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Portrush, Flaming Glory show out

Mumbai: Portrush, Flaming Glory and Haunting Memories showed out when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (March 16).

Outer sand:

600m: Firey Future (Neeraj) 39. Moved well. Star Conquest (Riyaz Shaikh), Eshbietta (S. K. Jadhav) 41. Pair level. Moondarra (T. S. Jodha) 39.5. Urged.

800m: Saregama (Rupesh) 57, 600/43. Easy. Major Roberts (N. Jodha) 54.5, 600/40. Moved freely. Cakravana (F. Irani) 53.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Portrush (Kharadi), Lagganmore (Shelar) 50.5, 600/38.5. Former in great heart. Gorgeous Blue (Bernard), Jassi (Bhadke) 53.5, 600/41. Former ended five lengths in front. Balthazar (Khalander), Armament (Hamir) 51, 600/38. Former finished three lengths ahead. Premier Star (Hamir) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Endless Stride (M. Narredu), Private Eye (Rupesh) 54, 600/40. Former ended two lengths in front. Sail Away (rb), California (Rupesh) 52, 600/39. Former better. Snap Dragon (Baandal), Incroyable (S. N. Chavan) 52, 600/40.5. They moved level freely. Sea Spray (V. Kadam) 56.5, 600/43. Easy. Chasing Destiny (N. Jodha) 55.5, 600/40.5. Pushed.

1,000m: Home To Home (Neeraj), Flaming Bay (Maseyk) 1-8.5, 600/41. They were urged. Giacosa (Kamlesh) 1-7, 600/42.5. Worked well. Nightlife (Baria), Native Strategy (Hamir) 1-5.5, 600/40. Pair urged and ended level. Empire Star (B. Prakash) 1-10, 600/42. Easy. Fabulous Emperor (B. Prakash), Forest Knight (M. R. Singh) 1-5, 600/40. Former pleased. Haunting Memories (B. Prakash), Six Stars (M. R. Singh) 1-5, 600/39. Former who maintains form finished a distance ahead. Hector (Baandal), Xian (S. N. Chavan) 1-8, 600/42. Pair urged and ended level.

1,200m: Black Warrior (Maseyk) 1-20, 600/40.5. Pushed. Touch A Star (M. Narredu), Divine Protocol (Ruzaan) 1-21, 600/39.5. Former beat the latter by four lengths. Purple Blaze (Rupesh), Arma (M. Narredu) 1-22, 800/53, 600/41. Former joined at 800m and ended three lengths in front. Latter moved well. Chagall (Ruzaan) 1-21.5, 600/41. Shaped well. Auryn (Ruzaan), Colonel Cool (rb) 1-19.5, 600/39.5. Former superior. Somethingabouther (Neeraj), Dynasty (Ruzaan) 1-20.5, 1,000/1-5, 600/39.5. They moved level freely. Star Perfection (M. R. Singh), Storm Regent (B. Prakash) 1-19.5, 1,000/1-5, 600/40.5. Former moved well while the latter was pushed to end level. Royal Panache (Neeraj), Britney (Ruzaan) 1-23, 600/41. They finished level. Flaming Glory (B. Prakash), Star Bird (M. R. Singh) 1-22, 1,000/1-6, 600/38.5. Former trounced the latter.

1,400m: So Perfect (Ruzaan), Some Time (V. Kadam) 1-35.5, 600/44.5. They were eased up in the last part. Illica (Ruzaan), Celestrella (S. N. Chavan) 1-41.5, 600/43. Pair easy. Cromwell (M. Narredu), Spectacular Queen (Ruzaan) 1-40, 1,000/1-9, 600/42. Both were easy.

1,800m: Crown Court (M. Narredu), Somerset West (Ruzaan) 2-6, 1,600/1-51, 1,400/1-36, 600/42. Former shaped well.

Inner sand:

600m: Everyonesinvited (Dasrath), One Way (Belose) 38. Both were urged and finished level.

800m: Golden Fort (Trainer) 55.5, 600/41.5. Easy. The Right Man (Bernard) 54, 600/41. Pushed. Patroclus (T. Mahesh), Rococo (Jethu) and Schubert (Kamlesh) 57, 600/40. Trio moved level freely. Haifa Victory (Belose), Striking Out (Neeraj) 54.5, 600/41. Former was five lengths superior.

Mock race (Race track) — March 15:

1,200m: Running Machine (Riyaz Shaikh), Diamond Princess (app), Quick Flash (Nadeem Alam) and Beloved (S. Chinoy) 1-15, 600/37.5. Running Machine won the race by a distance. Beloved planted in the gates and did not take further part.

Jockey suspended:

C. Rajendra, who rode Star Queen, in the Gold Street Cup on March 15, was suspended by the Stewards from March 30 to April 8, for injudicious riding. He was also fined Rs. 5,000 for dropping his hands in the last part of the race.

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