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Vijayraaj shines

Hyderabad: Vijayraaj, Crocodile Hunter, Bernardo and Global Presence shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Aug. 30).

Outer grass:

600m: Dunfanaghy (rb) 44, 400/27. Not extended.

800m: Queen Of Kazran (Ali Khan), Ayrawat (Sharookh) 55.5, 400/28. They finished together. Valerie (Joshi), Glaring Godzilla (Laxman) 54, 600/42, 400/29. Latter moved on the bit. Fusion Music (Shinde), Fabulous Crown (rb), Continuity (Sharookh) 57.5, 600/41.5, 400/27. Continuity finished six lengths behind the pair. Heck Of A Guy (Pramod), Corps Command (Ali Khan) 56.5, 600/43, 400/31. They were easy. One Tough Guy (rb) 58, 600/43, 400/28. Moved freely. Tigana (Chary) 56, 600/40.5, 400/28. Moved freely. Sugar Lady (rb) 54, 600/39.5, 400/27.5. Pleased.

1,000m: Hunting Girl (Ravinder) 1-10, 800/55, 600/41.5, 400/29. Moved freely. Pretty Fit (Umesh) 1-9, 800/55, 600/42, 400/28. Moved well. Vijayraaj (Laxman), Beauty On Duty (Joshi) 1-5.5, 800/51, 600/39, 400/25. Former caught the eye while finishing a distance in front. First Warrior (rb) 1-11, 800/55.5, 600/42, 400/29. Moved freely. Doing My Best (Ravinder), Australis (rb) 1-6, 800/52, 600/38.5, 400/27. Former finished five lengths in front. Pocket Dynamite (Ravinder) 1-8, (1,000-400) 42. Moved freely. Colour Sergeant (rb) 1-12, 800/56, 600/41.5, 400/28. Slightly extended.

1,200m: Arcelor (rb) 1-25.5, (1,200-400) 56. Easy. Cannon Lad (rb), Gold Spree (Laxmikanth) 1-30, 800/59.5, 600/45, 400/30. They were not extended. Crocodile Hunter (Chary) 1-27, 1,000/1-8.5, 800/52.5, 600/39, 400/25. Impressed. Hauhaiwunai (Chary) 1-24, (1,200-400) 54.5. Moved well.

Sand:

600m: Sir Onslaught (Joshi) 47.5, 400/31. Moved on the bit. Adelaide (rb) 46. Easy.

800m: Oxfordshire (Mukesh), Red Key Point (Antony) 1-1.5, 600/47, 400/30.5. They were easy and level. Cherie Dei (rb), True Value (Mukesh) 59.5, 600/44, 400/28. Both were level. Lancashire (Chary) 1-0.5, 400/29.5. Easy. Cannon Scot (Pramod) 1-1.5, 400/31. Not extended. Indian Diva (Ravinder) 1-1, 600/44.5, 400/27. Worked well. Regents Park (Mukesh) 59, 400/29. Moved well. Milky Way (Sequeira) 1-1.5, 600/46.5, 400/30.5. Not extended. Sprucespringstien (Laxman) 57, 600/43, 400/28. Retains form. Royal Guard (Chary) (1,200-400) 1-2.5. Not extended. Danzsingh (rb) 59, 600/44, 400/29.5. Easy.

1,000m: Amelia Cordell (rb), Stinger (Mukesh) 1-17, 800/1-0, 600/45, 400/29.5. They moved freely. Rain Dance (M. Krishna) (1,400-400) 1-17, (1,400-600) 1-0. Moved freely. Jay Jay (Laxmikanth) 1-15, 800/57.5, 600/43, 400/28. Moved well.

1,200m: Bernardo (rb), Global Presence (Mukesh) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-14, 800/57, 600/42, 400/27. They impressed. Coral Gables (Uday Kiran) 1-31, 1,000/1-15, 800/58, 600/43, 400/27. Maintains form. Base Line (Pramod) 1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/1-0, (1,200-400) 58.5. Moved well. Shakin Stevens (Chary) 1-32, 1,000/1-16.5, 800/1-0, 600/45, 400/28. Improved.

1,600m: Good Speed (Mukesh) 2-2.5, 1,400/1-46, 1,200/1-31, 1,000/1-16.5, 800/1-1, 600/46.5, 400/29. Retains form.

Gate practice (Outer grass):

1,000m: Grand Act (Ex: Raise The Moon) (Shinde), Royal Bond (M. Krishna) 1-6, 800/53, 600/40, 400/27. They jumped out well. Springing Strides (Laxman), Texas Grey (Anil) 1-11, 800/54, 600/41, 400/28. They took a smart jump and finished together. Orochi (Rawal), Flashy Trend (B. Shanker), Attorney General (Asbar), Gold Rush (Ganesh) 1-7, 800/52, 600/40, 400/27. They jumped out well. Maximise (Chary), Fly By Wire (Laxman) 1-5.5, 800/50, 600/38, 400/25.5. They took a smart jump with blinkers.

Mock race (Inner grass) — Aug. 29:

1,200m: Thundering Gold (Rawal), Man On Fire (Ali Khan), Mystic Impact (Anil), Top Gear (Ravinder), Tenth Planet (Umesh), Blizzard (Shinde) 1-18.5, 1,000/1-4.5, 800/52, 600/39.5, 400/27. They were separated by two lengths, six lengths, two lengths, distance and a distance.

Correction: In the track notes (published on Thursday, Aug. 30), it was erroneously reported as Regal Reform instead of Golden Edition (B. Prakash).

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