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Wednesday, Jan 25, 2006

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Dance Diva, Xian please

Mumbai: Xian and Dance Diva pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Jan. 24).

Outer sand:

600m: Dreaming (Ruzaan), Somethingabouther (Rupesh) 42. Pair easy. Culture Shock (rb) (1200-600) 39. Moved freely.

800m: Win For Me (S. Chinoy) 52, 600/38.5. Urged. Red Mesa (T. S. Jodha), Higher Than Hope (rb) 53.5, 600/40. They were urged and ended level. Inverloch (R. Pandey), Star Queen (C. Rajendra) 53, 600/40. Former superior. Damac (T. S. Jodha), Pine Crest (rb) 51, 600/39. Former better. The Nonesuch (Reddy) 54, 600/40.5. Pushed. Vittoriosa (Rupesh) 53.5, 600/41. Stretched. Aracaju (T. Mahesh) 54.5, 600/42. Note.

1,000m: Oh What Babe (Mansoor), Pamela Bordes (Hamir) 1-7.5, 600/41. They moved level freely. Dance Diva (McCullagh), Suleman Pasha (P. S. Chouhan) 1-5, 600/39. Former started three lengths behind and finished four lengths ahead. Newfoundland (O'Donoghue), Mysterious Land (R. Pandey) 1-3.5, 600/39. Former was pushed and finished five lengths ahead.

1,200m: Boss Elements (rb) 1-24.5, 600/43.5. Easy. Alixiana (Rupesh), Taras Bulba (Riyaz Shaikh) 1-22.5, 600/42.5. They were ridden out.

Inner sand:

600m: Freedom's Choice (I. Shaikh) 39.5. Moved well. Alishaan (rb), Same Game (Dasrath) 41. Former ended two lengths in front.

800m: Absolute Dominance (N. Jodha) 58, 600/44. Easy. Gold Star (Hamir) 53, 600/39.5. Moved well.

Race track:

1,000m: Xian (Baandal), Beau Monde (S. Chinoy) 1-4, 800/50, 600/36. Former moved on tight reins while the latter was pushed to finish level. Duke Ellington (S. Nayak), Vena Amoris (S. Chinoy) 1-7.5, 800/51.5, 600/36. They strode out well and finished level.

1,200m: Star Destiny (C. Rajendra) 1-19, 1,000/1-3, 600/36.5. Pressed in the last part.

1,400m: Raphaela (McCullagh) 1-31.5, 600/36. Moved attractively.

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