Subbiah Ganapathy-trained Southern Bay holds an edge over rest of the contenders to win the Bangalore 1000 Guineas, the first classic of the season and the highlight of the races to be held here on Saturday.

Following is the card with our selections.

1. The Saddle Up Plate (Div-II) 1400m 1.00 pm
 1. Lad Star 62 P S Chouhan 5
 2. Hackett 60.5 Jorge Horcajada 7
 3. Shahraan 59 Md Akbar 9
 4. Surprisesucceeding 54.5 M Noornabi 4
 5. Hurricane Secret 54 Nasir Imam 10
 6. Whisper In Town 54 Saddam Hussain 6
 7. Table Mountain 53.5 Harsha N 2
 8. Samovar 52.5 Anthony Crastus 3
 9. Magnetic Power 52 Vinod Shinde 12
10. Wonder Lash 52 R Anand 8
 11. Gorgeous Gold 51 JH Christopher 1
12. Cowboy Cal 50.5 Vivek 11
Selections: 1. Samovar, 2. Hackett, 3. Lad Star.
2. The Ashoka Chakra Cup 1800m 1.30 pm
 1. Sun Absolute 60 B L Paswan 3
 2. Cavalry Charge 57.5 Ryan Marshall 5
 3. Six Gun Smith 54 Samuel Fargeat 1
 4. Crown Empress 52 Anthony Crastus 2
 5. Far From Over 50.5 JH Christopher 6
 6. Rezoom 50 P S Chouhan 4
Selections: 1. Cavalry Charge, 2. Crown Empress, 3. Six Gun Smith.
3. The Belgaum Plate (Div-II) 1200m 2.00 pm
 1. Anna 60 A Feroz 6
 2. Moves Goodenough 60 Sreekanth B 8
 3. Enduring Speed 57 P S Chouhan 7
 4. Jaldi 57 Samuel Fargeat 2
 5. Sunset Grill 57 Anjar Alam 9
 6. Click 56 Md Akbar 5
 7. Thrillseeker 56 J Pradeep 3
 8. Star of Desire 55.5 Rajesh N 10
 9. Take My Word 54.5 Vivek 1
10. Looks of Attitude 53 Bernard T 4
 11. Oceanic Wind 53 Arshad Alam 11
Selections: 1. Jaldi, 2. Star Of Desire, 3. Enduring Speed.
4. The Linganamakki Plate 1400m 2.30 pm
 1. Starscream 62.5 Ryan Marshall 4
 2. Youre A Star 62.5 Rajesh K R 5
 3. Style of Signature 62 Ramesh Kumar N 9
 4. For An Angel 61.5 M A Gallagher 12
 5. Cool Whistle 61 M Prabhakaran 8
 6. Little Boy Blue 61 Bernard T 10
 7. Pole Position 60 K Raja Rao 1
 8. Turf Fame 60 B Nayak 7
 9. Brigade’s Supreme 59.5 Shobhan Babu 3
10. Molly Malone 59.5 Jorge Horcajada 11
 11. Royal Music 58 Rajesh N 2
12. Arc Angel 55.5 Md Akbar 6
Selections: 1. Starscream, 2. For An Angel, 3. Royal Music.
5. The Udupi Plate 1400m 3.00 pm
 1. Too Cold To Hold 61 Ryan Marshall 7
 2. Six Shooter 59 S Mallikarjun 9
 3. Brigade’s Pride 58.5 Ahsan Qureshi 10
 4. Lad King 57 P S Chouhan 8
 5. Hillstone 56 S Selvaraj 5
 6. Chantilly 55.5 Anthony Crastus 6
 7. Kripa 53 Vivek 2
 8. Sivanta 52 R Anand 3
 9. Yamaguchi 52 Vinod Shinde 1
10. Words of Wisdom 50.5 M Noornabi 4
Selections: 1. Lad King, 2. Chantilly, 3. Hillstone.
6. The Belgaum Plate (Div-I) 1200m 3.30 pm
 1. Shuddering 62.5 Sahanawaz 3
 2. Smooth Glider 62.5 Withdrawn -
 3. Sweet Timer 62.5 M A Gallagher 8
 4. Simply Phenomenal 60.5 Harish 10
 5. Ailsa 59 Mudassar Nazar 6
 6. Scarlet Knight 59 Sreekanth B 7
 7. Adonis 58.5 Samuel Fargeat 9
 8. Corleone 58.5 Bernard T 5
 9. Endurance 58 M Prabhakaran 2
10. Cash Is King 56 M Mark 4
 11. Spark of Harmony 55 S Selvaraj 1
Selections: 1. Adonis, 2. Scarlet Knight, 3. Sweet Timer.
7. The Bangalore 1000 Guineas (Gr-II) 1600m 4.00 pm
 1. Celebrity 57 Anthony Crastus 5
 2. Dancerella 57 M A Gallagher 2
 3. Lovely Kiss 57 P S Chouhan 1
 4. Nearness of You 57 B Prakash 4
 5. Show Time 57 B L Paswan 6
 6. Southern Bay 57 Sreekanth B 3
Selections: 1. Southern Bay, 2. Lovely Kiss, 3. Show Time.
8. The Saddle Up Plate (Div-I) 1400m 4.30 pm
 1. Nadia 62.5 P S Chouhan 12
 2. Back Among Friends 61.5 Bernard T 3
 3. Abbys Baby 60.5 Jorge Horcajada 7
 4. Fame And Glory 60.5 Md Thameem 2
 5. Sunday Cruz 60.5 M Kumar 9
 6. Grand Success 60 Sahanawaz 6
 7. Bernicia 56.5 P Mani 5
 8. Emphatic Victory 56.5 Ashok Kumar A 4
 9. Free Styler 55.5 Mohammed Shoaib 1
10. Dream Runner 54 M Mark 8
 11. Benedict 53 JH Christopher 11
12. Shades of Scarlet 50.5 M Noornabi 10
Selections: 1. Nadia, 2. Bernicia, 3. Shades Of Scarlet.
9. The Antaragange Plate 1200m 5.00 pm
 1. Calclus 62.5 M Prabhakaran 4
 2. Black Beauty 61 Harish 1
 3. Bid For Glory 60.5 Jorge Horcajada 2
 4. The First Bullet 57.5 Shobhan Babu 3
 5. Windsor Park 57 R Vaibhav 8
 6. Emerald King 56.5 Ramesh Kumar N 9
 7. Sachimore 55 M Noornabi 12
 8. Intizara 53.5 Rajesh N 10
 9. Rocking Rock 53 R Koch 6
10. Smile All The Way 53 S Mallikarjun 11
 11. Splendid Dancer 53 Vinod Shinde 5
12. Walter 51.5 R Anand 7
Selections: 1. Windsor Park, 2. The First Bullet, 3. Calclus.

Day’s Best: Lad King