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Coral Gables catches the eye

Hyderabad: Coral Gables, Orpheus, Dama Grande and Sir Onslaught caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Aug.17).

Sand:

600m: Wild Angel (J. Panas), Gun Rock (Qazafi) 45, 400/28. Former finished two lengths in front. Mirbat Battle (J. Panas) 43, 400/29. Retains form. Time To Sparkle (Deep Shanker), Blooming Star (Uday Kiran) (1,000-400) 45. They were easy and level. Adroit (Ravi Shanker) 45, 400/30. Moved freely.

800m: Royal Emblem (J. Panas) 58, 600/43, 400/27.5. Pleased. Sea Blue (Pavan Kumar) 1-1.5, 600/45, 400/30.5. Easy. Hummer (D. Singh) 59.5, 600/44, 400/27.5. Moved well. Forest Wind (rb) 1-0, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. Easy. Highland Queen (Uday Kiran), Arkwright (A. Imran Khan) 59.5, 600/43.5, 400/29. Both were level. Song Of Stars (Laxmikanth) 59, 600/43, 400/27. Improved. Green Passion (Abhinay) 59, 600/44.5. Easy. Ansonia (Deep Shanker) 1-2, 600/47. Retains form. Citi Storm (rb) 59.5, 400/30. Moved well. Chromatic (rb) 1-0, 600/44, 400/31. Moved on the bit. Snow Bound (Suresh) 58, 600/43, 400/30. Handy. Unexpected Twist (D. Singh) 1-2, 600/46.5, 400/31. Not extended. Astro King (Sandeep) 1-1, 600/44, 400/29.5. Moved freely.

1,000m: Here Comes The Sun (J. Panas) 1-18, 800/1-0, 600/44, 400/29.5. Moved well. Royal Sieger (rb) 1-15, (1,000-400) 40. Speedy. Ekagra (Chary) 1-17, 800/58.5, 600/42.5, 400/28. Pleased. Damanaka (Chary) 1-17, 800/59, 600/43, 400/31. Extended in the last part. Carradale (Chary) 1-17, 800/58.5, 600/43.5, 400/30. Moved well. Republic Day (Chary) 1-11, 800/56, 600/42, 400/28. Impressed. Shikra (Sequeira) 1-15.5, 800/58.5, 600/44, 400/28.5. Moved freely. Dama Grande (Sandeep) 1-13, 800/55.5, 600/41, 400/29. Caught the eye. Dream Counsel (Sequeira) 1-16.5, 800/59.5, 600/45, 400/30. Easy. On The Trail (Deep Shanker), Horatio (Uday Kiran) 1-14, 800/57, 600/44, 400/30. They finished together. Key To Relax (Uday Kiran), Golden Castle (Ravinder) 1-15, 800/57.5, 600/42.5, 400/28. Latter started four lengths behind and finished level. Sim Sim (Sandeep) 1-15.5, 800/57.5, 600/42, 400/27. Speedy.

1,200m: Libertador (Chary) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 800/58, 600/43.5, 400/30. Impressed. Fitting Tribute (App) (1,600-400) 1-30, (1,400-400) 1-14, (1,400-600) 58. Fully eased up at the last 400m. Aberlour (Deep Shanker), Achernar (A. Imran Khan) 1-32, 1,000/1-16, 800/58, 600/43.5, 400/29. They were easy and former finished a length in front. Sir Onslaught (Joshi), Red Key Point (D. Singh) 1-28, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/57.5, 600/43, 400/27.5. Former easily finished ten lengths in front. Coral Gables (A. Imran Khan), Da Vinci Rose (Ravinder) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 800/56.5, 600/42, 400/28.5. Former finished level with plenty on hand.

1,400m: Oxfordshire (A. Imran Khan), Good Speed (Ravinder) 1-46.5, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/59, 600/45.5, 400/30.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished half a length in front. Shelly Green (A. Imran Khan), Copenhagen (Ravinder) 1-46, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/59.5, 600/45.5, 400/31.5. A fit pair.

1,600m: Orpheus (Ravinder), Friendly Fire (A. Imran Khan) 2-1, 1,400/1-44.5, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/58, 600/44, 400/28.5. Former started four lengths behind and finished half a length in front with more in hand.

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