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Queen Rania shines

BANGALORE: Queen Rania, Ragged Beauty, Salsera and Queen’s Guest shone when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Jan. 6).

Inner sand:

1,400m: Bee The Star (rb) 1-38, (1,400-600) 54. Easy. Power To Fight (rb) 1-35, (1,400-600) 53.5. Eased up.

Outer sand:

800m: Welcome Back (Shiva Kumar), Shades Of White (S. Marshall) 55.5, 600/43.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. In The Zone (S. John) 54, 600/41. Responded well to the urgings. Glorioso (S. Marshall), High Roller (S. Golam) 57.5, 600/44.5. They moved well. Talk Of The Devil (Shahbuddin) 58, 600/44. Easy. Incredible (S. Golam), Saqqarah (S. Marshall) 55.5, 600/43. Former finished three lengths ahead. Royal Legend (Hitchcott) 58, 600/45.5. In fine trim. Fond Approach (M. R. Singh) 57, 600/44. Moved freely. Aurelian (S. Fargeat) 58.5, 600/44.5. Moved on the bit. The Dawn (Ashok Kumar) 58, 600/45. Strode out well. Sprint Star (rb), Simply Phenomenal (Chandrashekar) 56.5, 600/44. Former moved better. Aaj Tak (Krishnan) 55, 600/42.5. Pleased. Guided Missile (Chandrashekar) 54, 600/42. Impressed. Defiance (L. Marshall), Persian Princess (Zia) 58, 600/44.5. They worked well. Sarang (Krishnan) 58.5, 600/44.5. Easy. Ragged Beauty (Appu), Superior Surprise (Shobhan) 54, 600/41.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Saptashwa (L. Marshall) 54, 600/41.5. Strode out well. Lucky Look (rb), Born To Shine (Raja Rao) 55.5, 600/43. They moved fluently.

1,000m: Queen’s Guest (Srinath) 1-9, 800/53.5, 600/42. In fine trim. Salsera (C.D. Hayes) 1-11, 800/55.5, 600/41.5. Moved attractively. Latvia (Md. Shafiq), Aksinya (S. Marshall) 1-13, 800/55, 600/43. Latter started three lengths behind and finished two lengths ahead. Target Achiever (Srinath) 1-12.5, 800/56, 600/43. In fine condition. Queen Rania (D. Allan) 1-9, 800/53, 600/40.5. A fine display. Star Of Washington (M. R. Singh), Valiant Bay (D. Patel) 1-13.5, 800/56, 600/43. Former finished two lengths ahead.

1,200m: Needofthehour (Hitchcott) 1-25, 800/57, 600/44. In fine nick. Pearl Of Bangalore (Md. Shafiq) 1-29, (1,200-600) 42. Eased up. Mystic Star (Ashok Kumar) 1-30, (1,200-600) 43.5. Easy. A 3-y-o (San Francisco – Golden Collection) (rb), Bonzini (Raja Rao) 1-27, (1,200-600) 41. They moved well. Chilly Wind (Ashok Kumar) 1-26.5, 800/55, 600/42.5. Worked well. Flip Your Destiny (Sapra) 1-26, 800/57.5, 600/44. Shaped well. Spring A Surprise (Rajesh Babu), Saratoga (Appu) 1-30.5, 800/57, 600/44. Former finished two lengths ahead. Mexikan Wave (Sreekanth), Brave And Bold (Harsha) 1-30, (1,200-600) 43.

1,400m: You’re Wonderful (L. Marshall) 1-45, (1,400-600) 57.5. Easy. Firezone (rb), Van De Star (Shiva Kumar) 1-39, 800/58.5, 600/45. Former finished well ahead. Timeless Treasure (Appu) 1-37, 800/55, 600/43. Extended. Algiers (rb), Chelsy Dancer (rb) 1-43, (1,400-600) 55. Former finished five lengths ahead. Stagelight (Md. Shoaib) 1-41.5, 800/57.5, 600/44. Retains form. Alchesaye (Zia), Paint Me Red (rb) 1-41.5, 800/56.5, 600/44. Former finished five lengths ahead. Poetic (M. Ravi), Oxford Vision (rb) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 58. They moved freely.

Gate practice – Inner sand:

1,400m: Phenomenal Strides (Tauseef), Royal Invader (Chandrashekar), Serenity Now (Koch) 1-41, (1,400-600) 50.5. They jumped out well. You’re So Beautiful (A. Velu), All Rise (Gnaneshwar) 1-36, (1,400-600) 53.5. They finished level. Lampon (Shobhan), The Senator (S. Ramesh), Systematic (T. Rahul), Aetius (rb) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 51.5. Lampon impressed. Give Me The Money (Hitchcott), Just Great (rb), a 3-y-o (Puerto Madero – Unbiased) (Sapra) 1-32, (1,400-600) 49.5. Give Me The Money pleased. Money Mantra (B. Paswan), Leopoldo (rb) 1-44.5, (1,400-600) 54.5. Topkapi (V. Patel), Regal Glory (C.D. Hayes), a 3-y-o (Alnasr Alwasheek – Palazzio) (D. Allan) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 53. Topkapi and Regal Glory jumped out well. Shot Of Gold (Rajesh Babu), Life Is Wonderful (Shobhan) 1-39, (1,400-600) 53. Former finished well ahead. Amiable Lady (rb), Amar Prem (rb) 1-48, (1,400-600) 52.5. Former slowly out. A 3-y-o (Brave Act – Traffic Police) (Shobhan) 1-31, (1,400-600) 47.5. Jumped out smartly.

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