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D’Artagnon excels

BANGALORE: D’Artagnon, Classerville, Win Prettybaby and Sparkling Brownie excelled when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Feb. 21).

Inner sand:

800m: Non Stop Cannon (Ashok Kumar) 53, 600/40. Easy. Saratoga (rb), Shot Of Gold (Rajesh Babu) 54.5, 600/42. Gentle Legend (rb) 52, 600/40. Moved well.

1,200m: Alviano (S. Marshall) 1-18, 800/53.5, 600/41. Strode out well. Simple (rb) 1-21.5, (1,200-600) 36. Impressed.

1,400m: Logans Run (B. Paswan), Ahira (Selvaraj), Full Speed (rb) 1-35, (1,400-600) 50.5. A fit trio. Lotus Leaf (S. Marshall) 1-31.5, 800/52.5, 600/41. Strode out well.

Outer sand:

800m: Inventive Ideas (S. John), Gurujosh (rb) 59.5, 600/45.5. They moved freely. Mark Of Gibraltar (D. Patel) 59, 600/45. Easy. Reaping Reward (D. Allan) 58, 600/43.5. Moved well. A 3-y-o (Sizzling Melody – Ixora) (rb) 58.5, 600/43. Worked well. Life Is Wonderful (rb) 56.5, 600/43. In fine shape. A 3-y-o (Puerto Medero – Unbiased) (Sapra) 59, 600/46. Talisker (Ashok Kumar) 59, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Smart Cooky (Jagadeesh) 57, 600/44.5. Easy. Super Sonic (Krishnan) 57, 600/44. In fine trim.

1,000m: Greens (Krishnan) 1-13, 800/55.5, 600/43. In pink of condition. Movie Queen (Krishnan) 1-15, 800/58.5, 600/45. Pleasant Glory (Raja Rao) 1-12, 800/56.5, 600/44. Moved impressively. Rai’s Fortune (De Sousa), Read My Mind (Christopher) 1-11, 800/55.5, 600/43. Former pleased. Royal Chief (Vivek), Hard Cash (Sapra) 1-10, 800/55, 600/43. Former finished well ahead. A 3-y-o (Tirol – Vanessadelrio) (rb) 1-13.5, 800/58, 600/45. Moved freely. Valid Expectation (S. John) 1-8.5, 800/52.5, 600/40. Stretched out well. Classerville (D. Allan), Polish Patriot (De Sousa) 1-8.5, 800/53.5, 600/41. Former finished six lengths ahead. Greenbro (rb), Devil Grandma (S. John) 1-15, 800/56.5, 600/43. They finished level.

1,200m: Step In Style (B. Prakash), Phoenix Reach (D. Patel) 1-26.5, 800/54.5, 600/42.5. They finished level. Valiant Bid (Raja Rao) 1-28, 800/57, 600/45. Easy. Time Flies (rb) 1-31, (1,200-600) 43. Royal Ambassador (Sapra) 1-31.5, (1,200-600) 42. Auchinlech (rb), a 3-y-o (Ikhtyar or Royal Kingdom – Ivoirerie) (Shahbuddin) 1-29.5, 800/59, 600/46. Spark Of Elegance (S. John) 1-30, 800/58.5, 600/44.5. Easy. Sparkling Brownie (V. Patel), Rule Of Attraction (Sapra) 1-25, 800/54, 600/42. Former finished six lengths ahead.

1,400m: D’Artagnon (D. Allan), Star Speed (C.D. Hayes) 1-37, 800/54, 600/42. Former put up a good display. Mystic Quest (B. Prakash), Star Of Marmalade (D. Patel) 1-40.5, 800/55.5, 600/42. They finished level with plenty in hand. Win Prettybaby (D. Allan) 1-38, (1,400-600) 53.5. In fine condition. Competent Soldier (Raja Rao), Fantastic Flame (Harsha) 1-41.5, 800/56.5, 600/44.5. They moved together. Blushing Beam (D. Patel), Oxford Vision (B. Prakash) 1-42.5, 800/55.5, 600/42.5. Latter shaped well. Blue Dew (B. Prakash), All My Colours (D. Patel) 1-44, 800/56, 600/42.5. Former to note. Fair Option (B. Prakash), Own Voice (D. Patel) 1-42.5, 800/55, 600/42.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished level. Ruby Legend (B. Prakash), Spirited Angel (D. Patel) 1-45, 800/56.5, 600/43. They moved well.

1,600m: Fantastic Quest (B. Prakash) 1-56, 800/56, 600/43. Moved on the bit. Southern Empire (D. Patel) 1-56, 800/57, 600/44. Moved freely.

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