cl. II, 1-30: 1. Imperial Stride (4) Rajendra Singh 60, 2. Cobra King (2) M. Venkatesh 59, 3. Dance With Dreams (1) Ross 58 and 4. Magical Warrior (3) Mohan 57.

1. Dance With Dreams, 2. Cobra King

•BLUE MOON PLATE (Div.II), (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only (Terms), 2-00: 1. Divine Spirit (3) Milan 55, 2. King Of Aces (1) Rajendra Singh 55, 3. Sky Crusader (4) Babul 55, 4. Always Bold (2) Kabthar 53.5, 5. Moonlight Music (5) Ross 53.5, 6. Simply Elegant (7) Ross 53.5 and 7. Vantage Point (6) Mohan 53.5.

1. Vantage Point, 2. Divine Spirit, 3. Moonlight Music

•PANDYA PLATE (1,200m), Cl. I, 2-30: 1. Numeric (5) C. Velu 60, 2. Star Phoenix (6) Prem 59, 3. Steinlen (2) Rajendra Singh 59, 4. Twilight Time (3) Mohan 58, 5. First Emperor (4) Milan 57.5 and 6. King’s Envoy (1) Narasimha 57.

1. Steinlen, 2. First Emperor

•BIRG. R. C. R. HILL MEMORIAL CUP (Div.I), (1,200m), Cl. III, 3-00: 1. Celtic Princess (6) Mohan 62, 2. Red Sails (2) Narasimha 58.5, 3. Highland Wonder (3) M. Venkatesh 57.5, 4. Smart N Unique (5) Manikandan 52, 5. Lucky Pioneer (7) Casey 51.5, 6. Irish Noble (4) Babul 50 and 7. Bold Promise (1) Miss Roopa 50.

1. Lucky Pioneer, 2. Smart N Unique, 3. Celtic Princess

•WHAT NEXT PLATE (Div.I), (1,200m), Cl. V-A, 3-30: 1. Amazing Striker (4) S. Manohar 61, 2. Reflected Glory (9) Milan 61, 3. Guest Connections (5) Narasimha 60, 4. New Edge (1) C. Velu 59.5, 5. Royal Heir (10) Rajendra Singh 59, 6. Space Time (8) Lakshmanan 57, 7. Commander’s Wish (3) Kabthar 56, 8. Star Hopeful (11) Ross 53, 9. King Tudor (6) C. Umesh 52, 10. Instant Appeal (7) Venkatesan 51 and 11. Stage Flight (2) C. Murugan 50.

1. Star Hopeful, 2. Royal Heir,

3. Amazing Striker

•BRIG R.C. R. HILL MEMORIAL CUP (Div.II), (1,200m), Cl. III, 4-00: .1 Dancer’s Wave (2) Babul 60, 2. King’s Heir (5) Narasimha 60, 3. Mystery Knight (6) Kabthar 55, 4. Rainbow Mirage (4) Milan 55, 5. Gold Crusader (1) C. Velu 54.5, 6. Beautiful Vision (7) S. Manohar 54.5 and 7. Art Historian (3) Manikandan 54.5.

1. King’s Heir, 2. Dancer’s Wave, 3. Art Historian

•WHAT NEXT PLATE (Div.II), (1,200m), Cl. V-A, 4-30: 1. Casino Knight (10) Manikandan 61, 2. Destinys Dream (5) Kabthar 59, 3. Smart Falcon (8) Babul 58, 4. Lord Admiral (4) Ross 56, 5. Indian Gold (2) Narasimha 55, 6. Prince Of Elegance (7) Casey 55, 7. Forcing Bid (3) M. Venkatesh 54.5, 8. Roman Ruler (6) C. Velu 54.5, 9. Starlight Gazer (9) Prem 54.5, 10. Star Summit (11) S. Manohar 51.5 and 11. Star Of Calypso (1) Miss Roopa 51.

1. Indian Gold, 2. Casino Knight, 3. Starlight Gazer

•JAIPUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. V-B, 5-00: 1. One For Me (2) Huffton 60, 2. Surfers Paradise (8) C. Brisson 59, 3. Audacity (10) C. Umesh 57, 4. Imperial Magician (7) Mukesh Kumar 57, 5. Oxford Don (4) Zulquar Nain 57, 6. Tycoon Square (6) Bopanna 57, 7. Kings Crusade (14) Lakshmanan 56.5, 8. Revolving Star (3) Venkatesan 56, 9. Beau Gallant (11) Sham Kumar 55.5, 10. Diesel (17) Srinivasan 55, 11. Star Material (16) Akbar 55, 12. Stunning Show (5) A. Hussain 54, 13. Dashing Brave (1) Miss Roopa 53.5, 14. Sharavathi (9) C. Murugan 53.5, 15. Queen Of Tamilnadu (13) Huzaif 51.5, 16. Grand Matador (15) Casey 50 and 17. Destiny Boy (12) Cornelius 50.

1. Beau Gallant, 2. Imperial Magician, 3. Stunning Show

Day’s best: Steinlen

Double: Dancing Delight - Dance With Dreams

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9; Tr: 7, 8 & 9.