Date:29/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122955751500.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Flashing Star appeals most

CHENNAI: Flashing Star appeals most among the four runners in the fray for the Class I P. M. Antony Memorial Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Dec. 29).

False rails (width about 12 mts from 1,400m to the winning post) will be in position.

•ARISTOCRAT PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms), 1-00 p.m: 1. Alpha Jet (2) Rajendra Singh 59, 2. Heroic Epic (6) Milan 59 (incl 5 kg penalty), 3. Beauchamp Prince (3) B. Prakash 54, 4. Cosmic Explorer (1) C. Velu 54, 5. Mountain Pride (4) Ross 52.5, 6. Rock And Roll (7) Manikandan 52.5 and 7. Swift Princess (5) Kabthar 52.5.

1. Beauchamp Prince, 2. Alpha Jet, 3. Cosmic Explorer

•MANIPUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. II, 1-30: 1. Autumn Pearl (3) Milan 60, 2. Exotic Duke (1) Rajendra Singh 60, 3. Cobra King (4) Prem 57 and 4. Oksana (2) B. Prakash 60 (incl. 5 kg extra).

1. Oksana, 2. Autumn Pearl

•P. M. ANTONY MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), Cl. I, 2-00: 1. Steinlen (1) Rajendra Singh 60, 2. Numeric (4) Milan 57.5, 3. Flashing Star (2) B. Prakash 55.5 and 4. Polar Circle (3) Ross 55.

1. Flashing Star, 2. Steinlen

•ARISTOCRAT PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms), 2-30: 1. Bureaucrat (2) B. Prakash 59, 2. Fabulous Strike (1) Milan 57.5 (incl. 5 kg extra), 3. Forest Storm (5) Babul 55.5, 4. Moonlight Music (6) Rajendra Singh 52.5, 5. Quest Of Victory (3) Ross 52.5 and 6. Simply Elegant (4) S. Manohar 52.5.

1. Bureaucrat, 2. Fabulous Strike

•GRAND STAND PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. III, 3-00: 1. Dancer’s Wave (2) Narasimha 60, 2. Lucky Pioneer (4) Rajendra Singh 58, 3. Wizard Prince (6) Prem 56.5, 4. South Star (5) B. Prakash 55.5, 5. Irish Noble (1) Milan 59 (incl. 5kg extra), 6. Art Historian (3) S. Manohar 53.5 and 7. Be My Hero (7) Ross 56.5 (incl. 5 kg extra).

1. South Star, 2. Art Historian,

3. Be My Hero

•GUJARAT PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), Cl. V-A, 5-y-o & over, 3-30: 1. Commander’s Wish (1) Mohan 60, 2. Amazing Striker (3) Casey 59, 3. Birthday Star (7) S. Manohar 59, 4. Star Admiral (5) Prem 59, 5. Indian Gold (6) Narasimha 58, 6. Star Hopeful (8) Babul 53.5, 7. Formidable Force (9) Manikandan 53, 8. Multicultural (4) C. Velu 52.5 and 9. Our Warrior (2) Kabthar 50.

1. Star Hopeful, 2. Multicultural, 3. Star Admiral

•GRAND STAND PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), Cl. III, 4-00: 1. Highland Wonder (3) Mohan 60, 2. Imperial Stride (7) Babul 58, 3. Rainbow Mirage (5) Ross 55.5, 4. Gold Crusader (6) Milan 54, 5. King’s Heir (4) Rajendra Singh 53, 6. Mystery Knight (1) S. Manohar 57.5 (incl. 5 kg extra) and 7. Bold Promise (2) Kabthar 55 (incl. 5 kg extra).

1. Rainbow Mirage, 2. King’s Heir, 3. Gold Crusader

•GUJARAT PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), Cl. V-A, 5-y-o & over, 4-30: 1. Star Millionaire (5) Mohan 60, 2. Royal Heir (4) C. Velu 58.5, 3. Forcing Bid (1) Narasimha 58, 4. National Trust (7) Manikandan 57, 5. Smart Falcon (8) Babul 56.5, 6. Generous Lad (3) Kabthar 55, 7. Mystic Powers (6) Miss Roopa 54 and 8. Glorious Quest (2) Ross 52.5.

1. Glorious Quest, 2. Forcing Bid, 3. National Trust

•TIRUPATHI PLATE (1,000m), Cl. V-B, 5-00: 1. Mister Elegant (2) Mohan 60, 2. Dancing Storm (9) Prem 58.5, 3. Starmaniac (4) Narasimha 58.5, 4. Battle Ridge (11) Zulquar Nain 57, 5. Castle Quest (6) Mukesh Kumar 57, 6. Polar Magic (10) Saddam Iqbal 56.5, 7. Salut D’Amour (3) C. Velu 56.5, 8. Stunning Show (1) C. Umesh 54, 9. Sharavathi (8) C. Murugan 53.5, 10. Amasing Boy (7) Akbar 50 and 11. Prince Of Hearts (5) Manikandan 50.

1. Battle Ridge, 2. Castle Quest,

3. Stunning Show

Day’s best: Oksana

Double: Flashing Star – South Star

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