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Enceladus impresses

Mumbai: Enceladus, Palme Dor and La Joie De Vie impressed when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Dec. 10).

Inner sand:

600m: Pebble Beach (rb) (1,200-600) 41.5. Easy. Ponyta (Bhawar) 38.5. Moved freely.

800m: Convenience (Merchant) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Expensive Affair (rb), Red Dawn (R. Pandey) 54, 600/42. Former ended three lengths in front. Patek Phillipe (S. Fargeat) 53, 600/39.5. Shaping well. Enceladus (rb) 51, 600/37.5. In great heart. Oyster Gem (D. K. Ashish) 51.5, 600/39. Moved well. Ming (Aadesh) 54, 600/40. Slightly urged. Pomme De Terre (rb), Fire Queen (S. N. Chavan) 53, 600/39.5. They were level. Bionic Angel (rb), Passion In The Park (M. Poirier) 54.5, 600/39.5. They finished level. Mubarras (Nilesh) 56.5, 600/42.5. Easy. Balance De Power (S. Fargeat) 56, 600/41. Easy. Vanilla Sky (D. K. Ashish) 55.5, 600/40.5. Easy. Fleeting Moment (Agarwal) 54, 600/41. Moved freely.

1,000m: Double Ease (R. Pandey), Friday Friend (Srinath) 1-8, 800/54, 600/42. Former was three lengths superior. Eternity (rb), Borzu Again (rb) 1-11, 600/43. Former better. Prince Lochinva (S. N. Chavan), Arkhos (H. G. Rathod) 1-6, 600/39. Former ended two lengths in front. Mister Fixit (rb) 1-12, 600/44. Easy.

Outer sand:

600m: Strike It Rich (Dashrath), Johnny Bravo (Srinath) 38. Former finished four lengths ahead. Lightning Cavalry (Belose), Home To Home (Dashrath) 39.5. Former ended six lengths in front.

800m: Pacific Zone (D. K. Ashish), Refuse To Bend (Shelar) 51, 600/38. They were pushed and former trounced the latter by a distance. Naseebdar (app) 53, 600/38. Moved fluently. Kalahari (M. Narredu), Puerto Cabello (T. Mahesh) 51, 600/38. Former outclassed the latter by a distance.

1,000m: Shodaan (Tony Farina), Frangipani (Srinath) 1-10, 800/54, 600/39.5. Former finished well clear.

Race track:

600m: Highland Crown (Daniel Grant), Exotic Star (Merchant) 38. Former superior. Star Presentation (D. Patel), Sovereign Seal (M. R. Singh) 39. They moved freely. Firecracker (N. Alam), Knights Templar (Agarwal) 38.5. They were urged.

800m: Cameo (N. Alam), Elan Vital (Agarwal) 49, 600/36. They were urged and former finished four lengths ahead.

1,000m: Premier Diva (Srinath), Noble Replica (Tony Farina) 1-5, 800/51, 600/36. They were pressed and finished level. Lahinch (rb), Kiss Away (Srinath) 1-10, 800/54, 600/38.5. They moved level freely. La Joie De Vie (Baandal), Indian Summer (H. G. Rathod) 1-2, 600/35.5. Former strode out well and finished two lengths ahead. Pelikano (Daniel Grant), Wings Of Angels (Tony Farina) 1-6.5, 800/51, 600/36. Both were urged and former ended three lengths in front. Calling The Shots (Baandal), Beau Jolais (H. G. Rathod) 1-1.5, 800/49, 600/35.5. Former moved well and finished two lengths ahead. Note. Covenant (T. Mahesh) 1-2, 800/47, 600/34. Impressed. Palme Dor (rb) 1-2.5, 800/49.5, 600/36. Moved attractively. Tant Mieux (rb), Black Phantom (H. G. Rathod) and Alaska (Agarwal) 1-5.5, 800/52, 600/37. First named started four lengths behind and finished three lengths ahead of others. Mickey Mantle (S. Fargeat), Magic Touch (Neeraj) 1-5.5, 800/50.5, 600/35.5. They were well in hand and finished level.

Gate practice (Inner sand):

1,000m: Mysterious Heights (Tony Farina), Majjani (Riyaz), Black Brilliance (Biramne) and Romantic Impact (Srinath) 1-8.5, 600/42. First named was the pick. Kaikam’s Pride (Bhadke) 1-9, 600/41. Jumped out well. Western Challenge (Kapoor), Existenz (Merchant) 1-12, 600/44. Both easy. Highland Prince (Shelar), Highland Flame (D. K. Ashish) 1-10, 800/54.5, 600/42. They finished level. River Tern (S. Fargeat), Spitz (Riyaz) 1-10, 600/41. Both moved neck and neck freely.

Inner sand — Dec. 9:

600m: Yowza (S. Fargeat), Zarfeen (S. S. Rathore) 40.5. Pair level.

800m: Call To Arms (Shelar) 52.5, 600/39. Moved well. Sangoma (rb), Sugar Ray (Ruzaan) 53, 600/40. They finished level freely. Livorno (Biramne), Maybach (Neeraj) 52, 600/39. They moved well. Synergetic (Ruzaan), Shes Romantic (Rupesh) 53.5, 600/39.5. They ended level. Vantage (Ruzaan), You Are My Miracle (Biramne) 52, 600/39. Former superior.

1,000m: Tommy Carmicheal (Ruzaan), Victor Ivanov (Rupesh) 1-9, 600/41. Note former. Snowden (Ruzaan), Telstar (rb) 1-10.5, 600/41.5. Pair level. Czar Alexander (Ruzaan), Divine Protocol (Rupesh) 1-6, 600/40. Former finished well clear. Aquadisiac (Ruzaan) 1-6, 600/38.5. Moved well. Brad (Ruzaan), Sentinel (Rupesh) 1-10.5, 800/54.5, 600/40.5. Former was two lengths better.

1,200m: Alvida (M. Narredu) 1-24, 600/43. Good.

Outer sand:

600m: Torque (Jethu) (1,600-1,000) 41.5. Easy. Reigning Sky (Aadesh), Summertime Promise (rb) 39.5. They ended level.

800m: Tapis (Kotwal), Artillery (Merchant) 51.5, 600/39.5. Both were pushed and former finished five lengths ahead.

1,400m: Schnell (Riyaz) 1-35, 1,200/1-20.5, 1,000/1-7, 600/41. Moved fluently. The Hurricane (Srinath) 1-32.5, 1,200/1-18.5, 1,000/1-5.5, 800/53.5, 600/41. Pushed.

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