Date:02/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/02/stories/2009010256251600.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

King’s Envoy appeals most

CHENNAI: King’s Envoy appeals most among the four runners in the fray for the Class I Om. Sp. L. Al. Alagappa Chettiar Memorial Cup (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Friday (Jan. 2).

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

•BELUR PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms), 1-15 p.m: 1. Heroic Epic (5) Kabthar 59, 2. Beauchamp Prince (7) Mohan 57, 3. Swift Princess (6) Prem 55.5, 4. Cosmic Explorer (3) Manikandan 54, 5. Majestic Times (1) Milan 54, 6. Quest Of Victory (2) Rajendra Singh 52.5 and 7. Simply Elegant (4) Ross 52.5.

1. Majestic Times,

2. Quest Of Victory,

3. Simply Elegant

•MANALI PLATE (1,000m), Cl. II, 1-45: 1. Autumn Pearl (2) Kabthar 60, 2. Cosmic Star (5) Mohan 59, 3. Cobra King (1) Manikandan 55.5, 4. Cape Royal (4) Prem 54 and 5. Rasalas (3) Babul 50.

1. Cobra King, 2. Cape Royal

•BELUR PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-15: 1. Fabulous Strike (1) S. Manohar 57.5, 2. Forest Storm (3) Babul 55.5, 3. Air Academy (5) Prem 54, 4. Divine Spirit (4) Milan 54, 5. Mountain Pride (2) Rajendra Singh 52.5, 6. Rock And Roll (7) C. Velu 52.5 and 7. Sea Crest (6) Ross 52.5.

1. Divine Spirit, 2. Sea Crest,

3. Mountain Pride

•OM. SP. L. AL. ALAGAPPA CHETTIAR MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), Cl. I, 2-45: 1. Retained Asset (2) Mohan 60, 2. Polar Circle (3) Rajendra Singh 58.5, 3. Twilight Time (1) Milan 57 and 4. King’s Envoy (4) Ross 56.5.

1. King’s Envoy,

2. Retained Asset

•MEMBERS CUP (1,600m), Cl. V-A, 3-10: 1. Reflected Glory (1) Kabthar 60, 2. Trojan River (4) Sham Kumar 60, 3. Amazing Striker (7) C. Velu 57.5, 4. Accolade (3) Srinivasan 57, 5. Star Millionaire (14) S. Manohar 56.5, 6. Glorious Quest (9) Manikandan 55.5, 7. Forcing Bid (5) Mohan 55, 8. Star Hopeful (12) Babul 55, 9. Formidable Force (17) Prem 54, 10. Mystic Powers (10) Miss Roopa 54, 11. Galaxy King (16) Saddam Iqbal 53, 12. Hunters Wish (6) Cornelius 52, 13. Arctic Wings (15) A. Brisson 51.5, 14. Diamond King (2) Zulquar Nain 51.5, 15. Space Time (13) Lakshmanan 51.5, 16. Golden Galaxy (11) Huzaif 50 and 17. King Tudor (8) C. Umesh 50.

1. Glorious Quest,

2. Reflected Glory,

3. Star Hopeful

•RAINBOW PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), Cl. III, 3-40: 1. King’s Heir (2) Narasimha 61, 2. South Star (5) Milan 58.5, 3. Bold Promise (3) Rajendra Singh 55.5, 4. Red Sails (4) Ross 55, 5. Secret Romeo (6) C. Velu 52.5, 6. Imperial Stride (1) S. Manohar 52 and 7. Lucky Pioneer (7) Kabthar 50.

1. Secret Romeo, 2. South Star,

3. Red Sails

•BELGAUM PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), Cl. V-B, 4-05: 1. Mister Elegant (5) Srinivasan 60, 2. Amazing Quest (10) Mukesh Kumar 59, 3. Starmaniac (11) Narasimha 59, 4. Dancing Storm (9) Rajendra Singh 58.5, 5. Lucky Line (8) Casey 57, 6. Handsome Grey (6) Miss Roopa 56.5, 7. Storm Regent (4) Kabthar 56.5, 8. Regal Revolution (1) Manikandan 55.5, 9. Silver Duke (2) Babul 55.5, 10. Allanridge (7) S. Manohar 55 and 11. Empire Star (3) C. Velu 52.5.

1. Dancing Storm, 2. Lucky Line, 3. Starmaniac

•RAINBOW PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), Cl. III: 4-30: Irish Noble (1) Narasimha 60, 2. Mystery Knight (7) Milan 60, 3. Rainbow Mirage (4) Ross 59, 4. Highland Wonder (2) Prem 58.5, 5. Dancer’s Wave (3) Mohan 58, 6. Empirical (6) Rajendra Singh 55.5 and 7. Mozart (5) Manikandan 53.5.

1. Empirical, 2. Mozart,

3. Rainbow Mirage

•BELGAUM PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), Cl. V-B, 5-00: 1. Mochachino (3) A. Brisson 60, 2. Our Warrior (16) S. Manohar 60, 3. Royal Bounty (7) Sham Kumar 60, 4. Instant Appeal (2) Lakshmanan 59, 5. Smart N Excellent (1) Narasimha 58, 6. Beau Gallant (15) Zulquar Nain 57.5, 7. Be My Chief (14) Saddam Iqbal 57, 8. Kings Crusade (8) C. Umesh 56.5, 9. Desiring (10) Bopanna 56, 10. Imperial Magician (12) Mukesh Kumar 55.5, 11. Queen Of Tamilnadu (13) Huzaif 52.5, 12. Turbo Jet (6) Venkatesan 51, 13. Angelyn (17) A. Hussain 50, 14. Grand Matador (5) Casey 50, 15. Royal Answer (18) C. Murugan 50, 16. Chief Celebrity (4) Miss Roopa 50, 17. King’s Delight (11) Akbar 50 and 18. Spitfire (9) Srinivasan 50.

1. Mochachino, 2. Beau Gallant,

3. Be My Chief

Day’s best: Divine Spirit

Double: King’s Envoy – Glorious Quest

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