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Sunday, Jan 29, 2006

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Shalivahana shines

BANGALORE: Shalivahana, Andaluz and Aashirwaad shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Jan. 28).

Outer sand:

800m: Fantabulous Hero (rb) 1-0.5, 600/47. Sunlaa (Appu) 59.5, 600/46. Moved freely. Tina's Triumph (Vijay Kumar) 56.5, 600/44. Impressed. Cartouche (rb), Acapulco Gold (rb) 1-0, 600/46.5. Former finished four lengths in front. Chocolate River (Shakti) 59, 600/46. Moved freely. Keep Guessing (Shahbuddin) 58, 600/45. Worked well. Black Splendour (Vivek) 58, 600/43.5. In fine condition. Allot (rb) 59.5, 600/46.5. Vharchasvha (rb) 59, 600/46. Shaped well. Golden Ballerina (Shakti), Star Movements (P. Krishna) 1-1, 600/45. A 3-y-o (Broto-Sartorial) (rb) 57, 600/43.5. Strode out well. Jasmine Star (Chandrashekar), Ondhu Ondhu Ondhu (rb) 1-0.5, 600/47. Former finished five lengths in front.

1,000m: Talk Of The Devil (Shahbuddin) 1-14, 800/57.5, 600/46. Eased up. Sense Of Style (Shobhan) 1-15, 800/58.5, 600/46. Moved on the bit. Maha Rani (Shahbuddin) 1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/44.5. Moved well. Purusharth (Vivek) 1-16, 800/59, 600/45. In fine trim.

1,200m: Hidalgo (S. Ramesh), Sarvaguna Sampanna (Babu Rao) 1-32, (1,200-600) 43. They moved well. Shalivahana (Md. Thameem) 1-27, 1,000/1-13, 800/56, 600/44. Moved attractively. Aashirwaad (rb) 1-28, 1,000/1-13, 800/56.5, 600/43. In fine nick. Lanark (rb) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/44. Moved fluently, note. Executive Spirit (rb) 1-29, 1,000/1-15.5, 800/1-0, 600/46.5. Strode out well.

1,400m: Andaluz (Appu), Fantasy Moon (rb) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-13, 800/58, 600/46. Former showed out. Chand Tara (Jagadeesh), Royal Filly (Gnaneshwar) 1-47, (1,400-600) 58. Former finished three lengths in front. Fioredoro (Mrs. Silva), Sandokan (B. Paswan) 1-43, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/59.5, 600/46. They moved together.

1,600m: Baffert (rb) 1-56.5, 1,400/1-42.5, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-15, 800/59.5, 600/47.5. Moved freely.

Mock race — Jan. 27:

1,200m: Our Lancer (P. S. Chouhan), Amatol (Asgar), Bullet Proof (R. Marshall), Dreams N Fantasies (Rajesh Babu), Musical Signature (Md. Thameem), Blazing Fantasy (P. Krishna) and Vogue (Qureshi) 1m 16.2s. Our Lancer impressed, Vogue and Blazing Fantasy were planted at the gates.

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