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Friday, Jan 27, 2006

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Libertador, Star Hopeful, Portfolio and Maximise impress

Hyderabad: Libertador, Maximise, Star Hopeful, Portfolio and King's Fortune impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Jan.26).

Winter outer grass

800m: Victoria Cross (Shinde) 51.5, 600/37, 400/25. Impressed. Scenario (Ganesh) 53, 600/39, 400/26. Moved well. Glare (Sandeep) 52, 600/37, 400/25. Worked well. Candy Man (A. Imran Khan), Gutsy Rider (Suresh) 53, 600/37.5, 400/25. Former was too good for his companion. Cinnamon (Joshi) 57.5, 600/40.5, 400/26. Moved well.

1,000m: Gentlemans Deal (Rutherford), Sixth Element (Laxman) 1-9, 800/52, 600/38, 400/25. They finished together. Village Belle (Ritesh), Track Rule (rb) 1-11, 800/54.5, 600/40.5, 400/25. Former finished four lengths in front.

Sand

600m: Bench Mark (Sreekant) 45.5. Easy. Bulls Vision (D. Singh) 44, 400/29. Easy. Citi Empress (Ritesh) 43, 400/29. Moved freely. Commando Chief (Rutherford) 46, 400/31. Not extended.

800m: Da Vinci Rose (D. Singh) 58, 600/42.5, 400/28. Pleased. Math Mario (A. Imran Khan) 59, 600/44, 400/29. Easy. Copenhagen (D. Singh) 58, 600/43, 400/28.5. Moved well. Al Jazeera (Shinde) 1-1, 600/45, 400/30. Moved well. Portfolio (A. Imran Khan), King's Fortune (Suresh) 56.5, 600/43.5, 400/28.5. They impressed. Fire Lover (rb) 56, 600/43, 400/29. Moved freely. Aaja Aaja (Rutherford) 58.5, 600/43, 400/28. Moved freely. Cosmic Run (Rawal), Rudolph Valentino (Chauhan) 1-1, 600/44, 400/29. Former a length in front. Scintilating Skill (Suresh) 57, 600/43, 400/29. On the bit. Sea Blue (Ramana), Line To Conquer (Laxman) 1-1, 600/45, 400/30. Former finished four lengths in front. Ripples (Sequeira), Mombasa (Anil) 57.5, 600/43.5, 400/29. Former showed out. Maximise (Chary) 55.5, 600/42.5, 400/27.5. Maintains form. Bribe N Prejudice (Joshi) 57, 600/44, 400/31. On the bit. Guard Of Honour (Rutherford) 58, 600/44, 400/30. Easy.

1,000m: Captain Steve (Laxmikanth) 1-17, (1000/400) 44.5. Moved freely. Birthday Star (A. Imran Khan), Comoros (Suresh) 1-15, 800/57, 600/44, 400/30. Former was easily showed out. Hauhaiwunai (Chary) 1-15, 800/59, 600/44.5, 400/30. Pleased. Star Hopeful (A. Imran Khan), Regal Revolution (Suresh) 1-13, 800/58, 600/44.5, 400/29. Former easily finished ten lengths in front. Be Vigilant (Shinde) 1-13.5, 800/59. Moved well. Muir Of Ord (Chary) 1-14, 800/57, 600/42.5, 400/27. Pleased.

1,200m: Libertador (Chary) 1-28.5, 1000/1-12, 800/56, 600/42.5, 400/28.5. Caught the eye. Sincerity (Chary) 1-34, 1000/1-15.5, 800/59.5, 600/45, 400/30. Moved freely.

Gate practice — Winter outer grass

1,000m:Highway Prospector (Ali Khan), Celestial Queen (Nazim) 1-10.5, (1000/400) 42. They took a smart jump and finished together. Aberlour (Nazim), Traditional Chic (D. Singh) 1-5, 800/52, 400/28. They jumped out well. Bundle Of Roses (Pavan Kumar), Mr Bureaucrat (Laxmikanth) 1-5, 800/50, 600/38, 400/26.5. They took a smart jump and former was extended to finish level. Cosmic Champ (D. Singh), Sammurai (Aadesh) 1-7.5, (1000/400) 40. They jumped out well and finished level.

Nectar Jewel

shines

Mumbai: Nectar Jewel and Band Of Gold shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Jan. 26).

Outer sand

600m: Vanilla Sky (T.S. Jodha) 40. Easy.

800m: Attention Seeker (Shelar), Le Chaim (V. Walkar) 52, 600/39. They were pushed and finished level. Alamshaara (S. Chinoy), Generalissimo (S.N. Chavan) 51.5, 600/39. They were urged and former ended one length in front. Nectar Jewel (N. Jodha), Band Of Gold (Rathod) 51, 600/38. They moved well and finished level. Absolute Dominance (N. Jodha), Fall Of Hammer (Rathod) 51.5, 600/39. They moved neck and neck freely. Definite Spice (rb) 1400/600 56.5. Easy. Ballybunnion (Kharadi) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Southern Command (Dasrath) 54, 600/41. Urged.

1000m: No Time (S. Fargeat) 1-10.5, 600/42.5. Handy. Frida Kahlo (Jethu), Velvet Rope (Kamlesh) 1-11.5, 800/56, 600/42. Pair easy.

1200m: Really Romantic (Rupesh) 1-22, 600/41. Pleased. Astarte (rb), Siberian Siren (Pradeep) 1-27, 600/45. They were easy.

1400m: Belle Chose (rb) 1-40, 600/43.5. Did pace work. Leonora (Neeraj), Lionheart (C. Rajendra) 1-34, 600/39.5. Former superior. Ardmore (C. Rajendra) 1-37.5, 1200/1-22.5, 600/42. Moved fluently.

Inner sand

600m: All Or Nothing (V. Walkar), Intimacy (Chandrkant) 42.5. Pair easy.

800m: High Voltage (rb) 57.5, 600/45. Easy. Gold Star (Hamir) 53, 600/40.5. Moved well.

Gate practice — outer sand

1000m: Sonic Boom (Shelar), Strawberry Fields (S. Nayak) 1-6, 600/39. Former ended four lengths in front. Pacemaker (V. Walkar), World War Three (rb) 1-7.5, 600/39.5. They were pushed and finished level. Twilight Charm (M. Reddy) 1-7, 800/51.5, 600/39.5. Moved freely. Staying Alive (Shelar), Bacchus (Faizan) 1-7.5, 800/53, 600/40. Former ended two lengths in front. Intense Pleasure (rb) 1-9.5, 600/42. Easy.

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