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Steelium and, Bastian Bay impress

BANGALORE: Steelium, Bastian Bay, Mark Of Gibraltar and In The Zone impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Jan. 4).

Outer sand:

800m: Cherika (L. Marshall), Chiquitita (Zia) 57.5, 600/45.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Pacific Pride (S. Babu), Regal Dream (Shakti) 59.5, 600/46.5. They moved on the bit. Hard Cash (Gnaneshwar) 57.5, 600/44. Moved well.

1000m: Tina’s Triumph (Vivek) 1-14.5, 800/57, 600/44. Worked well. Casino Royal (Koch), Scintillatingstyle (Tauseef) 1-14.5, 800/58, 600/46. They finished level. Antivirus (rb), Noname (Guruprasad) 1-15.5, 800/57.5, 600/45.5. They shaped well. Valid Expectation (S. John), Cart Wheel (Hayes) 1-14.5, 800/58.5, 600/45. They finished together.

1200m: Girl Next Door (S. Marshall) 1-28, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/58, 600/46. In fine nick. Violet Honey (V. Patel), Gentle Knight (B. Prakash) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 800/58, 600/45. A fit pair. National Trust (V. Patel), Noble Kingdom (B. Prakash) 1-27, 1,000/1-12, 800/57, 600/44.5. Latter shaped well.

1400m: Steelium (Selvaraj), Bastian Bay (Shinde) 1-39, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/57.5, 600/45.5. They impressed. Freemason (Shinde), Strong Minded (Selvaraj) 1-41, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-14, 800/58.5, 600/45.5. They are in fine condition. In The Zone (S. John) 1-41, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-12, 800/56.5, 600/44. Pleased. Last Samurai (Hayes), Indian Arcelor (rb) 1-44, (1,400-600) 57.5. Former shaped well. Mark Of Gibraltar (B. Prakash), Assert The Right (V. Patel) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 800/57, 600/45. Former put up a pleasing display. Noble View (V. Patel), Elite Empire (B. Prakash) 1-44.5, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/58.5, 600/45. They moved on the bit. Mind Me (-), Able Associate (rb) 1-45, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-11, 800/55.5, 600/43.5. They are in fine trim.

1600m: Western Command (Hayes) 1-58.5, 1,400/1-42.5, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/58, 600/44.5. Stretched out well.

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