Date:13/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/13/stories/2009011357211800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Celtic Princess appeals most

CHENNAI: Celtic Princess appeals most among the four runners in the fray for the Class I Royapuram Plate (1,000m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Tuesday (Jan. 13).

There will be no false rails.

•BABA KHAN CUP (Div. I), (1,000m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 1-00 p.m: 1. College Scholar (7) Milan 55, 2. Cosmic Sun (4) Mohan 55, 3. King Crimson (5) B. Prakash 55, 4. Spanish Parade (6) Prem 55, 5. Eagle Eye (3) Babul 53.5, 6. Night Of Fortune (1) C. Velu 53.5 and 7. Vantage Point (2) Ross 53.5.

1. King Crimson, 2. Vantage Point, 3. College Scholar

•VARANASI PLATE (1,000m), Cl. III, 1-30: 1. Secret Romeo (3) Kabthar 60, 2. Mozart (4) S. Manohar 59.5, 3. Red Sails (2) B. Prakash 59.5 and 4. Wizard Prince (1) Manikandan 57.5.

1. Red Sails, 2. Wizard Prince

•ROYAPURAM PLATE (1,000m), Cl. I, 2-00: 1. Retained Asset (3) Rajendra Singh 60, 2. Star Phoenix (2) Milan 59.5, 3. First Emperor (4) Prem 57.5 and 4. Celtic Princess (1) B. Prakash 57.

1. Celtic Princess, 2. Star Phoenix

•BABA KHAN CUP (Div. II), (1,000m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-30: 1. Dolphin’s King (7) Mohan 55, 2. King Of Aces (5) Rajendra Singh 55, 3. Celestial Halo (6) Babul 53.5, 4. Honoured Guest (1) B. Prakash 53.5, 5. Key To My Heart (3) Milan 53.5, 6. Savannah Fleet (2) Ross 53.5 and 7. Sugar Free (4) M. Venkatesh 53.5.

1. Honoured Guest, 2. Key To My Heart, 3. King Of Aces

•VANDALUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. II, 3-00: 1. Frantic (4) B. Prakash 60, 2. Pastiche (1) Kabthar 58, 3. Secret Warrior (5) Rajendra Singh 54, 4. Great Strides (3) Manikandan 51.5 and 5. Dance With Dreams (2) Ross 51.

1. Frantic, 2. Great Strides

•RATHINAGIRI PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), Cl. IV, 3-30: 1. Noble Flash (3) Narasimha 60, 2. Sharp Star (6) M. Venkatesh 59.5, 3. The Chieftain (2) C. Velu 58.5, 4. Path Of Honour (1) Lakshmanan 56.5, 5. Millennium Force (5) S. Manohar 55, 6. Star Admiral (7) Ross 51 and 7. Indian Gold (4) Mohan 56 (incl. 5 kg extra).

1. Indian Gold, 2. Millennium Force, 3. The Chieftain

•HALF A CROWN PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. V-B, 4-00: 1. Lucky Line (8) Milan 61, 2. Mister Elegant (6) Mohan 56, 3. Flying Romance (7) Narasimha 55.5, 4. Montesoro (1) Miss Roopa 55.5, 5. Candy Man (3) Kabthar 55, 6. Starmanaic (2) S. Manohar 55, 7. Dynamic Quest (5) Manikandan 54.5 and 8. Star Of Jewels (4) M. Venkatesh 54.5.

1. Lucky Line, 2. Montesoro,

3. Candy Man

•RATHINAGIRI PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), Cl. IV, 4-30: 1. Pay Check (7) Narasimha 60, 2. Sea Dragon (3) C. Velu 56.5, 3. Magic Flight (5) Prem 56, 4. Casino Knight (4) Ross 54, 5. Falling In Love (6) Rajendra Singh 53.5, 6. The Bravest (2) Milan 58 (incl. 5 kg extra) and 7. Polish Emperor (1) Babul 51.

1. Casino Knight, 2. The Bravest, 3. Polish Emperor

•HALF A CROWN PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), Cl. V-B, 5-00: 1. King Tudor (7) C. Umesh 61, 2. Mochachino (5) Brisson 58.5, 3. Arabie (12) Sham Kumar 58, 4. Notable Guest (6) Casey 57.5, 5. Festive Season (3) Saddam Iqbal 56.5, 6. My Little Dragon (2) Miss Roopa 56.5, 7. Far Storm (1) Zulquar Nain 56, 8. Kings Crusade (10) Srinivasan 56, 9. Star Companion (11) Narasimha 56, 10. Surfers Paradise (14) P. Kumar 56, 11. Smart N Excellent (8) Prem 55.5, 12. Star Stature (-) (-) 54.5, 13. High Accolade (4) Mukesh Kumar 54, 14. Queen Of Tamilnadu (13) Huzaif 52.5 and 15. Exemplaire (9) Bopanna 50.

1. Notable Guest, 2. Festive Season, 3. Mochachino

Day’s best: Frantic

Double: Red Sails – Celtic Princess

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