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Ocean Blue pleases

Hyderabad: Ocean Blue, Camarero, Bribe N Prejudice, Sarfaroosh and Dark Desire pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday (Dec.13).

Winter outer grass:

600m: Snow Bound (Suresh), Pretty Blonde (Ravinder) 42, 400/28. They moved freely.

800m: Secret Combination (Ali Khan), Secret Champ (Farookh) 51.5, 600/38.5, 400/26.5. They finished together. Ne Tlus Ultra (Jagdale), Glaring Godzilla (Laxman), First Mover (Ravinder) 56, 600/43, 400/30. They were not extended.

1,000m: Comoros (Ravinder), Star World (Suresh) 1-12, 800/56, 600/42, 400/29. Both were level. Activa (rb), Citi Empress (Aadesh) 1-8, 800/53, 600/40, 400/28. Former finished a length in front. Maceio (Pawar) 1-9.5, (1,000-400) 38.5. Moved freely. Air Max Fly (M. Krishna) 1-7, (1,000-400) 38.5. Moved well.

1,200m: Carradale (rb) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/42, 400/27.5. Not extended.

1,400m: Secret Silence (D. Singh), Bribe N Prejudice (Laxman) 1-33, 1,200/1-16.5, 1,000/1-3, 800/50, 600/37.5, 400/26. Latter moved slightly better.

Sand:

600m: Great Combination (rb) 45, 400/28. Easy. Camarero (rb) 43, 400/29. Pleased.

800m: Balalaika (rb), Bentota (Ravi Shanker) 58, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. Former finished two lengths in front. Sugar Mine (rb) 58, 400/28.Easy. Royal Hawk (Ravi Shanker), Silver Bullet (rb) 58.5, 600/43, 400/28.5. Former ended a length in front. Onnu Onnu Onnu (Trainer) 1-0, 600/42. Retains form. Access Speed (Trainer), Heekh Heekh Heekh (rb) 1-0, 600/44, 400/29. They were not extended. Alpha Centauri (Deep Shanker), Shanaruma (Christopher) 1-0.5, 400/31. They were easy and level. War Blue (rb), Diesel (Sandeep) 1-0, 400/30.Former finished a length in front.

1,000m: Gentlemans Deal (Trainer), Base Line (Laxman) 1-16, 800/58.5, 600/44, 400/30. Former finished three lengths in front. Gold Rush (Ravinder) 1-11.5, 800/56, 600/43, 400/29.5. Retains form. Mission Chief (Qazafi) 1-14, 800/57.5, 600/44.5, 400/30. Moved well. Sarfaroosh (Qazafi), Dark Desire (D. Singh) 1-12.5, 800/57.5, 600/43.5, 400/29. They finished together.

1,200m: Ocean Blue (Sequeira) 1-29, 1,000/1-13, 800/56, 600/41.5, 400/28.5. Impressed.

Gate Practice — Winter outer grass:

1,200m: A 2-y-o chestnut filly (Hammerstein-Golden Locks) (Sandeep), Portfolio (Suresh), Inheritor (Ravinder) 1-24, (1200-400) 53.They jumped out well and were separated by a distance each. Triveni Sangam (Laxmikanth), a 2-y-o chestnut filly (Reach The Gold-Ashkalani) (Pavan Kumar) 1-26, 400/30. They jumped out well and former finished a distance in front. Golden Waltz (Aadesh), Star Caliber (Rutherford), Divine Perfection (Khade) 1-23, 1,000/1-10, 400/31. They took a smart jump. Combe Bassett (Deep Shanker), Lancashire (Christopher), Horatio (rb) 1-28, 400/29.5. They jumped out well and moved easy. Sixth Element (Rutherford), Castle Goldegg (Christopher) 1-25, 400/29.5. They took a smart jump and finished level. Citi Star (Rutherford), Running Fantasy (Shinde) 1-22, 800/53, 600/41, 400/29. They took a smart jump and finished together.

Sand — Dec. 12:

1,000m: Bulbasaur (rb), Shakira (Christopher) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/45, 400/29.5. Former finished a length in front. Amazing Galloper (Christopher), Evanston (rb) 1-15.5, 800/1-0, 600/45, 400/29. Former showed out.

1,200m: Good Speed (rb), Albuquerque (Christopher) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/43.5, 400/28. They finished together.

1,400m: Roanoke (Christopher), Tallahassee (rb) 1-48, 1,200/1-31.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/59, 600/45, 400/30. They moved freely.

Mock race — Winter inner grass:

1,400m: Miami Gold (Deep Shanker), The Bee (D. Singh), Sparkling Colours (Ali Khan), Money Care (Rutherford), Kilroy Classic (Laxman), Target Time (Laxmikanth), Abercrombie (M. Krishna) 1-31.5, 1,200/1-17, 1,000/1-5, 800/53, 600/39, 400/26.5. Abercrombie was badly off. Miami Gold impressed.

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