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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Bizarro and Catharsis should fight it out

Bizarro and Catharsis should fight out the finish of the AGP Colts’ & Fillies’ Million, the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Sept. 2).

False rails will be announced two hours before the first race.

1. STAR MILLIONAIRE PLATE (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, 12-30 p.m: 1. Solor (3) Abhishek 59, 2. Svelte Lady (1) T.Nemane 58.5, 3. Jacques (2) N.Jodha 53, 4. Okavango (4) Neeraj 51.5 and 5. Saba (5) Akshay 51.5.

1. Svelte Lady, 2. Jacques

2. STAR SHINE PLATE (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 1-00: 1. Hawk Of The Wind (8) C.Rajendra 61, 2. Tag Along Tommy (4) I.Pardeshi 60, 3. Lucky Red (5) D.K.Ashish 58.5, 4. Autumn Rush (7) I.Chisty 56.5, 5. Stuntacular (1) Agarwal 56.5, 6. Red Tabasco (3) Akshay 52.5, 7. Unknown Rebel (6) C.S.Jodha 52.5, 8. Mystic Reward (9) Prasad 52 and 9. Star Blessings (2) Dashrath 52.

1. Hawk Of The Wind, 2. Autumn Rush, 3. Tag Along Tommy

3. NITROUS PLATE (2,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 1-30: 1. Celestial Call (4) B.Prakash 61, 2. Angel Crown (5) D.K.Ashish 56.5, 3. Equinox (1) C.Rajendra 54, 4. Blue Knight (2) Merchant 52.5 and 5. Tara (3) C.S.Jodha 52.5.

1. Angel Crown, 2. Equinox

4. ZAFAYONA PLATE DIV.II (1,400m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 2-00: 1. Prince Arius (4) Akshay 59, 2. Savage Garden (1) C.Rajendra 59, 3. Foxtrot (6) Mosin 58, 4. Prize Fighter (7) I.Chisty 57.5, 5. Kaskazi (8) D.K.Ashish 56.5, 6. Electra (5) T.S.Jodha 55.5, 7. Chiquita (2) Kharadi 55, 8. Song Of Africa (9) C.S.Jodha 53.5 and 9. Splash (3) S.Kamble 49.5.

1. Savage Garden, 2. Foxtrot, 3. Kaskazi

5. Dr. S.R.CAPTAIN TROPHY (1,200m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86, 2-30: 1. Blue Sky (3) C.Rajendra 59, 2. Sea Treasure (6) Ashad Asbar 57.5, 3. Rule Forever (4) I.Chisty 55, 4. Daffodils (5) S.Kamble 54, 5. Martinique (1) Zervan 53.5 and 6. Greatness (2) N.Bhujbal 51.5.

1. Rule Forever, 2. Daffodils

6. ZAFAYONA PLATE DIV.I (1,400m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 3-00: 1. Ceasarina (1) Agarwal 61.5, 2. Lightening Thunder (5) Dashrath 61.5, 3. Suki Suki (2) Merchant 61.5, 4. Satyamev Jayate (7) Neeraj 59.5, 5. Miracle Of Mercy (3) T.S.Jodha 59, 6. Desert Eagle (4) C.Rajendra 58.5, 7. Hill Ranger (6) J.Chinoy 58.5, 8. Pumba (8) Prasad 58.5 and 9. Beer Hand (9) S.Kamble 55.5.

1. Desert Eagle, 2. Miracle Of Mercy, 3. Hill Ranger

7. AGP COLTS’ & FILLIES’ MILLION (1,400m), 3-y-o only, 3-30: 1. Bizarro (8) Kamlesh 57, 2. Brynhill (7) Dashrath 57, 3. Catharsis (4) B.Prakash 57, 4. Home Factor (1) Neeraj 57, 5. Mzima (6) D.K.Ashish 55.5, 6. Colours Flying (5) C.Rajendra 53, 7. Attribute (2) I.Chisty 51.5 and 8. Source Code (3) Zameer 51.5.

1. Bizarro, 2. Catharsis, 3. Brynhill

8. HYATT REGENCY, PUNE TROPHY (1,000m), Maiden 3-y-o only, 4-00: 1. August Sunshine (7) Pasha 56, 2. Barringo (14) D.K.Ashish 56, 3. Ciggaro (10) S.Sunil 56, 4. Dashing Indian (13) Agarwal 56, 5. Dreamland (5) Ashad Asbar 56, 6. Habibian (1) Neeraj 56, 7. Ice Skates (8) Akshay 56, 8. Moon Shadow (11) Merchant 56, 9. Patriotic (9) Abhishek 56, 10. Strategy (12) Dashrath 56, 11. Fire Goddess (6) F.Irani 54.5, 12. Merck (4) N.Jodha 54.5, 13. Midnight Lady (2) V.Phadke 54.5 and 14. Midnight Wind (3) S.Shinde 54.5.

1. Barringo, 2. Strategy, 3. Dreamland

9. LEGAL STEPS PLATE DIV.II (1,000m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 4-30: 1. White Feather (2) Agarwal 59, 2. Samburu (3) R.K.Mahesh 58.5, 3. Arabian Empire (9) T.S.Jodha 57.5, 4. Machala (6) S.Sunil 57.5, 5. Quando Quando (1) Zameer 56, 6. The Saint (4) C.S.Jodha 56, 7. Cuba (11) Akshay 55.5, 8. Itsmyway (5) P.Naidu 55, 9. Your Lordship (10) N.Bhujbal 55, 10. Mountain Lion (8) Ashad Asbar 54 and 11. Mediator (7) V.Phadke 49.

1. Mountain Lion, 2. Arabian Empire, 3. Machala

10. LEGAL STEPS PLATE DIV.I (1,000m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 5-00: 1. Rewarding (3) Mosin 61.5, 2. Zambezi (5) N.Jodha 60.5, 3. Allegiance (4) Agarwal 60, 4. Macho Uno (8) J.Chinoy 60, 5. Pezzonovante (2) F.Irani 60, 6. Wild Imagination (10) Akshay 60, 7. Justerini (7) T.Nemane 59.5, 8. Ashwa Prahar (6) Prasad 58.5, 9. Star Of Zoltan (9) S.Sunil 58, 10. Dancing Dolly (11) Zameer 57.5 and 11. Prince (1) Ashad Asbar 55.

1. Prince, 2. Allegiance, 3. Wild Imagination

Day’s best: Rule Forever

Double: Hawk Of The Wind - Barringo

Jackpot: (i) 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. (ii) 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Treble: (i) 3, 4 & 5. (ii) 7, 8 & 9. (iii) 8, 9 & 10.

Tanala: All races.

Super Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Keywords: Bizarro and Catharsis

The monsoon mission

via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/arts/art/article3848076.ece

Borsalino appeals most

The Bangalore challenger Borsalino, who is in great heart as evidenced by his track movements, appeals most in the Deccan Bookmakers Colts Championship Stakes (1,600m), the star attraction of the races to be held here on Sunday (Sept. 2).

There will be no false rails.

DELAGE PLATE (1,400m), rated upto 50, 5-y-o & over (Cat. III), 1-45 p.m: 1. One One One (6) P. S. Chouhan 61.5, 2. Striking Gold (1) Sai Kumar 61.5, 3. Ziglar (4) Ajit Kumar 61.5, 4. Smrithiman (5) Mark 59.5, 5. Classic Crown (2) Ravinder Singh 53, 6. Zulu Punch (3) N. Rawal 53 and 7. Merry Maid (7) Christopher 52.5.

1. Ziglar, 2. One One One, 3. Merry Maid

G. V. RAO MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), rated upto 75, 3-y-o & over (Cat. II), 2-15: 1. Strides Of Glory (11) Suraj Narredu 60, 2. Sanjaa (12) Mark 58, 3. Cascading Glory (5) Harinder Singh 57.5, 4. Ache For Love (13) Laxman 57, 5. Odalis (8) Laxmikanth 57, 6. Sea Runner (4) A. Sandesh 56, 7. True Diamond (1) Khurshad Alam 55.5, 8. Wedding Gift (9) N. Rawal 55.5, 9. Kansas City Mac (2) Ajit Kumar 55, 10. Onti Onti Onti (10) Sai Vamshi 55, 11. Ponte Verdi (3) Kuldeep Singh 54.5 and 12. Shatakshi (7) Ravinder 54.5 and 13. Zero Tolerance (6) Nitin Singh 54.5.

1. Strides Of Glory, 2. Odalis, 3. Sea Runner

RAJA SAHEB OF ITKYAL MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II), (1,200m), rated upto 50, 3-y-o & over (Cat. III), 2-45: 1. The Himalayas (9) Laxmikanth 62, 2. Staccato (5) S. Nayak 61.5, 3. Play The Music (1) P. S. Chouhan 60.5, 4. Homely Hello (10) Deep Shanker 60, 5. Madames Madame (3) Nitin Singh 59.5, 6. Our Mascot (7) A. Imran Khan 59, 7. Ice Lolly (4) Suraj Narredu 58.5, 8. Desert Bloom (8) Ravinder Singh 51, 9. Foudre Rouge (2) Sai Kumar 51 and 10. Castle Rock (6) Harinder Singh 50.

1. Our Mascot, 2. Ice Lolly, 3. Staccato

CON AMORE CUP (2,000m), rated upto 50, 3-y-o & over (Cat. III), 3-15: 1. Sheikhs Emperor (8) Culhane 61.5, 2. Hawkspring (6) A. Imran Khan 61, 3. Laurel Canyon (7) Christopher 60, 4. Nano Desire (2) S. John 60, 5. Silver Lid (5) P. Venkat 58.5, 6. Three Double Eight (3) Mark 55, 7. Kohinoor Adhira (4) Laxmikanth 52.5 and 8. Silver Spur (1) Ravinder Singh 51.

1. Sheikhs Emperor, 2. Laurel Canyon, 3. Hawkspring

RAJA SAHEB OF ITKYAL MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I), (1,200m), rated upto 50, 3-y-o & over (Cat. III), 3-45: 1. Hurricane Dancer (11) A. Imran Khan 62, 2. Jingles (7) S. Nayak 61.5, 3. Street Magic (2) Christopher 62.5, 4. Golden Jewel (1) Ajit Kumar 60, 5. Kohinoor Destiny (10) Laxmikanth 59.5. 6. Transition (3) Deep Shanker 59, 7. Big Boss (6) Suraj Narredu 58.5, 8. Cannon Law (8) N. Rawal 57.5, 9. Skander (4) Harinder Singh 54, 10. La Buena (5) Nitin Singh 51 and 11. Star Sensation (9) Sai Kumar 49.5.

1. Street Magic, 2. Big Boss, 3. Golden Jewel

ASAF JAH VII MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m), (Cat. I), 3-y-o & over, 4-15: 1. Golden Queen (7) Culhane 60.5, 2. Don Valentino (4) A. Imran Khan 56.5, 3. Golden Palace (6) Kuldeep Singh 55.5, 4. Garcia Marquez (5) Christopher 53, 5. El Paso (3) A. Sandeep 52.5, 6. Greek Fire (8) Sai Vamshi 52, 7. Mystical Knight (1) P. S. Chouhan 52, 8. Jabel Queen (-) (-) 51 and 9. Illustrator (2) N. Rawal 49.

1. Golden Queen, 2. Golden Palace, 3. Mystical Knight

DECCAN BOOKMAKERS COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m), colts & geldings, 3-y-o only (Terms), 4-45: 1. Borsalino (1) A. Sandesh 56, 2. Machiavellianism (6) P. S. Chouhan 56, 3. Maths Baby (4) S. John 56, 4. Plenipotent (5) Culhane 56, 5. San Ramon (2) Suraj Narredu 56, 6. Sandstorm (3) P. Trevor 56 and 7. Arthur (-) (-) 56.

1. Borsalino, 2. Machiavellianism

FIRE HAVEN PLATE (1,400m), (Cat. II), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms), 5-15: 1. Arithmatic (2) A. Imran Khan 56, 2. Icelandic (13) Ravinder Singh 56, 3. Khalis Gold (1) N. Rajesh 56, 4. Laughing Eyes (12) Christopher 56, 5. Maharadhi (6) Nitin Singh 56, 6. Salvadore (4) Ajit Kumar 56, 7. Sheridan (5) A. Sandesh 56, 8. Specialist (3) P. Trevor 56, 9. Classic Wish (11) N. Rawal 54.5, 10. Deccan Queen (7) Laxman 54.5, 11. Enigma (9) Khurshad Alam 54.5, 12. Itsy Bitsy (8) S. Sreekant 54.5 and 13. Sweety Girl (10) Mark 54.5.

1. Sheridan, 2. Maharadhi, 3. Laughing Eyes

Day’s best: Borsalino

Double: Strides Of Glory – Street Magic

Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Tr (i): 1, 2 & 3; (ii): 3, 4 & 5; (iii): 6, 7 & 8; Tla: all races.

Keywords: Bangalore challenger Borsalino

The Hindu Crossword 2702

Solution No. 2701

Across

1 Programme information collected by a US prosecutor (6)

4 British editor criticises hospital utensils (7)

8 Abandoned ship then devoured by monster (3,6)

10 Silly diver close to quay (5)

11 Salesman receiving a cut (4)

12 Saw, on reflection, nothing untoward in capital (10)

14 Understand what bidder at art auction wants to do? (3,3,7)

16 Hold a medal intricately inscribed with name of statesman (6,7)

19 A person travelling on foot is commonplace (10)

20 In the thick of a flipping cloud (4)

22 Typical university in America, close to full (5)

23 Band of Hope member ordered teas in bar (9)

24 Goddess, apparently sexless, heading off to gym (7)

25 Flat, retreat for English poet (6)

Down

1 Very close friend to make changes to, say, opening of operetta (5,3)

2 Refined English stage worker (7)

3 Information for fool with illegal drugs (4)

4 In exams, both cops failed to name every point in order (3,3,7)

5 Extremely disreputable, Quinn let off, guilty of a minor offence (10)

6 Advocate having job holding beer? Just the opposite! (7)

7 Delivering a saw (6)

9 Unsuitable home to take (13)

13 Vessel netting sole at sea for firm that supplies in bulk (10)

15 Chap’s boldness briefly defines bureaucrat (8)

16 Almost certainly agree bout must be fixed (2,5)

17 The Queen brought over fabric trimmed with fur (7)

18 Trim tree (6)

21 Favourite tune, not bad (4)

Keywords: The Hindu crossword

Syrian troops shell neighborhoods in Damascus

Syrian activists say government troops are shelling neighbourhoods in Damascus after overnight clashes with rebel fighters.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the bombardment of the southern neighbourhood of Tadamon early Saturday followed street fighting with rebels there.

Another activist group, the Local Coordination Committees, says troops also shelled the nearby neighbourhood of Hajar Aswad.

Syrian regime forces have been able to recapture most areas of the capital that rebels seized in a July offensive.

But the opposition fighters continue to stage attacks using hit-and-run tactics in Damascus neighbourhoods where they enjoy popular support, such as in Hajar Aswad, Tadamon and Qaboun.

Activists say more than 20,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March last year.

Keywords: Syrian uprising

Friday, August 31, 2012

Rupee cuts early losses, closes 11 paise up

The rupee on Friday rebounded from early lows to close at 55.52, up 11 paise, against US dollar on the back of capital inflows, amid a weak trend in the American currency in overseas markets.

The dollar was under pressure on hopes of US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke later in the day dropping hints on monetary easing at the Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the rupee opened lower at 55.75 a dollar from yesterday’s close of 55.63. It immediately touched a low of 55.77 on month-end dollar demand from importers amid fall in stocks ahead of first quarter GDP data.

However, with the euro rising to an eight-week high against the dollar before the speech by Bernanke, rupee recovered sharply. Any further step to increase money supply will be typically negative for the dollar.

With India’s April-June quarter GDP growth coming at 5.5 per cent, a tad better than 5.2-5.3 per cent estimate put out by most economists, the sentiment in favour of rupee also improved.

“India’s Q1 GDP numbers surprised the street which has been projecting sharp declines,” said Pramit Brahmbhatt, CEO, Alpari Financial Services (India).

The rupee settled at the day’s high of 55.52, up 11 paise or 0.20 per cent on a spate of dollar selling by exporters.

The dollar index, a gauge of six major global rivals, was down by 0.49 per cent in cautious trade.

“The rupee gained on account of euro raising against the dollar. Investors wait for the speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that could offer clues on the central bank’s next policy steps,” said Abhishek Goenka, Founder & CEO, India Forex Advisors.

Keywords: rupee value

South Africa wins toss, bats vs. England

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat in Friday’s third one-day international with England at the Oval.

The tourists, who lead the series 1-0, made one change from Tuesday’s 80-run win in the second ODI at the Rose Bowl, with Dale Steyn replacing Ryan McLaren.

England makes two changes, with James Tredwell coming in for Graeme Swann, who is being rested for the rest of the five-match series and Jade Dernbach replacing Tim Bresnan.

Keywords: South Africa-England ODI