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BY OUR TURF CORRESPONDENT Calcutta Published 09.03.99, 12:00 AM
Calcutta, March 9 :     Barring the opener, the luck of the race will play a pivotal role in deciding the outcome in tomorrow?s card as the fields are pretty big. In the 15-horse feature, the 1,200m Darbhanga Cup, the Richard Alford-trained Prosperous, in the hands of Satish Narredu, gets first call on his last forward display. Read as: Horse number, last four runs, horse name, trainer, jockey, weight and draw number: 1st Race Play On Handicap 1,100m (Cl VB) ? Indian jockeys only 1 -102 Merchant Bankers [Jaiswal] M. Ravi 60.0 4 2 0000 Desert Beauty [Mujeeb R.] Md Amil 60.0 6 3 0030 Star Turn [P. Locke] D. Locke 59.5 2 4- -000 Basic Rulev [A. Goenka] M. Afzal 58.5 3 5 3012 Horizon [Rodrigues] S. Shanker 56.0 5 6 0000 Bachelor?s Maid [P. Locke] Tamang 55.5 1 1. MERCHANT BANKERS (1) 2. DESERT BEAUTY (2) 3. STAR TURN (3) Merchant Bankers: Well rested since his last run. May strike. Desert Beauty: Speedy type. May try to win from the start. Star Turn: Ignore last run. 2nd Race Supernova Cup 1,600m (Cl IV; Cl VA eligible) ? Indian jockeys only 1 0322 Kinkozan [A. Goenka] M. Afzal 60.0 14 2 0011 As Ever [Bharath S.] Manohar S. 60.0 6 3 0004 Jayaashvav [D. Karki] Saran S. 60.0 13 4 1000 Cavonnier [R. Alford] S. Narredu 58.0 15 5 0133 Infierno [J. Stephens] C. Alford 58.0 7 6 0000 Tribal Warlord [Rodrigues] N. Engineer 56.0 12 7 1300 Iron Warriorv [D. David] A. P. Singh 55.5 3 8 -331 Masked Avengerv [D. Byramji] R. Gowli ... 55.0 2 9 3403 Unlimited [Mujeeb R.] Haroon K. 54.0 8 10 -000 Carabineer [R. Alford] B. Gurang 53.5 1 11 -033 Dramatic Turnv [D. Byramji] S. Shanker 53.0 10 12 0022 Timbertop [Bharath S.] Md Shahid 51.0 4 13 4032 Bathsheba [Rodrigues] Khalander 49.5 5 14 3331 Gentle Priest [Bharath S.] S. Rabani 49.5 11 15 1040 Young Spirit [Jaiswal] E. Smith 49.5 9 1. DRAMATIC TURN (11) 2. CAVONNIER (4) 3. TIMBERTOP (12) Dramatic Turn: An effortless third, may do better. Cavonnier: Poor draw is the only flaw. Timbertop: At the weights can upset. Masked Avenger: A place prospect. 3rd Race Rock of Gibraltar Cup1,200m (Cl 3-y-o only) 1 0022 Miquelon [R. Alford] S. Narredu .60.0 7 2 ---2 Hurricane Star [S. Ahmed] Akhtar 60.0 11 3 2240 Arisa [Vijay S.] A. P. Singh 59.0 12 4 ---- Comeback Kid [Javed K.] Som S. 58.5 6 5 ---- Answerable [Vijay S.] R. Gowli 58.5 1 6 ---- Sporting Star [R. Shaw] A. Razzak 57.0 5 7 ---0 Too Soon To Tell [Javed K.] Md Shahid 57.0 9 8 ---- Darling Princess [D. Karki] Saran S. 57.0 10 9 -043 Kiana [Bharath S.] N. Connorton 55.0 3 10 -400 Bul Bul [P. Locke] E. Smith 53.5 2 11 -000 Skitop [Bath] S. Shanker 53.5 4 12 -000 Morning Light [Bharath S.] Manohar S. 53.0 8 1. MIQUELON (1) 2. HURRICANE STAR (2) 3. KIANA (9) Miquelon: Knocking at the door. Hurricane Star: A good second on debut. Kiana: Improving with each run. Answerable: Well-bred. Keep an eye. 4th Race Bookmaker?s Association Cup1,200m (Cl III, 5-y-o & over ) 1 -010 The Epicurean [J. Stephens] A. P. Singh 60.0 17 2 4023 Glory Of Dancer [R. Alford] R. Yadav 59.5 13 3 0340 Frangelico [Bharath S.] N. Connorton 58.5 10 4 0000 Golden Express [R. Alford] B. Gurang 58.0 9 5 0000 Time Again [R. Alford] R. Ahmed 57.5 3 6 0000 Mr Chancellor [P. Locke] Akhtar 57.0 2 7 2330 Obedient [J. Stephens] Som S. 57.0 8 8 0040 Goliath late Artful Orator[J.Stephens] Md Amil 56.5 1 9 0000 Troubadour [R. Alford] Salim K. 56.5 16 10 0000 Dancing Leaves [Javed K.] S. Salam ... 55.5 12 11 1021 Kings Harmony [R. Alford] S. Narredu 55.5 15 12 4430 A Ma Dats?E [Rodrigues] N. Engineer 55.0 5 13 0000 Arctic Time [Vijay S.] C. Alford 53.5 14 14 0000 Desert Hawk [D. Karki] Saran S. 52.0 7 15 2124 Alezaan [D. David] S. Shanker 50.5 6 16 2100 Nihar [D. Karki] S. Paswan 50.0 11 17 3400 Nishwan [Bath] Asghar 49.0 4 1. KINGS HARMONY (11) 2. FRANGELICO (3) 3. ALEZAAN (15) Kings Harmony: Although poorly drawn, yet has the class to win. Frangelico: Ignore last run. Connorton?s handling may make the difference. Alezaan: Will contest the issue. A Ma Dast?E: A place prospect. 5th Race Darbhanga Cup 1,100m (Cl II) 1 1112 Starry Flag [D. Byramji] S. Shanker ... 60.0 2 2 0000 Classic Leader [R. Alford] R. Yadav 59.5 4 3 4413 Double Crown [Javed K.] Md Shahid 58.0 9 4 4000 As you Please [R. Alford] Salim K. 55.5 7 5 2110 Constantine [Vijay S.] C. Alford 55.0 8 6 3400 Golden Rule [Bharath S.] Manohar S. 55.0 6 7 ---0 Ramkripa [Bath] Asghar 55.0 14 8 3003 Prosperous [R. Alford] S. Narredu ... 54.5 10 9 0000 Amber Fort [R. Alford] P. Alford 54.0 12 10 0000 Scimitar [R. Alford] R. Ahmed 53.5 13 11 1011 Aznavour [J. Stephens] N. Connorton 52.0 3 12 0000 Call Now [R. Alford] Haroon K. 52.0 5 13 0240 Royal Ruler [R. Alford] S. Paswan 50.5 1 14 1322 Acquest [Vijay S.] R. Gowli 49.0 11 15 -000 Desert Shot [Bharath S.] S. Rabani 48.5 15 1. PROSPEROUS (8) 2. DOUBLE CROWN (3) 2. ACQUEST (14) Properous: Speedy. May win from the start. Double Crown: Despite the weight has the class to strike. Acquest: Knocking at the door. Aznavour: A place prospect. 6th Race Great Scot Handicap 1,100m (Cl VA) ? Indian jockeys only 1 0000 Brave Lad [Jaiswal] E. Smith ... 60.0 14 2 ---4 Redfellas [Javed K.] Akhtar 59.5 7 3 -000 Takatsu [Bharath S.] N. Bird 59.5 13 4 2341 Tsarina [P. Locke] D. Locke 59.0 10 5 0000 General [J. Stephens] Som S. 58.5 5 6 0000 Smokey Mountain [P. Locke] Tamang 58.5 15 7 ---- What An Angel [Rodrigues] Engineer 58.0 16 8 0143 Master Nataraj [Jaiswal] M. Ravi 58.0 11 9 ---0 Surprise Guest [Mujeeb R.] K. Kumar 57.5 12 10 3302 Zippin [J. Stephens] C. Alford 56.0 3 11 2444 Cycle Jackson [Mujeeb R.] Md Amil 55.5 9 12 0000 Wild Dreams [Bharath S.] S. Rabani 54.5 4 13 0340 Feather In The Cap [P. Locke] Nasruddin 50.0 1 14 4234 House Of Lords [R. Shaw] A. Razzak 49.0 2 15 1030 Splendid Baby [Bath] A. P. Singh 48.0 8 16 0000 Finale [Sanjeev C.] Haroon K. 48.0 6 1. REDFELLAS (2) 2. ZIPPIN (10) 3. MASTER NATARAJ (8) Redfellas: An eye-catching fourth. May win. Zippin: Appeals on her good second to Pure Love. Master Nataraj: Consistent. Merits regard.Tsarina: A place prospect. Day?s Best: Kings Harmony Double: Merchant Bankers & Redfellas    
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