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Astraea excels

Mumbai: Astraea, Bourbon King, Star Wave and Hotstepper excelled when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Jan. 20).

Inner sand:

600m: Present Glory (rb) (1,200-600) 40. Easy.

800m: Needforspeed (Bernard), Monarchos (Daniel Grant) 57, 600/42.5. Pair level. Existenz (N. Jodha), Captains Zone (Shelar) 53, 600/39. They were urged and ended level.

1,000m: Cotswold Arms (C. Rajendra), Czar Alexander (Ruzaan) 1-12.5, 600/43.5. They were easy. Crown Princess (Kharadi), Chimeqirue (C. Rajendra) 1-12, 800/57, 600/42.5. Pair easy. Share My Dreams (D. K. Ashish), Alaskan Zone (N. Jodha) 1-10, 600/43. Former superior. Desert Blue (D. K. Ashish), Aiming High (Shelar) 1-8, 600/40. Both were pushed and finished level. Catalyst (T. S. Jodha), Canny Lad (rb) 1-7.5, 600/40. Former ended five lengths in front. Real Dream (Rupesh), Flying King (rb) 1-12, 800/56.5, 600/42.5. Pair level.

1,200m: Colourful Lady (C. D. Hayes), Warrior Spirit (Neeraj) 1-22, 600/40. Former finished five lengths ahead.

1,400m: Star Of China (S. S. Rathore) 1-38.5, 800/53, 600/39. Moved freely. Congrats (C. D. Hayes), Imperium (Neeraj) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-22.5, 600/40. Former trounced the latter by a distance. Aerology (C.Alford) 1-37, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/43. Urged in the last part. Gracias Senorita (K. Kadam) (1,600-200) 1-40.5. Easy.

Outer sand:

600m: Classic Ruler (Jethu), Fantasy Lake (Merchant) 40. They ended level. Divine (Jethu) 40. Easy. Orpheus (Jethu) 42. Easy. Sarjerao (Merchant), Resilience (rb) 39. Former was two lengths better.

800m: Rohans Glory (Daniel Grant) 52.5, 600/37.5. Moved well. Lord Kala (Riyaz), Star Conquest (Aadesh) 54, 600/38.5. They moved level freely. Fantastic Fury (Daniel Grant) 51, 600/37. Pressed. Raquel (C. Rajendra) 51.5, 600/38. Moved well. Kimaya (Merchant), Roses All The Way (rb) 54, 600/41. Former finished well clear.

1,000m: Secret Glory (D. Patel), Flaming Ace (M. R. Singh) 1-5.5, 800/51, 600/37.5. They moved level freely. Almandine (Hamir) 1-6, 800/52, 600/38.5. Shaped well. Spirited Star (G. Oza), Secret Affair (Rupesh) 1-7, 800/52, 600/40. Former finished four lengths ahead.

1,200m: Star Wave (Donoghue), Own Voice (D. Patel) 1-19, 1,000/1-4, 800/51, 600/38. Former strode out well and finished three lengths ahead. Perpetuity (C. Alford) (1,800-600) 1-17. Moved well. Beyond Belief (Hamir) 1-24, 600/41. Moved freely. Set Alight (C. Rajendra), Divine Protocol (Kharadi) 1-21, 1,000/1-6, 600/38.5. Former who is in great heart finished three lengths ahead.

1,400m: Bourbon King (Donoghue), Memorable Day (D. Patel) 1-34, 1,000/1-4.5, 600/39. Former who maintains winning form beat the latter by three lengths. Phenomenale (Ruzaan), Sea Princess (C. Rajendra) 1-36, 1,200/1-21.5, 600/38. Former was well in hand and finished two lengths ahead.

1,600m: Hotstepper (Daniel Grant), Dance Maestro (Hamir) and Uruj (T. S. Jodha) 1-45.5, 1,400/1-31, 1,200/1-17.5, 1,000/1-4, 800/50.5, 600/38.5. Hotstepper moved well and finished two lengths ahead. Dance Maestro joined at 600m while Uruj dropped behind at 800m. Astraea (Ruzaan) 1-44, 1,400/1-31, 1,200/1-18, 1,000/1-5, 800/52, 600/39.5. Outstanding display.

1,800m: Hugo Boss (Hamir) 2-1, 600/43.

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