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Major Roberts, Touch A Star excel

Pune: Major Roberts, Touch A Star, High Rising and Kiss Of Luck excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Sept. 7).

Sand track:

600m: Maratha Conqueror (S. N. Chavan) 40.5. Easy. A Royal High (Neeraj) 40. Moved freely. Crimson Red (Belose), Nightingale (Dashrath) 38. They were pushed and finished level. Petronella (Jehangir) 38.5. Shaped well. Benfica (Kapoor), Nanjing (rb) 42. Pair level. Spiritual Hymn (Dashrath), Firey Future (Belose) 37. They were urged and ended level. Ponte Romano (J. Chinoy) 39. Moved freely. Diplomatic Licence (Rathod), Techno Digital (rb) 40.5. Former ended five lengths in front. Asian Express (Pradeep) 38. Urged. The Boss (rb) 42. Easy.

800m: Great Alliance (Pradeep) 55.5, 600/40.5. Easy. Sovereign Power (C. Rajendra), Arabian Lady (rb) 52.5, 600/39.5. Former superior. Simply Smashing (Pradeep) 52, 600/40. Pressed. Barbados Skies (T. Mahesh) 52, 600/38. Moved well. High Rising (rb), Kiss Of Luck (S. N. Chavan) 49, 600/37. They moved well and finished level. Both pleased. Powerthrust (P. S. Chouhan) 52, 600/39. Good. Fantastic Fury (Pradeep) 54.5, 600/40.5. Pressed. Some Time (M. Narredu) 54, 600/40. In good shape. Summit (rb) 57, 600/43. Slightly urged. Major Roberts (C. Rajendra) 51.5, 600/37. Impressed. Southern Regent (P. S. Chouhan) 53, 600/39. Moved freely. Robinho (Baria), Leonora (C. Rajendra) 53, 600/39. They were urged and ended level. Hoofbeats (Dashrath), Warrior Spirit (C. S. Jodha) 51.5, 600/37. Former moved well. The Praetorian (Baria), Pioneering (C. Rajendra) 52, 600/39. Note the former. Rage Of Angels (P. S. Chouhan), Gold Craze (I. Shaikh) 53, 600/38. Both were pushed. Happy Queen (F. Irani) 57, 600/43.5. Easy. King's Best (T. Mahesh), Magnifica (C. Rajendra) 53.5, 600/40.5. Former was easy while the latter was pushed to finish level. Imogene (C. Rajendra) 56.5, 600/41.5. Handy. Ring Bearer (Shelar), Hudson Bay (Merchant) 51, 600/39. Former easily finished three lengths ahead. Persephone (T. S. Jodha) 52.5, 600/39. Moved well. Acindar (Kamlesh) 55.5, 600/40. Handy. So Perfect (Ruzaan) 55.5, 600/41.5. Easy. Count Du Monet (Merchant) 57, 600/43.5. Easy. Cakravana (T. Mahesh), Major Wager (Shelar) 52, 600/38. Former was well in hand while the latter was pushed to end level. Touch A Star (M. Narredu) 50, 600/37. Moved attractively.

1,000m: Mr. Majestic (Belose), Queen's Special (Dasrath) 1-8.5, 600/39.5. Former ended three lengths in front. Generous Grey (Neeraj) 1-6.5, 800/51, 600/37.5. Urged in the last part. Canny Lad (T. S. Jodha) 1-6, 600/40. Urged. Forces Of Destiny (T. Mahesh), Nectar Jewel (Shelar) 1-7, 600/39.5. Former ended two lengths in front. Hawke Bay (M. Narredu) 1-9, 600/41.5. Bonny Light (Merchant), Desperado (Kotwal) 1-8, 600/40. They were pushed and former finished four lengths ahead.

1,200m: Magic Touch (P. S. Chouhan) 1-22.5, 600/40. Moved well. Precision (Shelar) 1-26, 600/44. Easy. Portrush (Kharadi) 1-24, 800/53, 600/40. Moved fluently. Councilofthegods (M. Narredu), Somethingabouther (Ruzaan) 1-24, 600/41. Former ended four lengths in front.

1,400m: Escravos (Shelar), Tribal Warrior (Merchant) 1-38, 600/42. Former started three lengths behind and finished a distance ahead.

Gate practice (Sand track):

1,000m: Mazan (T. S. Jodha), Angel Rays (Raju Singh) 1-7.5, 600/41. They jumped out well and finished level.

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