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Astro King pleases

Hyderabad: Astro King, Battle Honour, Onnu Onnu Onnu and Shanaruma pleased when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Nov. 7).

Sand:

600m: Al Falujah (rb) (1,200-600) 44.5. Moved well. Pound For Pound (Ravi Shanker) 45.5, 400/30. Easy. Auxiliary (Shinde), Big Budget (Sequeira) 46, 400/31. Both were level.

800m: Rubinella (Sandeep) 59, 600/43.5, 400/31. Easy. Fitting Tribute (Shinde) (1,400-600) 59.5. Moved freely. Adelaide (Sandeep), Clear Zone (rb) (1,200-400) 57.5. Former a length in front. Shanaruma (Ramana) 57, 600/42.5, 400/28. Moved well. Altai (rb) 1-0, 600/45.5. Moved freely. Dream Counsel (Sequeira) 58.5, 600/43.5, 400/28. Pleased. True Force (Ashhad) 1-0.5, 400/30. Moved well. Onnu Onnu Onnu (Trainer) 56.5, 600/43, 400/28. Caught the eye. Line To Conquer (rb) 59. Moved well. Fly By Wire (Laxman), Local Ikon (Joshi) 58, 600/44, 400/29.5. They finished together.

1,000m: Royal Hawk (Trainer) 1-15.5, 800/59, 400/28. Pleased. Cannon Ray (Trainer) 1-15, 800/59, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. Moved freely. Benazir (Sandeep) 1-16, 800/59.5, 600/45, 400/31.5. Easy. Lady Escort (Ravinder), Bernardo (Ex: Bernando) (A. Imran Khan) 1-14, 800/57.5, 600/43.5, 400/28.5. Former a length in front. Oxfordshire (A. Imran Khan) 1-16, 800/59, 600/44.5, 400/31. Retains form. Shikra (Shinde) 1-16.5, (1,000-400) 44. Not extended. Media Blitz (Sandeep), Ekam Ekam Ekam (rb) 1-16.5, 800/59, 600/44.5, 400/30. Former moved slightly better. Diesel (Shinde) 1-16, 800/1-1, 400/30.5. Not extended.

1,200m: Astro King (Sandeep) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-14, 800/57, 600/42.5, 400/27.5. Maintains form.

1,400m: Special Force (Ramana) 1-45, 1,200/1-30, (1,400-400) 1-13. Pleased.

1,600m: Battle Honour (Ramana) 1-59, 1,400/1-43.5, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-15.5, (1,600-400) 1-27. Eased up at the last 400m.

Sand — Nov. 6:

600m: Chalukya (B. V. Krishnan) (1,200-600) 46.5. Easy. Vijayraaj (Joshi) 45.5, 400/30.5. Easy.

800m: Ne Tlus Ultra (rb), Classic Ruby (rb) 1-0, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. They finished together. Amontillado (B. V. Krishnan), Russian Mission (Pavan Kumar) (1,200-400) 1-1.5. They were easy and level. Torrestrella (B. V. Krishnan) 1-0, 600/43.5, 400/27. Pleased.

1,400m: World Vision (Pavan Kumar) 1-42, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-12, 800/56, 600/42, 400/29. Impressed.

Mock race — Monsoon

inner grass:

1,400m: Heekh Heekh Heekh (Suresh), Rare Insight (Shinde), Bentota (Sandeep), Golden Waltz (Ravi Shanker), Sugar Line (Sreekant) 1-31, 1,200/1-16.5, 1,000/1-5, 800/52, 600/39, 400/28. They were separated by two lengths, one length, half a length and four lengths.

Sand — Nov. 5:

600m: Artist (Ali Khan) (1,200-600) 46. Easy.

800m: Don Vinton (Ravinder), Fearless Flame (A. Imran Khan) 57, 600/43, 400/27.5. They finished together. Camarero (Abhinay), Citi Storm (Sharookh) 59, 600/43.5, 400/28. Latter was extended to finish level.

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