Date:28/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122855991300.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Reconnect for Golconda 2000 Guineas

Hyderabad: Reconnect will be hard to toss in the Golconda 2000 Guineas (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 28).

There will be no false rails.

•LOVEABLE PRINCESS PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m), Cat. II, maiden 2-y-o only (Terms), 12-40 p.m: 1. Casablanca (7) Chary 55, 2. King Of Court (9) Nitin 55, 3. Menlo Park (1) P. Kamlesh 55, 4. Mr. Don (4) Christopher 55, 5. Star Of Newyork (6) R. B. Shinde 55, 6. Triple Nine (2) N. Rawal 55, 7. Colette (10) Sequeira 53.5, 8. Imaan (8) T. S. Jodha 53.5, 9. Meritorious (5) A. Imran Khan 53.5 and 10. Tristar (3) Ali Khan 53.5.

1. Menlo Park, 2. Casablanca,

3. Meritorious

•LOVEABLE PRINCESS PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m), Cat. II, maiden 2-y-o only (Terms), 1-10: 1. Bold Brigade (3) Aadesh 55, 2. Cool Brother (6) A. Imran Khan 55, 3. Lalaczar (10) Laxmikanth 55, 4. Miracle (8) Sequeira 55, 5. Ruffiano (9) T. S. Jodha 55, 6. Scubarioo (1) P. Kamlesh 55, 7. Aphrodisiac (7) D. Grant 53.5, 8. Easy Strides (5) Ali Khan 53.5, 9. Party Doll (4) R. B. Shinde 53.5 and 10. Yanamaria (2) Christopher 53.5.

1. Ruffiano, 2. Scubarioo,

3. Yanamaria

•SILKY BABY PLATE (Div. II) (1,000m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 1-40: 1. Al Jameel (3) Sk. Sharookh 61.5, 2. Hardccore (1) R. B. Shinde 60, 3. Chamatkar (6) Harish 58.5, 4. Royal Code (10) Asbar 56, 5. Baywatch Babe (8) Laxman 55, 6. Deccan Passion (4) Ali Khan 55, 7. Cannon Vision (5) Nitin 53.5, 8. Play Zone (7) Sreekant 52, 9. Pretty Fit (2) M. Krishna 51.5 and 10. Colorados Pride (9) Laxmikanth 50.5.

1. Cannon Vision, 2. Chamatkar, 3. Royal Code

•MAKALU CUP (1,600m), Cat. III, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 2-10: 1. Favourable Terms (8) T. S. Jodha 62, 2. Easy Mover (4) N. Rawal 61, 3. High Lands (6) Nitin 61, 4. Kodos (7) Umesh 61, 5. Lucky Damsel (2) Harish 60.5, 6. Cannon Hawk (1) Sk. Farookh 55.5, 7. Madho (9) Ramana 55, 8. Ripples (5) Christopher 54 and 9. Jay Jay (3) Abhinay 50.5.

1. Favourable Terms, 2. Kodos,

3. High Lands

•VICTORY PLATE (1,800m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 75, 2-40: 1. Nano War (6) Harish 60.5, 2. Chief De Mission (7) Sk. Farookh 59, 3. Adelaide (5) Aadesh 56.5, 4. Realtor (4) D. Grant 56, 5. Punjab Regiment (8) Ramana 51, 6. Armstrong (1) Umesh 50, 7. Dark Desire (3) T. S. Jodha 50 and 8. Unexpected Twist (2) Laxmikanth 49.

1. Realtor, 2. Nano War,

3. Dark Desire

•T. CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), Cat. I, 3-y-o & over (Terms), 3-15: 1. Coral Gables (13) P. Kamlesh 63.5, 2. Khaleels Pride (3) Mukesh 63.5, 3. Auxiliary (1) Christopher 62.5, 4. Touch Of Gold (9) S. Nayak 59.5, 5. Arrow Of Light (5) Sequeira 57.5, 6. Flying Rudolph (11) Chary 57.5, 7. King’s Fortune (6) A. Imran Khan 57.5, 8. Buddy Brothers (7) Umesh 53.5, 9. Raj Veer (2) T. S. Jodha 53.5, 10. Vinaleo (12) Ali Khan 53.5, 11. Doing My Best (10) Aadesh 52, 12. Glaring Godzilla (4) Harish 51.5 and 13. Star Composer (8) Laxmikanth 51.5.

1. Auxiliary, 2. Raj Veer,

3. Coral Gables

•SILKY BABY PLATE (Div. I) (1,000m), Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50, 3-45: 1. Easy Touch (10) T. S. Jodha 62, 2. Cygnet (4) Sk. Farookh 61.5, 3. Al Awal (8) Umesh 59.5, 4. Classic One (5) N. Rawal 58, 5. Grey Shot (2) Laxman 55.5, 6. Just Be Cool (6) Laxmikanth 54.5, 7. Sprint Champ (7) Harish 54.5, 8. Man Of The Moment (9) S. Nayak 54, 9. Flaming Ruby (3) B. Shanker 52.5 and 10. Cannon View (1) Nitin 50.

1. Easy Touch, 2. Al Awal,

3. Cannon View

•GOLCONDA 2000 GUINEAS (Grade II) (1,600m), 3-y-o only (Terms), 4-15: 1. Al Jadeed (2) Nitin 57, 2. Blaack Mischief (5) T. S. Jodha 57, 3. Carte Blanche (1) Christopher 57, 4. Iaepetus (6) D. Grant 57, 5. Reconnect (4) A. Imran Khan 57, 6. Ruben Stein (8) R. B. Shinde 57, 7. Sound Of Nature (3) P. Kamlesh 57 and 8. Vijaysamrat (7) Harish 57.

1. Reconnect, 2. Carte Blanche,

3. Blaack Mischief

•TREASURE LEAF PLATE (1,100m), Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 25, 4-50: 1. Kohinoor Diamond (7) Nitin 61, 2. Zagreb (3) Umesh 61, 3. Royal Light (-) (-) 60.5, 4. Smart Choice (4) Mukesh 60.5, 5. Turning Point (2) Sk. Sharookh 59.5, 6. Autumn Gold (6) Chary 52, 7. Ocean City (5) Ramana 51 and 8. Citi Chief (1) Asbar 49.

1. Kohinoor Diamond, 2. Smart Choice, 3. Zagreb

Day’s best: Reconnect

Double: Menlo Park - Auxiliary

Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Tr:(i): 1, 2 & 3, (ii): 4, 5 & 6, (iii): 7, 8 & 9. Tanala: Will operate on races where there are five or more starters.