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Royal Assault pleases

BANGALORE: Royal Assault and Crown Royal pleased when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning

(Jan. 27)

Outer sand:

800m: Ashwaraaj (rb) 57.5, 600/44.5. Moved well. Pal Joey (A. Velu) 58.5, 600/45.5. In fine trim. Hey Hero (rb) 58, 600/44.5. Moved on the bit. Divine Royal (Gnaneshwar) 58, 600/46. Eased up. Golden Venture (Warren) 58.5, 600/44.5. Moved fluently. Opera Queen (Ghous) 58.5, 600/44.5. Easy. Jasmine Star (Chandrashekar), Candramala (rb) 1-0.5, 600/46.5. Former finished four lengths in front. Turbo Shot (Ghous), Witch Doctor (rb) 58.5, 600/46.5. They eased up in the last part. Aspen Bay (rb), a 3-y-o (Meritocrat-American Gold) (rb) 1-1, 600/47.

1000m: Algebra (Chandrashekar), a 3-y-o (Pennine Ridge-First Love) (rb) 1-16.5, 800/58, 600/45. They moved together. Lancaster (Ghous) 1-14.5, 800/58.5, 600/44.5. Moved freely.

1200m: Royal Assault (Gnaneshwar) 1-25.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 800/56, 600/43.5. Moved attractively. Dancing Duke (Vivek), Golden Edge (R. Marshall) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-12, 800/56, 600/43.5. They strode out well and finished together. Dr Evil (rb), Zooming (Ghous) 1-29, 1,000/1-15, 800/58.5, 600/46. Former finished six lengths in front. Mexican Wave (Jagadeesh), a 3-y-o (Serious Spender-Chantenay) (rb) 1-27, 1,000/1-13, 800/58, 600/46. Former showed out. Netor (R. Marshall), Exclaim (Suraj) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/58, 600/44.5. Former started five lengths behind and finished four lengths in front.

1600m: Flightingale (B. Paswan), Torodoro (Mrs. Silva) 1-55, 1,400/1-40, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/59, 600/46.5. Latter collapsed and dead soon after the work out. Crown Royal (Chandrashekar) 1-56, 1,400/1-405, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/57.5, 600/44.5. Impressed.

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