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Thundering Hooves shows out

Mumbai: Thundering Hooves, Asclepieion and Mickey Mantle showed out when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Dec. 24).

Inner sand:

800m: Calypso Dancer (N. Jodha), Share My Dreams (D. K. Ashish) 53.5, 600/40. They were urged and ended level.

Outer sand:

600m: Hymns To Freedom (Belose), Quaoar (Dashrath) 39.5. Former better.

800m: Elementto Angel (rb) 54, 600/39.5. Moved freely. Oyster Princess (N. Jodha) 55, 600/39. Easy. Gruezi (S. Fargeat) 50.5, 600/37.5. Moved well. Sensation (Srinath), Ray Of Sunshine (G. Oza) 52.5, 600/40. They were pushed and finished level. Musical Rhythm (Belose), Classic Spirit (Dashrath) 54.5, 600/40. They were level. Dance Away (Rupesh), Spirited Star (Srinath) 54, 600/40.5. Both moved freely. Gengis Khan (P. S. Chouhan), Brave Star (G. Oza) 54, 600/40.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Both were pushed. Aiming High (Shelar), Existenz (N. Jodha) 54, 600/40. Former ended four lengths in front. Fleeting Moment (N. Alam) 50.5, 600/38. Moved well.

1,000m: Major Wager (Merchant) 1-7, 600/39. Good. Lilac Time (Pereira), Rags To Riches (Shelar) 1-6, 600/40.5. They were pushed and former finished well clear. Asclepieion (S. Fargeat) 1-3, 800/49, 600/36. Moved on tight reins. Sail Away (rb), Can Can (S. Fargeat) 1-9, 600/40. Former superior. Evatina (Riyaz), Mysterious Heights (Aadesh) 1-6.5, 800/52, 600/39. Former was well in hand and they finished level. Star O’ War (C. Rajendra) 1-6, 800/52, 600/38.5. Moved well.

1,200m: Double Ease (G. Oza), Dance Diva (Rupesh) 1-22, 600/40. Former finished three lengths ahead.

Race track:

600m: Liberty Speaks (M. R. Singh), Gleaming Sky (D. Patel) 38. Both moved level freely.

800m: Fire Queen (S. Nayak) 52, 600/39. Moved freely.

1,000m: Thundering Hooves (Jethu), Classic Ruler (Daniel Grant) 1-3, 800/49, 600/35. Former was well in hand while the latter was pushed to end level. Note former. Cameo (Baandal), Knights Templar (S. Nayak) 1-3, 800/50, 600/37. Former finished three lengths ahead. Elan Vital (Baandal), Forest Music (S. Nayak) 1-1, 600/36. Former beat the latter by three lengths. Incredible Beauty (rb), Van De Graff (N. Alam) 1-1.5, 600/36. Former was four lengths superior. Mickey Mantle (S. Fargeat), Bloom (S. S. Rathore) 1-4.5, 600/36. Former is in good shape and they finished level. Former to note. Indian Summer (Baandal) 1-3, 600/35. Pressed. Highland Prince (Shelar), Highland Bounty (N. Jodha) 1-3.5, 600/36. Former was three lengths better. La Joie De Vie (rb), Here Comes The Don (N. Alam) and Victory Star (Baandal) 1-1.5, 600/37. First named was the pick.

1,800m: Maseeha (N. Alam) 1-59.5, 1,600/1-45, 1,400/1-33, 1,000/1-5.5, 600/38. Worked well.

Gate practice (Inner sand):

1,000m: Yowza (Neeraj), Al Marina (S. S. Rathore) 1-7.5, 600/41.5. They moved level freely. Highland Flame (N. Jodha), Great Heart (Merchant) 1-8, 600/42. Former finished five lengths ahead. Heavy Money (Rupesh), Geronimo (Dashrath) and Snow Blind (Pereira) 1-6, 600/41. Heavy Money finished five lengths in front of others. Impressive Wish (S. S. Rathore), Algorithms (S. Fargeat) 1-7, 600/40. Both were level. Siroco (Chandrakant), Itsracingafterall (rb) 1-9, 600/43. Former better.

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