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Bourbon King excels

BANGALORE: Bourbon King, Gentle Knight, Star Of Washington and Afghan excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (July 1).

Inner sand:

800m: Gift A Diamond (Md. Shafiq), The Contender (S. Marshall) 51, 600/39.5. An impressive pair. Aelenia (Suraj) 51, 600/39. In fine trim. Bee Fearless (Selvaraj), Mastan (rb) 55, 600/42. They moved freely. Super Senor (rb) 51, 600/38. Strode out well. Way To Fantasy (Ashok Kumar) 54, 600/40. Portpatrick (S. John) 50.5, 600/38. Moved well. Nonstop Cannon (Ashok Kumar) 54, 600/40. Man United (Suraj) 53.5, 600/41. In fine condition. Zaffarani (Shinde), Fiery Business (rb) 51, 600/39. Former shaped well. Slavic (rb), Rapido Gonzales (rb) 54, 600/42. Lester (Krishnan) 56, 600/42.5. Royal Hero (Shobhan) 53.5, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Spirit Of Excellence (Ashok Kumar) 54, 600/41.5. Easy. Near N Dear (Shobhan) 49.5, 600/37.5. Strode out well. Greens (Krishnan) 52, 600/39. Pleased. Double Emerge (Appu) 52, 600/39. Worked well.

1,000m: Chilly Wind (Appu) 1-9, 800/52, 600/39. In fine trim. Oro Neiro (Shinde), Money Mantra (Selvaraj) 1-7, 800/53, 600/42. They finished level. Agassiz (M. Narredu) 1-7, 800/50, 600/37.5. Impressed. Integer (S. John) 1-5.5, 800/50, 600/38. Pleased. Andronicus (R. Marshall), Calming Influence (S. Marshall) 1-6, 800/51.5, 600/39. They are in fine nick. Fighting Star (Shiva Kumar) 1-3.5, 800/48.5, 600/37. Moved attractively. Dinesa (rb), Mac (Selvaraj) 1-7, 800/51.5, 600/39.5. They are in fine condition.

1,200m: War Child (S. Marshall) 1-32.5, 800/49.5, 600/37.5. Moved fluently. Strong Minded (Shinde), Ever So Clever (rb) 1-33, 800/52.5, 600/41. They were eased up in the last part. Raptor Force (Suraj), Mafioso (Shiva Kumar) 1-22, 800/53, 600/41. They strode out well. Seven Star (M. Narredu), Ciboney (rb) 1-19.5, 800/49.5, 600/37.5. Former impressed. Competent Soldier (S. Babu), Pleasant Glory (Shakti) 1-20.5, 800/52.5, 600/40. They moved impressively. Tern Me On (L. Marshall), Just In Time (Zia) 1-19.5, 800/50.5, 600/40. Former finished well ahead. Chinab (L. Marshall), Marcegalia (Zia), Four Seasons (rb) 1-26, 800/49, 600/37.5. Chinab impressed. Friendly Fire (B. Mukesh), Coral Gobles (Appu) 1-18.5, 800/52, 600/40. Former moved better and finished two lengths ahead.

1,400m: Firezone (Selvaraj), Full Speed (rb) 1-32, (1,400-600) 50. Former moved impressively and finished well ahead, note. Valiant Bid (Shakti) 1-35, 800/53, 600/40.5. Pleased. Mister Majestic (Rajesh), Silver Paris (Jagadeesh), Diamond Shower (rb) 1-33, 800/54, 600/42. They moved freely.

1,600m: Bourbon King (Srinath), Southern Empire (B. Prakash) 1-44, 800/51.5, 600/40. Former impressed. Gentle Knight (Srinath), Phoenix Reach (B. Prakash), Violent Honey (M. R. Singh) 1-40.5, 800/52.5, 600/38. Gentle Knight put up a pleasing display, Phoenix Reach joined at 1,200m and finished six lengths behind while Violent Honey dropped at 1,400m. Afghan (S. John) 1-45, 800/50.5, 600/38.5. In fine fettle. Star Of Washington (Srinath), Poetic (B. Prakash) 1-46, 800/52, 600/40.5. Former showed out. Soberano (rb), Logans Run (Selvaraj) 1-46, 800/52.5, 600/40. Former moved fluently. Saptashwa (L. Marshall) 1-48, (1,600-600) 1-6. In pink of condition, note.

Gate practice – inner sand:

1,400m: Real Emotion (Shakti), Gleam Of Night (S. Babu) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 50.5. They jumped out smartly. La Carona (Zia), Scramjet (rb), Dakini (rb) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 51. La Carona finished in front. So Much More (Selvaraj), Dash To Cash (Shinde), Alejandros (B. Paswan) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 48. They took a good jump. Valid Bid (rb), Divine Talent (A. Velu) 1-34, (1,400-600) 53. Former impressed. Running Man (W. Smith), Ronkonkoma (Adarsh) 1-37, (1,400-600) 50.5. Former pleased. Power To Fight (B. Prakash), Simply Scintillate (Raja Rao), Truly Unique (M. Ravi), Spirited Angle (rb), Lady Banks (Srinath) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 48.5. Power To Fight impressed. Kajuraho (rb), Indy Royal (Selvaraj) 1-35, (1,400-600) 50. Former showed out. Unseeded Star (Md. Shafiq), Kemrock (A. Velu) 1-31.5, (1,400-600) 50. Former impressed. Astounding Blue (rb), Bastian Bay (rb) 1-32.5, (1,400-600) 51.5. They jumped out well. Khaleels Pride (B. Mukesh) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 52. Took a good jump. Radiant Act (Narasimha), Unique Diamond (Md. Shafiq) 1-34, (1,400-600) 49. They took a level jump. Galloping Blues (M. Ravi), Fantastic Flame (Raja Rao), Reigning Monarch (S. Babu), Princess Kidane (rb), Lunar Lust (rb) 1-33, (1,400-600) 49. Galloping Blues impressed.

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