Date:05/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/05/stories/2009070555701300.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Noble Prince in fine fettle

BANGALORE: Noble Prince, who is in fine fettle, is expected to score in the Maharaja’s Cup (2,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (July 5).

False rails (width about 3.5m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 6.5m from 1,000m to the winning post) will be in position

•ENDORSMENT PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 1-30 p.m: 1. Simply Phenomenal (6) S. Mubarak 62, 2. Carnival Of Joy (1) Suraj Narredu 62, 3. Good Gift (4) Shobhan 61.5, 4. Admiranda (9) T. Rahul 61.5, 5. Celestial Princess (2) A. Imran Khan 61.5, 6. Secret Girl (7) Md. Shoaib 61.5, 7. Aim To Win (3) C. Harish 60.5, 8. Cute Angel (8) H. Rathod 59.5 and 9. Little Premium (5) Raja Rao 59.

1. Carnival Of Joy, 2. Admiranda, 3. Simply Phenomenal

•SMART CHIEFTAN TROPHY (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 2-00: 1. Sweet Surrender (4) Sapra 56, 2. Mighty Monarch (3) Appu 56, 3. Soundofthewind (10) Gautam 56, 4. Devil Grandma (9) S. John 54.5, 5. Snow Peaks (2) Shobhan 54.5, 6. Star Gleam (7) R. Marshall 54.5, 7. Brunetta (5) Harish 54.5, 8. Alaric (6) P. S. Chouhan 54.5, 9. Tulasi (1) Krishnan 54.5 and 10. Pleasure Bite (8) Jagadeesh 54.5.

1. Brunetta, 2. Tulasi,

3. Mighty Monarch

•V. G. SARAVANAM MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, 2-30: 1. Mucho (4) Md. Shoaib 62.5, 2. India Shining (2) Harish 61.5, 3. Dante’s Peak (8) W. Smith 59.5, 4. Refresh (1) S. Breux 59.5, 5. Zanzara (7) Jagadeesh 59, 6. Easy (3) Sapra 58.5, 7. Ecuador (9) Suraj Narredu 58.5, 8. Duckworth (5) Sreekanth 57 and 9. Movie Queen (6) Krishnan 55.

1. Dante’s Peak, 2. Ecuador,

3. Mucho

•YOUNG RAJPUT PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 3-00: 1. Aston Park (2) Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Grand Rapids (5) S. John 60, 3. Showhorse (8) A. R. Mani 60, 4. Alianz (3) Krishnan 54, 5. Communication (4) Harsha 54, 6. Constance (7) R. Marshall 53, 7. Royal Premier (1) A. Imran Khan 52.5 and 8. Sandalwood Star (6) M. Suresh 52.

1. Aston Park, 2. Grand Rapids,

3. Constance

•BROADACRES STUD PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85, 4-y-o & over, 3-30: 1. Stylish Bay (11) Qureshi 62.5, 2. Afea (12) B. Mahesh 62, 3. Stone Of Destiny (1) P. S. Chouhan 62, 4. Kyles Of Bute (6) S. John 61.5, 5. Lava (2) Krishnan 61.5, 6. The Contender (5) Sreekanth 61, 7. Asiaticus (8) R. Marshall 59.5, 8. Mighty Heart (10) Suraj Narredu 59, 9. Fantabulous Prince (3) H. Rathod 58.5, 10. Classical Dancer (9) C. Harish 58, 11. Read My Mind (7) I. A. Khan 58 and 12. Cannavaro (4) Shinde 55.5.

1. Kyles Of Bute,

2. The Contender,

3. Mighty Heart

•MAHARAJA’S CUP (2,200m), 4-y-o & over (Terms), 4-00: 1. Arabian Knight (3) S. Breux 60, 2. Noble Prince (7) W. Smith 58, 3. Fleeting Arrow (6) Gnaneshwar 57, 4. Star Presentation (1) A. Imran Khan 57, 5. Vanquish (5) C. Alford 55, 6. Angelique (2) Suraj Naredu 54.5 and 7. Mr. Greedy (4) Neeraj 54.

1. Noble Prince, 2. Vanquish,

3. Angelique

•V. G. SARAVANAM MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, 4-35: 1. War Child (3) B. Mahesh 60, 2. Shisham (1) C. Harish 60, 3. Crackerjack (5) Gnaneshwar 59.5, 4. Leagues Apart (10) A. Velu 58, 5. Dark Horse (2) P. S. Chouhan 56.5, 6. Chakravyuha Bhedak (4) Md. Shoaib 56, 7. Good Companion (9) Shobhan 55.5, 8. Sudden Thunder (6) Sapra 55.5, 9. Buck Passer Junior (7) Gautam 54 and 10. Immortal (8) Krishnan 54.

1. Dark Horse, 2. War Child,

3. Good Companion

•BROADACRES STUD PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85, 4-y-o & over, 5-10: 1. Calming Influence (6) B. Mahesh 60, 2. River Island (10) Ms. Lisa Jones 60, 3. Sun Zone (9) H. Rathod 58.5, 4. Just In Time (1) C. Alford 58, 5. Spiritofexcellence (12) Harish 57.5, 6. Van De Star (3) Mark 57, 7. Alcmene (4) Madhu Babu 56.5, 8. Celestial Son (8) S. Breux 56, 9. On A Roll (5) Shiva Kumar 55.5, 10. Awesome Beauty (2) Milan 55.5, 11. Panchakshari (7) Khurshad 55 and 12. Enforcer (11) Shobhan 52.5.

1. Celestial Son,

2. Calming Influence,

3. Spiritofexcellence

Day’s best: Celestial Son

Double: Carnival Of Joy - Aston Park

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Mini Jkt: 2, 4, 6 & 8; Tr: 6, 7 & 8; Exacta: 3, 5, 7 and 8.