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Friday, Aug 18, 2006

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Ruben Star and Almandine impress

Pune: Almandine and Ruben Star impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Aug. 17).

Sand track:

600m: Out To Win (Agarwal) 40. Urged. One Way (Dashrath), Crystal Gazing (Belose) 39. They finished level. Diffiant (S. N. Chavan) 38. Pressed. Malasi (Dashrath), Meditas Pride (Belose) 40. They ended level. Capriani (Aadesh) 41. Easy. Sea Spray (Ruzaan) 39. Moved well. Thundering Star (S. N. Chavan) 39. Moved freely.

800m: Goldeen (rb), Royal Memories (P. S. Chouhan) 57.5, 600/41.5. Pair level. Roman Beauty (C. Rajendra) 56, 600/41.5. Handy. Royal Falcon (B. Prakash) 57.5, 600/43. Easy. Fall Of The Hammer (Shelar), Thunder Zone (Aadesh) 53, 600/39.5. They moved well and finished level. Gold Star (Shailesh) (1,400-600) 56. Easy. Nanjing (Aadesh), Benfica (Kapoor) 54.5, 600/40. They ended level. Almandine (P. S. Chouhan), Premier Star (C. Rajendra) 52.5, 600/39. Former was well in hand and finished one length in front. Note. Evatina (B. Prakash) 54, 600/40. Moved attractively. Mischief Inhiseyes (C. Rajendra), Leonora (P. S. Chouhan) 53.5, 600/40.5. Former was easy and they ended level. California (P. S. Chouhan), Fiddlers Ferry (rb) 55.5, 600/42.5. Pair level. Magnifica (Belose), Mahal (Shelar) 53, 600/40. Former superior. Count Du Monet (M. Narredu), Spinoza (Kamlesh) 53, 600/39.5. They moved level freely. Art Of War (Ruzaan), Divine Protocol (J. Chinoy) 54, 600/41. Former finished six lengths ahead.

1,000m: Secret Garden (Rupesh), Auryn (M. Narredu) 1-9, 800/52.5, 600/39.5. They moved neck and neck freely.

1,200m: Empirical (B. Prakash), Newfoundland (Sameer) 1-22.5, 600/39.5. Former started two lengths behind and finished level. Ruben Star (B. Prakash), Orlando Bloom (Sameer) 1-23.5, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/39.5. Former made up four lengths and finished level. Saturday Club (T. Mahesh), Major Wager (Shelar) 1-24, 600/42.5. Former strode out well while the latter was pushed to finish level.

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