Timeless Vision may have the edge in Democracy Plate at Hyderabad Winter Races

The five-year-old mare Timeless Vision, demoted to Class II, may have the edge over her rivals in the upper division of the Democracy Plate, the feature event on the opening day of the Hyderabad Winter Races in Hyderabad on Monday, November 9. She is entered in the Democracy Plate (Div. I) on a seven-race card for the meeting.

The card for the opening day comprises seven races ranging from 1,100m to 1,400m across Category II and Category III contests, including two divisions of the Democracy Plate and two divisions of the Osman Sagar Trophy. Distances and conditions on the programme include the Osman Sagar Trophy (1,400m, Cat. III), the Democracy Plate divisions (1,100m, Cat. II), the Kamareddy Trophy (1,200m, Cat. II), the Armagnac Plate (1,100m, Cat. III) and the Own Opinion Plate (1,200m, Cat. III). Timeless Vision is listed in the upper division of the Democracy Plate among eight runners.

Timeless Vision is scheduled as number 3 in the Democracy Plate (Div. I) and is to be ridden by Akshay K, assigned 60kg; her rivals in that division include Emerald Touch (1) Suraj Narredu 57, Minecraft (2) Rafique Sk. 57, Exclusive Black (6) Trevor 56, Ayushman (5) Afroz K 54.5, Darling’s Boy (4) Kuldeep Sr. 53, Torchbearer (7) Kuldeep Jr. 52.5 and Warwick (8) Ashad Asbar 51.5. The card also lists the sequence: 1. TIMELESS VISION, 2. AYUSHMAN, 3. EMERALD TOUCH.

The Democracy Plate (Div. II), scheduled on the same card, lists High Speed Dive (8) Rafique Sk. 60, Star Of Opera (6) Surendra S 58.5, Certanity (1) Arjun S 58, Walking Thunder (5) P. Ajeeth K 58, Dyanoosh (4) Sonu K 56, Glorious Power (3) Bhawani S 55, Dubai Touch (2) Neeraj 54 and Catch The Worm (7) B.R. Kumar 53. That division’s card ends with: 1. STAR OF OPERA, 2. DUBAI TOUCH, 3. HIGH SPEED DIVE.

The Osman Sagar Trophy appears in two divisions on the programme. In the Div. II (1,400m, Cat. III) at the top of the card the runners include Aprameya (1) Neeraj 60, Mantle Plume (4) B.R. Kumar 58.5, War Captain (6) Rafique Sk. 57, Northern Sky (8) Mukesh K 56.5, Khamagani (3) Gaurav S 56, Vespucci (5) Mohit S 56, Velvera (2) P. Ajeeth K 55.5 and See My Attitude (7) Kuldeep Jr. 54, with the listed order: 1. APRAMEYA, 2. MANTLE PLUME, 3. NORTHERN SKY.

The mid-card features the Kamareddy Trophy (1,200m, Cat. II) with entries such as Hurricane Bay (11) Md. Ekram 61, Ojas Maximus (8) Suraj Narredu 61, Miss Smiley Angel (7) Mukesh K 59.5, Cosmic Gift (6) Trevor 55 and N R I Crypto Power (2) B.R. Kumar 52; the card shows the placings as 1. OJAS MAXIMUS, 2. COSMIC GIFT, 3. N R I CRYPTO POWER. The Armagnac Plate (1,100m, Cat. III) lists Juramento (10) Sonu K 60, Top In Class (11) A.A. Vikrant 60, Inderdhanush (4) Kuldeep Sr. 59, Phoebus (7) Trevor 56.5 and Bodhi (12) Kuldeep Jr. 55, with the printed result sequence: 1. BODHI, 2. FIRST KISS, 3. PHOEBUS.

The final race on the card, the Own Opinion Plate (1,200m, Cat. III), carries a 14-runner field including Aloy (14) Mohit S 62, Ashwa Vivegam (13) Gaurav S 62, Crimson Rose (7) Kuldeep Jr. 62, Dhanadeepa (1) D.S. Deora 62, Ruby Tuesday (6) Rafique Sk. 62 and Amboseli (10) Afroz K 60; the card lists the top three as 1. AMBOSELI, 2. ASHWA VIVEGAM, 3. CHAR EK CHAR. The published betting pools for the meeting are shown as Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7; Mini Jackpot: (i) 1, 2, 3 & 4, (ii) 4, 5, 6 & 7; Treble: (i) 2, 3 & 4, (ii) 5, 6 & 7.

Racing on the opening day begins with the Osman Sagar Trophy (Div. II) at 1.20 p.m., proceeds with the Democracy Plate (Div. II) at 1.55 p.m. and the Kamareddy Trophy at 2.30 p.m., and the feature Democracy Plate (Div. I) is scheduled for 4.15 p.m. on Monday, November 9.