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Hesperus impresses

BANGALORE: Hesperus, Duckworth, Orientation and Scimitar impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (May 29).

Inner sand:

800m: Kyles Of Bute (S. John) 50.5, 600/37.5. In fine trim. In The Zone (S. John) 50, 600/37. Pleased. Fighting Star (S. Marshall) 47.5, 600/36. Stretched out well. Scimitar (M. Narredu) 47.5, 600/36. Moved impressively. Caspian Sea (Suraj), Unseeded Star (Harish) 53, 600/41. They moved freely. Orientation (S. Marshall) 46.5, 600/35.5. A fine display. Mangalya Prarambh (Suraj) 51, 600/38.5. In fine shape. Gentle Knight (B. Prakash) 52.5, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Ziggy Stardust (Gautam Raj) 52, 600/39. Strode out well. Korporate (Pereira) 51.5, 600/37.5. Worked well. Seiliger (L. Marshall), Seven Star (M. Narredu) 49, 600/36.5. A fit pair. Angelique (Zia) 54, 600/42. Andronicus (Suraj) 53, 600/40. Easy. Masquenada (S. John) 55, 600/41.5. Afea (S. Marshall) 51, 600/39. Pleased. Rhapsidion Snow (W. Smith) 47.5, 600/36.5. Moved attractively. Trafalgar Square (Pereira) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Hesperus (rb) 48, 600/35.5. Moved fluently. Word To Word (Gautam Raj), Worth A Million (rb) 50, 600/37. Former finished two lengths ahead. Double Elite (Shobhan) 53, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Easy (Pereira) 52, 600/39.5. Stretched. Vijaysamrat (K. Anil) 52, 600/40. Worked well. Lionheart (Chandrashekar), Lucky Look (rb) 54, 600/41. Southerner (Appu) 52.5, 600/39.5. Easy. Flip Our Destiny (Pereira) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Fly For Sure (B. Prakash), My Precious Girl (rb) 54.5, 600/41. Desert Realm (rb), Spirited Angel (B. Prakash) 52.5, 600/39.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Man United (A. Imran) 51, 600/39. In fine trim. Sir Almas (Appu) 52.5, 600/39.5. Easy. Golden Shadow (Ali Khan), Olympic Kingdom (Chary) 54, 600/40. Spicy Star (L. Marshall) 54, 600/41. Mighty Heart (L. Marshall) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Jedi Knight (Gnaneshwar) 52, 600/39.5. Amazing Flora (Faisal) 52.5, 600/40. Bankersfield (rb), Enforcement (rb) 52, 600/39. Former finished two lengths ahead. Vayuputra (Chary) 52, 600/38. Shaped well. Brahmaputra (W. Smith) 50, 600/38. In fine condition.

1,000m: Southern Empire (B. Prakash), Bourbon King (Srinath) 1-7.5, 800/50, 600/38. They moved with plenty in hand.

1,200m: Romantic Song (C. Alford), Miss Pukka (Ms. L. Jones) 1-20, 800/51, 600/39.5. Former pleased. Calming Influence (C. Alford), Conquering Love (Md. Shafiq) 1-20, 800/52.5, 600/39. Former finished five lengths ahead. Chinab (A. Imran) 1-21, (1,200-600) 38. Easy. Sunny Colours (Zia), Spandau Ballet (L. Marshall) 1-23, (1,200-600) 40. Icebreaker (Ms. L. Jones), Moneyinthebank (W. Smith) 1-18, 800/51.5, 600/38.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Maman Marvel (Jagadeesh), Monarchial (Sreekanth) 1-21.5, 800/52, 600/39. Former finished three lengths ahead. Star League (Sreekanth), Tommy Hillfiger (rb) 1-22, 800/52.5, 600/39. Former moved better and finished five lengths ahead. Saptashwa (L. Marshall) 1-25, (1,200-600) 41. Khaleels Pride (B. Mukesh), Coral Gables (Appu) 1-18, 800/50, 600/38. Former finished two lengths ahead.

1,400m: Rapido Gonzales (Selvaraj), Full Speed (Shinde) 1-39.5, 800/56, 600/42. Asiaticus (M. Narredu), Callista (R. Marshall) 1-32.5, 800/51.5, 600/40. They are in good condition. Commandperformance (rb) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 50. Eased up. Poetic (Srinath), Star Wave (B. Prakash) 1-34.5, 800/53.5, 600/41. They moved on the bit. Sugar Ray (M. Narredu) 1-37, (1,400-600) 53. In fine shape. Classic Sky (Srinath), Wonder Smile (B. Prakash) 1-35.5, 800/51, 600/39. Former finished four lengths ahead. Duckworth (R. Marshall), Attractress (Harish) 1-29, 800/49, 600/37.5. Former responded well to the urgings and finished well ahead. Star Presentation (Srinath) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 40. Star Speed (Ranjeet), Siberean Princess (Ms. L. Jones) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 41. Star Mustang (Ranjeet) 1-38, (1,400-600) 53. In fine trim.

Gate practice – inner sand:

1,400m: One Fine Day (Jagadeesh), Ecuador (A. Velu) 1-33, (1,400-600) 52.5. They jumped out well. Oro Neiro (Shinde), Faustian (Selvaraj) 1-41, (1,400-600) 52. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Coco Chanel (Md. Shafiq) 1-30.5, (1,400-600) 48.5. Jumped out well. Super Sha (Gnaneshwar), Beckham (rb) 1-29.5, (1,400-600) 48. Former showed out.

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