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Hotstepper shines

Pune: Hotstepper shone when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Oct. 29).

Training track:

600m: Pomme De Terre (rb) (1,200-600) 41. Easy.

800m: Juventis (Hamir), Antonis (T. S. Jodha) 54, 600/40. They finished level freely. Hotstepper (T. S. Jodha) 53, 600/38. Moved well. Sharapova (Shailesh), Attractive Girl (T. S. Jodha) 54.5, 600/40. They finished level freely.

1,200m: Quand Meme (rb) 1-26, 600/44. Easy.

Race track:

600m: Red Romeo (Jethu) 39.5. Good. A bay filly (China Visit-Tehema) (T. S. Jodha), Vale Of Leven (rb) 40. Pair level. A bay filly (Juniper-Sahar Street) (Merchant), Highland Crown (Kamlesh) 39.5. They moved freely. Autonomy (T. S. Jodha), Theodoros (rb) 57, 600/42. Pair easy. A chestnut colt (Ontario-Lakes Of Killarney) (Merchant), Insite Soul (Zameer) 41. Both were easy. Exotic Star (Jethu) 41. Easy.

Gate practice (Race track):

1,000m: Bloom (D. K. Ashish), Lake Palace (Rathore) 1-8.5, 800/51.5, 600/39. Former easily finished four lengths ahead.

Training track — Oct. 27:

600m: Minha Carina (rb), Elementto Code (rb) 40.5. They were urged and ended level. Focus (Rathore), Yowza (rb) 42. They were level. Princess Samerah (rb) 39. Pressed.

800m: Present Glory (Sameer), Personified (M. R. Singh) 54, 600/40.5. They finished level and easy. Velvet Rope (Jethu) 57, 600/42. Easy. Roman Ruler (Sameer), Recollection (M. R. Singh) 55.5, 600/41. Former finished three lengths ahead. Maverick (Pradeep) 57.5, 600/45. Easy. Thundering Tan (S. N. Chavan) 55, 600/41. Moved freely. Mickey Mantle (F. Irani) 51.5, 600/38.5 Moved fluently. Fiddlers Ferry (rb) 57, 600/42.5. Easy. Sara Jahan (rb) 52, 600/39.5. Moved well. Evia (Ruzaan), Synergetic (Kharadi) 53, 600/39. Both were pushed and finished level. Ponyta (rb) 57, 600/42.5. Easy.

1,000m: Bloom (F. Irani), Pure Devotion (Nirmal) 1-8, 600/40.5. They moved level freely. Samarkhand (N. Jodha) 1-6, 800/52, 600/40. Pushed. Red Indian (Srinath), Apassionata (R. Pandey) 1-10, 600/41. Former moved well.

Mock race (Race track):

1,400m: Cairndhu (Jethu), Adam’s Star (Belose) 1-28, 600/34.5. Former was pushed to finish half a length ahead while the latter was well in hand.

Second mock race (Race track):

1,200m: Arabian Speed (N. Jodha), Rage Of Angels (Bhadke) and Borzu Again (Dashrath) 1-12.5, 600/36. Arabian Speed won from start to finish by one length. Note.

Training track — Oct. 26:

600m: Feisty Dancer (Shelar) 39.5. Moved freely.

800m: Velvet Rope (Jethu) 56, 600/42. Easy. Blue Blaze (Kharadi) 56, 600/42. Easy.

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