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Holding Court and Hesperus shine

BANGALORE: Holding Court, Hesperus, Charlie Brown, Sunlight King and Almandine shone when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (June 30).

Inner sand:

1400m: Jasmine Star (Gallagher) 1-34, 600/39.5. Moved fluently.

Outer sand:

800m: Holding Court (Gallagher) 52.5, 600/40.5. In fine fettle. Pal Joey (A. Velu) 57.5, 600/43. Strode out well. Kartikerri (rb) 58.5, 600/45. Moved freely. Flicker (rb) 59, 600/45.5. Easy. Brothers In Arms (rb) 1-0, 600/46. Easy. Sunny's Instinct (rb) 1-0, 600/46.5. Boomer (Imam), Mexikan Wave (V. Kadam) 56, 600/43. An impressive pair. A 3-y-o (San Francisco - Flying Yakshi) (Khalander) 1-0, 600/46. Onegina (rb), Euston (rb) 57.5, 600/43.5. They finished level. Beyond Therapy (Khalander) 59, 600/43.5. Moved well. A 3-y-o (Meritrocrat - Swiss Maid) (rb), Code Of Law (rb) 59.5, 600/46. Zaios (rb) 57.5, 600/44. Worked well. Royal Flyer (Neeraj) 59, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Cogent (Sequeria) 57.5, 600/43.5. Note. Silken Star (M.R. Singh) 1-0.5, 600/47. Easy. Native Strategy (C. Rajendra), Mischief Inhiseyes (Ruzaan) 1-0, 600/45.5. A fit pair. Sarabande (Gallagher) 54.5, 600/42. Pleased. Longitude (T.S. Jodha) 56, 600/43.5. In fine condition.

1000m: Secret Fury (Shobhan) 1-14, 800/57, 600/44. Moved fluently. Autograph (rb) 1-15, 800/1-0, 600/47.5. Eased up. The Force (A. Velu) 1-15, 800/58, 600/45. Worked well.

1200m: Mischevious Star (Suraj) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-13, 800/57.5, 600/45. Shaped well. Turbo Babe (Christopher), Baracudda (rb) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/58.5, 600/45.5. Former showed out. Slavic (Gallagher), Rise (rb) 1-26, 1,000/1-12, 800/56, 600/43.5. Former started five lengths behind and finished six lengths ahead. Senna (rb) 1-28, 1,000/1-14, 800/58.5, 600/46.5. Easy. Sunlight King (T.S. Jodha) 1-28, 1,000/1-12, 800/55, 600/42. Fit for the fray. Perfectremembrance (M. Kharadi) 1-28, (1,200-600) 41. Strode out well. Pret A Porte (R. Marshall), Exclusive Design (Shobhan) 1-28, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/56.5, 600/44. They were stretched while the former responded well and finished six lengths ahead.

1400m: Hesperus (C. Rajendra) 1-39, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 800/56.5, 600/44. In fine nick. Alejandros (Gallagher) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/58, 600/45. Stretched out well. Asiatique (Ruzaan) 1-42.5, (1,400-600) 55. Eased up. Almandine (Ruzaan), High Rising (C. Rajendra) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-11, 800/55.5, 600/42.5. They impressed. Charlie Brown (Gallagher), Corona Di Oro (L. Marshall) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 800/56, 600/43. Former moved impressively.

1600m: Formal Invitation (Mark) 1-55, 1,400/1-40.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/58.5, 600/46. Moved freely. Faustino (rb), Full Speed (B. Paswan) 1-56.5, 1,400/1-42, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-14, 800/58, 600/45. They moved together with plenty in hand. Lombardia ( M. Kharadi), Starscape (C. Rajendra) 2-1, 1,400/1-44, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/58.5, 600/45.5. They moved on the bit.

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