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Mark Of Gibraltar shines

BANGALORE: Mark Of Gibraltar, Needofthehour, Royal Ambassador and Classerville shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Jan. 3).

Inner sand:

1,200m: Archipenko (S. Marshall) 1-21, 800/53, 600/40. Moved freely.

1,400m: She’s A Diamond (Ashok Kumar) 1-38, (1,400-600) 52.5. Eased up.

1,600m: Sunny Gold (S. Fargeat) 1-52, 800/52.5, 600/40. Strode out well.

Outer sand:

800m: Royal Player (Hitchcott) 56, 600/43. Moved well. Spearhead (Ruzaan), Chintz (C.D. Hayes) 1-0, 600/46. Just Great (Hitchcott) 59, 600/45. A 3-y-o (Inner City – Final Flight) (Rajesh Babu), Snow Peaks (C. Harish) 59, 600/46. Double Elite (V. Patel) 56, 600/43. Worked well. Princely Gesture (Vivek) 1-0, 600/45.5. Mega Joy (C.D. Hayes), I Wana Dance (S. John) 58, 600/44.5. Valiant Bay (D. Patel) 58, 600/45. Poetic (Srinath) 55.5, 600/43. Pleased. A 2-y-o (Juniper – Kamada) (Shahbuddin) 58.5, 600/45. Luckynumberslevin (Hitchcott) 58.5, 600/44.5. A 3-y-o (Flitch – Astina) (rb), Galvanize (Ghous) 58.5, 600/45. Former finished six lengths ahead. Royal Ambassador (Hitchcott) 53, 600/40.5. Pleased.

1,000m: One In Million (D. Allan), Game Of Life (rb) 1-10, 800/54.5, 600/44. Former finished two lengths ahead. Aurelian (S. Fargeat) 1-12, 800/57.5, 600/44. Moved on the bit.

1,200m: Scramjet (rb) 1-27, 800/55, 600/42. Strode out well. Queen’s Guest (B. Prakash) 1-26, 800/54, 600/41. Impressed. Aaj Tak (Krishnan) 1-26, 800/56.5, 600/44.5. Moved freely. Spirit Of Excellence (Ashok Kumar) 1-24, (1,200-600) 37.5. Classerville (D. Allan), Becket (Ranjeet) 1-29, 800/53.5, 600/40.5. They moved attractively. Colonel Duff (S. John) 1-27.5, 800/56, 600/43.5. Moved well. Give Me The Money (Hitchcott) 1-29, (1,200-600) 42. Needofthehour (Hitchcott) 1-22.5, 800/54.5, 600/42.5. In fine nick. Angelfire (C.D. Hayes), Seven Star (Ruzaan) 1-26, 800/56, 600/43. Former finished four lengths ahead. Diamond Hunter (Appu) 1-24, 800/56, 600/43.5. In fine trim. Supreme Splendour (B. Prakash) 1-30, (1,200-600) 44.

1,400m: Freemason (B. Paswan), Lock And Load (rb) 1-44, (1,400-600) 57. Southern Charge (D. Allan) 1-39, 800/55, 600/42. Strode out well. Arabian Knight (S. Fargeat) 1-44, 800/57.5, 600/44. Moved on the bit. Palazzio’s Sun (D. Allan) 1-39.5, 800/55, 600/42.5. In fine shape. Join The Party (Hitchcott) 1-42, (1,400-600) 55. Easy. Camelot (C.D. Hayes), Alchesaye (Ruzaan) 1-42, 800/58, 600/43.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Star Presentation (D. Patel) 1-40, 800/56.5, 600/44.5. Moved impressively. Mark Of Gibraltar (Srinath) 1-36.5, 800/52.5, 600/41. Responded well to the urgings. Read My Mind (Appu) 1-38, 800/56, 600/43. In fine condition. Milford (Ghous) 1-42, 800/57, 600/44. Moved freely.

1,600m: Southern Empire (Srinath), Star O Washington (B. Prakash) 1-55, 800/56.5, 600/43.5. Former impressed. Local Warrior (S. John) 1-56.5, 800/58, 600/44. Stretched out well.

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