30th Nov 08 Bangalore winter races

Hi all,
Card looks very tricky today.One for the day is VALIANT BAY ( 6-1 )
1st
Most open race of the day
Excellent Ability 67
Bid For Glory 66
Pinaakini 64
Sun Device 63

There are other horses who are working well,with unknown potential.
They are Fantasy Knot, Sarmaidar, & Sweet Vengeance.All in all avoidable Race

Excellent Ability / Bid For Glory / Pinaakini

2nd
Take My Word 55
Aspiring Seven 59
Flying Jet 57
Couelle 57
Great Chieftan 53

Take My word is working well.+ve Jky switch, 3yr old, has scope for improvement in the rating,hence my first choice.

Take my Word / Aspiring Seven / Flying Jet

3rd
Super Sha 75
Affirmed Crown 72
Scramjet 71
Cute Style 73
Just Great 73 ( Not seen on tracks )

If fancied Super Sha should be backed.

Super Sha / Affirmed Crown/ Scramjet

4th
Has not studied the pedigree pointers nor track movements.Hence I leave this race.Apart from that Star Assembly has opened at unbackable odds.Hence no interest in this race as such.

5th
Excellent Speed 86
Jersey Power 84
El Gordo 82
Double Elite 82
Badge Of Honour 82

If my judgement of track condition is correct when it won in race no 35,Excellent Speed has got excellent chance to repeat,failing which Jersey Power may win at nourishing odds.

Excellent Speed / Jersey Power / El Gordo (or Double Elite)

6th
Valiant Bay 91
One 84
Fly Free 83
Spark Of Gold 84 ( Not Seen On tracks, weak rider )
Fire Zone 80
Sun Zone 78

Valiant Bay stands tall in this set & looks to be a cynch.Fire Zone may be fancied,but it has toshow lot of improvement to come any where near the former.

Valiant Bay / One / Fly Free

7th
Ice Breaker 104
Star Wave 103
Abs Fabs 103
Originality 96
Reflection of Gold 95

First three are closely matched, with Ice Breaker having slight edge.

Ice Breaker / Star wave / Abs Fabs

8th
Flaming lamborgini 97
Luckynumberslevin 94
Callista 90
Game fighter 90

Flaming Lamborgini / Callista

9th
Shisham 77
Lucky Gold Star 75
Event Horizon 74
Star Blue 73
A run to remember 73
Manthara 72

Open race, where half of the field is having a chance to win.However if you go by the last run of Shisham, it can be backed if it enjoys support in the betting ring.Lucky Gold Star might upset everybodys calculations.Stable has other horse Star Blue also in the fray ????

Shisham / Lucky Gold Star / EventHorizon

DAYS BEST : VALIANT BAY

Hyderabad races

Sorry.Due to hectic schedule, data entry is incomplete & hence could not post selections.

22nd Nov Bangalore Winter Races 08/09

Hi all,
Todays card looks punter friendly except for one or two races.My choices are as under.

1st race
Chilli Chocolate 63
Solitary champ 58
Girl Next Door 60

Chilli Chocolate is working well & should be able to put it across Solitary Champ.G.N.Door should place.

Chilli Chocolate / Solitary Champ

2nd
Shoot A Rainbow 71
Seven Star 67
Jersey Rock 66
Vayuputra 66
Manthara 74

S.A.Rainbow after running a good 2nd to Fleeting Arrow,has run pathetic races.Now working well with good set of horses,should show lot of improvement on its previous rating.Manthara has changed stables & is running with 3 year olds, may need this run.

Shoot A Rain Bow / Seven star / Jersey Rock

3rd
Ahira 74
Raptor Force 71
Spicy Star 70
On The Dot 67

Ahira has got an upset chance against sparingly raced Raptor Force.

Ahira / Raptor Force /Spicy Star

4th
Sunny Baba 80
Luminous gold 77
Little splendour 77
Lester 76

Ignore the previous run of Sunny Baba.Can do better & should finish above Luminous Gold

Sunny Baba / Luminous Gold

5th
Madam Rich 81
Mangalya Prarambh 80
War Child 80
Jedi Knight 79
Excellent Speed 78
Badda rupaiyya 77

Open Race.Madam Rich should be supported only if it's backed down.Mangalya Prarambh is having the assistance of top rated jky in the saddle as per the grapevine.War Child is also running with a good chance.

Madam Rich / Mangalya Prarambh / War Child

6th
Kyles Of Bute 96
Sugar Ray 90
Mighty Heart 81

Go & Nap on Kyles Of Bute.

Kyles of Bute / Sugar Ray

7th
Rare And Precious 89
Queens Guest 87
Rimpuche 87
On a Roll 86

Rare Precious is recently gelded,but otherwise has run in a top company within 3 lengths, but wait for the indications in the ring.

Rare And precious / Queens Guest / Rimpuche

8th
Cart Wheel 84
Gris Rapide 81
Astounding Blue 79
Calming Influence 77

Cart Wheel is the conqueror of Calming Influence in Race No 139.They are running again almost with same handicap & I don't see why Cart Wheel can't beat C.influence again.Gris rapide is in rousing form & should easily place.

Cart Wheel / Gris Rapide

DAYS BEST : KYLES OF BUTE

OTHER GOOD BETS :
Chilli Chocolate
Sunny Baba
Cart Wheel

LONG SHOT : AHIRA

21st Nov 08 Bangalore Winter 08/09 races

Dear all,
Thanks to all of you for your encouraging comments & the confidence you have shown in my rating system.I never knew that I had so many sincere followers.So here we go

1st
Latvia 72
Redshift 63
Henrys Secret 62

Latvia looks to be home & dry.Both redshift & Henrys secret should place.

Latvia / Redshift / Henrys Secret

2nd
Splendid Glory 69
Word to Word 69
Brothers In Arms 70
Miss Pukka 65
Go Go Boy 65

Race is restricted to the first two.Looks jodi safe.Brothers In Arms running after long lay off.Hence neglected.

Splendid Glory / Word to Word

3rd
Fleeting Arrow 114
Soberano 102
Fantabulous Prince 101
Lava 101
Jetfire 98

This race is at the mercy of Fleeting Arrow.

Fleeting Arrow / Soberano

4th
Desert Rule 71
Royal Bank 70
Silken Thomas 67
Nearcomaster 67
Flip Your destiny 67
Monarchial 66

Desert Rule has slight edge over Royal Bank

Desert Rule / Royal Bank

5th
Vivacity is working impressively & is half sister to Star Luminary who won Bangalore Derby,Oaks & 1000 Guineas.Alluring is another one who is working nicely 7 should follow Vivacity.

Viva City /Alluring

6th
Royal Amber 94
Youre Wonderful 82
Enduring Star 79
Alchesaye 79
Regal ransom 76

Royal Amber looks outstanding & is the days best betting proposition.

Royal Amber / Youre wonderful / Enduring Star

7th
Arabian Memories 71
Gara Fluid 68
Allegro 66
Ecuador 66
Alyciaa 74

If fancied Arabian memories should win followed by Gara fluid. Alyciaa is neglected becuse it may not stay this distance.

Arabian Memories / Gara Fluid

DAYS BEST : ROYAL AMBER

OTHER GOOD BETS

LATVIA, FLEETING ARROW, DESERT RULE

19th Nov 08 Mysore Winter Races

Dear All,
My choices for todays races at Mysore.

1st
Vertical Limit
Karumba
Destinys Wish

All the three are closely matched.

Vertical Limit /Destinys Wish

2nd
Mr Sunrise looks to be a strong contender to win this race as most of others, either have no form or no credentials, nor entrusted to performing jockeys.

Mr.Sunrise / Exclusive Design / Pancho Pete

3rd
Final Frontier looks a winner in this set,with the kind of preparation it has been given.
The force should follow the winner

Final Frontier / The Force / Haleys Comet

4th
Star Of paradise is the front line contender.However it will pay to watch the ring price movements.Incase of right support not coming in the way,
Cadre Noir is the second best in this lot, followed by
Berkley Square

Star Of Paradise / Cadre Noir / Berkley square

5th
Victory Queen would have won a bracket on the opening day itself,if the rider was more vigourous.Looks to be a cynch today.
Thunder On, Show N Tell & Angel of Faith may fight for minor placings.

Victory Queen / Show N Tell / Thunder On

6th
Bee For you has the ability to repeat.Sandokan,Evanston & Time to celebrate will fight for place

Bee For you / Sandokan / Evanston

7th
Arkwright after shedding lot of weight & coming down in class,has run into form,should win from Penny tweedy.
Arkwright / Penny Tweedy

8th
Looking to lead looks outstanding,who has run a just neck behind Edmondo,who won easily on the opening day of Bangalore.

Looking To lead / Indrajit / Mint royal

DAYS BEST : LOOKING TO LEAD

Other Good Bets
Fianal Frontier
Victory Queen
Bee for You
Arkwright

15th Nov 08 Bangalore Winter Races

Hi all,

Pointers for todays races.

1st
Angel Fire
High Gleam
Sun Gold

Angel Fire is working impressively, is the obvious choice to win this race.

Angelfire / High Gleam / Sun Gold

2nd
Live It Up 68
Sensational Bay 68
King Of Good Times 64 ( Dist against)
Super spear 62

Live It Up should win.Sensational Bay may upset the fancied horses.

Live It Up / Sensational Bay /Super Spear

3rd
Glory Bound 71
Hall Mark 70
Royal Hero 67
Baffled 67
Hill Of Grace 63

Touch & go affair between the first two.Jodi looks safe.Looks difficult for Hill of Grace.Difficult to chose 3rd horse.

Glory Bound / Hall Mark

4th
Showhorse 83
Double Emerge 81
Smart N Special 78
Enforcer 77
Hawaiian Sunrise 75
Adorabella 73

Very open race.The winner should emerge from the first three.

Showhorse / Double Emerge / Smart N Special

5th
New Pastures 75
Star Blue 75
Media Man 71
Red Ruben 71
Casino Royal 69

Another bad race which can be avoided,but compulsive gamblers can opt for New Pastures.

New Pastures / Star Blue / Red Ruben

6th
Aristos 98
Succeeding Star 97
Reflection Of Gold 95
Blink 95

Aristos won well,has got lot of scope for further improvement.How ever it has a fight on hand with Succeeding Star.Favourite Own voice may not be able to give the weight all around.Reflection of Gold may place.

Aristos / Succeeding Star / Reflection Of Gold

7th
Fantastic Quest 109
Southern Charge 102
Fantabulous Prince 102
Perpetuity 95

It has to be Fantastic quest all the way.

Fantastic Quest / Southern Charge

8th
Able Associate 90
Leagues Apart 86
Valid Expectation 80
Timeless Treasure 77

Able Associate looks outstanding & shapes as days best betting proposition.

Able Associate / Valid Expectation / Leagues apart

9th
Lush Foliage 83
Axiology 83
Super sonic 82
Awesome Beauty 80
Gift A Diamond 80

Speedy Lush Foliage may upset.Axiology has beaten Milford,who won two races in recently concluded Mysore regular season.That makes Axiology a hot candidate to win this race.Super Sonic ran a good 2nd to Secret Song who went on to win another two races,which brings Super Sonic also into strong contention.All in all a competitive race.But I'll stick to Lush Foliage as an each way bet

Lush Foliage / Axiology / Super Sonic


DAYS BEST : ABLE ASSOCIATE

Other Good Bets
Angelfire
Aristos
Fantastic quest

Long Shot : Lush Foliage

12th Nov 08 Mysore Race Pointers

Dear all,

Guidelines for Mysore oldies.

1st
Pocket Dynamite 67
Artic Princess 65
Famous For Free 64
Lapis Lazuli 63
Smile Again 62

The winner should emerge from the duo of Poc.Dynamite & Artic princess.

Pocket Dynamite / Artic princess / Famous For Free

2nd
Healing Touch 62
Prince Of Argyle 61
Activisto 63
Executive spirit 64

Healing Touch is unextended till now, with +ve Jky Switch & good preparation, makes it a worthy candidate to win this race.Prince of Argyle staying capacity over this distance is a big ???. Activisto,though long in tooth may give a scare to the fancied runners.Executive Spirit is at a disadvantage of having a very bad draw.

Healing Touch / Prince of Argyle / Activisto

3rd
Victory queen 79
Glint revelation 78
I wanna fly 76
Fire Of joy 75

Open race.Victory queen may upset.Glint revelation has disappointed time & again.Fire of Joy may be fancied,but has a difficult task ahead.

Victory queen / Glint Revelation / Fire of Joy

4th
Magical Spirit 76
Pat On The back 71
Mauritius Star 71
Visionahld 70
Jericho 70
Royal Mirchi 73( dist may not suit )

Trainer Rakesh will decide which of his wards is going to win this race.Three W's, ie wait watch & wager.

Magical Spirit / Pat On The back / Mauritius star

5th
Ambiens 81
Dragonair 81
Azazel 72

This race is at the mercy of Trainer Rakesh's wards.I prefer Ambiens to win this race from Dragonair.Again it will be wise to follow three W's.Rest of them hardly matter.

Ambiens / Dragonair / Azazel

6th
Dare Don 93
Eona 93
Special Force 90

Yet again the race is restricted to Rakesh wards.DareDon gets the first call, because of its experience & the superior company it has run with.
But it will pay to follow the horse, which gets backed at the last minute.

Dare Don / Eona / Special Force

7th
Gold Grid 91
Arkwright 82
Suryarath 81
Mr Bureaucrat 81
Tantrik 80
Ciampino 78

Gold Grid looks to be outstanding & is recommended as best bet of the day.

Gold Grid / Surayarath / Arkwright

8th
Paljoey 76
Royal Liasion 74
Cruise control 74
Swiss chocolate 73
Stornoway 72
Ho Chi Minh 71
Gallardo 70

Tricky race,however if the money comes on Paljoey, one can confidently wager on it.

Paljoey / Royal Liasion / Cruise control

9th
Alinski 81
Stampede 81
Suave 79
Worth a Gold 79
Yousnooze Youloose 79
Always for you 77
Turbanator 77
eel My Heart 77

Alinski & Stampede jodi should be a safe bet

Alinski / Stampede / Suave

DAYS BEST : GOLD GRID

Hyderabad pointers from next week

Hi guys,

Since there is no racing at Mumbai till February, I've decided to give a try Hyderabad races.The only problem is I've to enter data for atleast two seasons.This will take atleast a week or more.Look for Hyderabad race Ratings & selections in this column, next week if possible orelse positvely from 23rd November.

Bye.

8th Nov Bangalore winter 08-09

Hi good morning,

Hope most of you had a profitable day yesterday as most of the form horses obliged.Let's hope the same trend continues.
My selections for today are,

1st
Chelsey Dancer 79
Nice Guy 72
Sun Device 67
Zaios 66

Barring unforeseen,speedy Chelsy Dancer should trounce this field.Sun Device & Nice Guy should follow.

Chelsey dancer / Nice Guy / Sun Device

Latvia 80 ( rating projected from tracks )
Redshift 65
Mister Trooper 65
Panjury 61
Angel Field 61

Latvia is blazing the tracks & if reproduces the same spark, should be a sitter,failing which Redshift will oblige.The race may not go beyond this jodi.

Latvia / Redshift / Mister trooper

3rd
Annas quest 75
Pelikano 74
Splendid Power 72
Gris rapide 69
Desert realm 68
One 67
Maahi Ve 66

Annas quest / Pelikano / Splendid Power

A close race is on the cards.Annas Quest may surprise, but pelikano also deserves support if fancied in the ring.One may find difficult to give weight all around.

4th
Originality 104
In The Zone 101
Jersey Pride 97
Mercurial 96
Perfect rhythm 96
Noble guest 95( Adjust allowance if any claimed 1kg = 1point as JKY not declared)

Originality / In The Zone / Jersey pride or Mercurial

Originality is blazing the tracks,unbeaten in last two starts & is in rousing form, should be a good bet for the day.In the Zone will capitalise, if MAM has other ideas.

5th
Kyles Of Bute 96
Equidae 91
Applique 90
Alcmene 86

Kyles Of Bute won by decimating the field, has got outstanding chance for a repeat show, as he has to beat the only rival Equidae.I've given an improvement of 10kgs for its maiden victory of Applique, but still is not in the same league of Kyles of Bute.

Kyles of Bute / Equidae / Applique

6th
Icebreaker 111
Flaming lamborgini 101
Star Of Washington 99
Saptashwa 97
Local Warrior 97
Mothers Pride 93
Scimitar 91

Go & Nap on Icebreaker, as it has got impeccable credentials of running SHD behind the eventual Mysore derby winner ABSFABS.

ICEBREAKER / Flaming Lamborgini / Star Of Washington

7th
Scenic Melody 86 ( Rating Projected from track )
Star Speed 80
Aquitaine 80
Sunny Baba 79
Luminous Gold 78

Scenic Melody is well bred & is half brother to classy Spectacular Quest & Ruben Star, is working well with the likes of Originality & Wonder Smile.So far true colours not shown, should have a very blod show.
StarSummit is the next best, as Aquitaine is running after a longish gap

Scenic melody / Star Speed / Aquitaine

DAYS BEST : ICEBREAKER

Can Win :

Chelsey Dancer, Originality,Kyles Of Bute,Scenic Melody.

7th Nov 08 Bangalore Winter 08/09

Dear All,

Good morning & good day to all of you.A new season & a wave of expectation will be in the air for all of us hardcore punters.We enter the race course with lots of fresh hope, forgetting the past even before the wounds(self inflicted) have healed,whenever a new season starts,forgetting the past.Since most of us can not come out of this & addicted to racing, my sincere advise is do not follow the favourites blindly, do your home work thouroughly, before wagering your hard earned money.Even if you lose,at the end of a day it should not cause a big hole to your pocket & your family should not suffer.This way you can enjoy the racing & also you can be in the positive frame of mind to wager sensibly.
Excuse me for my sermons, but this advise is from a person who has 25 years of non stop racing.
Three cheers for a new season & let's enjoy the racing.

My choices & ratings for the first day are as under

1st
Misty Moonlight, is out of Pleasures,who is a winner of 8 races from 1400 to 1800.The dam's foal Star Team won a 1100 mts race as a 3yr old, before going on to win another 2 races @ 1600 and over.The blood line indicates,distance will be the forte of Misty Moonlight, but has got enough class due to its parentage, & is the obvious choice to win this race.

Idar Princess's dam No Excuses is a speedy customer who won 3 races @ 1200.Brave Hunter is no mean sire when throwing out sprinters. It's a live & only threat to Misty Moonlight.

Misty Moonlight / Idar Princess

2nd
Aspiring Seven 64
Action Hero 61
Amazing Flora 60
Classic Movements 59
Coulle 58

Aspiring Seven is the obvious choice based on it's Mysore form. Action Hero also can not not be neglected, as this trainer has the habit of keeping his wards in shelf for long & suddenly surprises.Watch the ring which way money flows,but the race can not go beyond these two.Amazing Flora is sure to place.

Aspiring Seven / Action Hero / Amazing Flora

3rd
Edmondo 78
Let The River Run 74
Excellent Ability 68
Vayuputra 66
Voice Of India 65
Supreme Splendour 63

Edmondo looks outstanding.The only problem is, it's from M.Eshwer's stable, whose favourites at short prices always bite dust.To top it KPG on odds on favourite makes it doubly risky. My advise is to go for a place, either on L.T.River run or Excellent Ability.

Edmondo / Let The River Run / Excellent Ability

4th
An Equal Music 82
Alchesaye 79
Algiers 77
My Friend Paul 76
Badge Of Honour 77

An Equal Music was unlucky last time out, as it was shaping like a winner,when it over took one & all, but suddenly it's lead ( weights ) bag came off flying from the saddle & fell to the ground.Subsequently it was disqualified.Should redeem itself today & one can have a decent bet. Alchesaye if alert at the gates, should place. Others will have to fight for 3rd spot.

An Equal Music / Alchesaye / Algiers

5th
Bourbon King 119
Rio Bravo 117
Green Bax 114
Lionheart 110
Vanquish 108
Southern Empire 119

Bourbon King & Rio Bravo are the front line contenders.The winner should emerge from this duo. I prefer former & hope it has come back to it's former condition as indicated by its track movements. Southern Empire is ignored because,the distance is too sharp & choice of jky.Green Bax should place

Bourbon King / Rio Bravo / Green Bax

6th
River Island 90
Strong Minded 90
Panchakshari 90
Callista 89
Sugar Blaze 88
Andronicus 87
Raiders Sun 87
Southerner 88

Most open race of the day.Following are my short listed horses, but betting is avoidable.

River Island / Strong Minded / Panchakshari

7th
Prayatna 78
Event Horizon 71
Shisham 71
Allegro 69
Media Man 69
Southern Magic 78

Prayatna looks outstanding & shapes as a good bet of the day,but there is always an element of uncertainity associated with this stable. Hence wait, watch & wager.Both Shisham & Event Horizon may place.Southern Magic is neglected because of work jky Raja Rao.

Prayatna / Event Horizon / Shisham


Days Best : Edmondo


Can Win : Misty Moonlight, An Equal Music, Bourbon King, Prayatna

Place bets : Amazing Flora,Let The River Run,Alchesaye,Green Bax,Strongminded,Event Horizon

Once again wishing you all a happy & a very profitable season ahead.

Good Day & Good Luck