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Mark Of Gibraltar shines

BANGALORE: Mark Of Gibraltar, Splendid Surprise, Archipenko and Star Of Washington shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (June 19).

Inner sand:

800m: Glorious Princess (R. Ravi), Awesome Fighter (Ali Khan) 52, 600/39.5. Former showed out. Enduring Star (P. Woods), Bennythebull (ex: Face The Fire) (A. Imran) 50, 600/38. Former impressed. Desert Rule (S. Marshall), Festino (Harish) 54, 600/43. Unique Diamond (Narasimha) 54, 600/41. Easy. Archipenko (C. Alford), Fighting Star (S. Marshall) 48.5, 600/36.5. Former worked attractively and finished well ahead. Arktouros (C. Alford), Sugar Ray (Faisal) 49, 600/38. Former impressed. God’s Will (S. John) 53, 600/39.5. Easy. Crackerjack (A. Imran) 49.5, 600/38. Strode out well. Palazzio’s Sun (W. Smith), Dancing Highness (Ranjeet) 49, 600/37.5. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Rays Of Sunshine (S. John), Ballerina Girl (Faisal) 51, 600/39.5. They finished level. Aristos (M. Narredu) 49.5, 600/38. Pleased. Rapid Response (R. Marshall) 51.5, 600/39. Worked well. Dash On Regardless (Ali Khan), Dandiya (R. Umesh) 51, 600/38.5. Latter showed out. Chaila Babu (B. Paswan) 52, 600/39. Strode out well. Splendid Power (Md. Shafiq) 53, 600/40.5. Our Lancer (P. S. Chouhan), Astro Future (Md. Shafiq) 52.5, 600/39.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. Blink (Gnaneshwar), Swift Fire (Appu) 50, 600/38.5. Former moved better. Chief’s Dream (Appu) 53, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Sunny Connexion (Harsha), She’s Big (rb) 50.5, 600/38. They finished together. South Paradise (Vivek), Fantasy Knot (Shobhan) 54, 600/42. Standing Ovation (Sk. Sharookh) 51.5, 600/38.5. Worked well. Word To Word (rb), Buck Passer Junior (rb) 52.5, 600/41. They moved freely. Splendid Glory (Chethana), Sensational Bay (Jagadeesh) 54, 600/42. Ivory Snow (Appu), Napa Valley (Ghous) 51.5, 600/38.5. They strode out well. She’s Spectacular (Sreekanth), Opprimo (Vivek) 49, 600/39. They impressed. Stone Of Destiny (Gautam Raj), Your Destiny (P. S. Chouhan) 52, 600/40. Celestial Son (P. S. Chouhan) 49, 600/37. Stretched out well. Sunny Baba (Faisal) 52, 600/39. Moved on the bit. Redshift (Vivek), Kickingking (Sreekanth) 50, 600/39. Former finished well ahead. Gris Rapide (P. S. Chouhan), Ecuador (Faisal) 51.5, 600/39. Former finished two lengths ahead.

1,000m: Cassandra (R. Marshall) 1-7, 800/53, 600/39.5. In fine trim. Icebreaker (W. Smith), Star Speed (Ranjeet) 1-4, 800/49, 600/37.5. Former moved fluently and finished well ahead. In The Zone (Appu) 1-6, 800/52, 600/40. Moved well. Western Command (W. Smith) 1-6, 800/50.5, 600/39. Worked attractively. Lotus Leaf (S. Marshall) 1-5.5, 800/50.5, 600/39. Retains form.

1,200m: The Contender (S. Marshall), Gift A Diamond (-) 1-20.5, 800/53, 600/41.5. They are in pink of condition. Star Of Washington (Srinath), Gentle Knight (B. Prakash) 1-24, 800/49, 600/37. Former finished three lengths ahead, while the latter was handy. Mark Of Gibraltar (B. Prakash), Poetic (Srinath) 1-20, 800/47.5, 600/36.5. They put up a pleasing display. Lycia Falcon (Harish) 1-19, 800/51.5, 600/40. Moved with plenty in hand. Zafar (A. Imran) 1-18, 800/49, 600/37.5. Moved fluently. Go Go Boy (Sreekanth), Star League (Jagadeesh) 1-23, (1,200-600) 40. My Friend Paul (Faisal) 1-21, 800/50, 600/37.5. In fine trim.

1,400m: Saptashwa (L. Marshall) 1-36, (1,400-600) 52. Eased up. Flaming Lamborgini (M. Narredu), Excellent Speed (rb) 1-39.5, 800/50.5, 600/39. Former finished three lengths ahead. Prayatna (I. A. Khan), Gentlemans Glory (Md. Shafiq) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 51.5. Former impressed. Commandperformance (rb) 1-38, (1,400-600) 48. Eased up. Ruby Queen (Suraj) 1-37, (1,400-600) 54. Moved freely. Faction Leader (Ms. L. Jones) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 52. Moved freely. Valiant Bay (B. Prakash), Noble View (Srinath) 1-32, 800/50, 600/38. They moved impressively. Star Mustang (M. Ravi) 1-38, (1,400-600) 53.5. Star Presentation (Srinath) 1-39, (1,400-600) 53. Easy. Splendid Surprise (W. Smith) 1-31, 800/50.5, 600/38. In fine fettle.

1,600m: Bourbon King (Srinath), Southern Empire (B. Prakash) 1-47.5, 800/52.5, 600/40.5. They moved fluently. Power To Fight (S. Babu) 1-55, (1,600-600) 1-9. Easy.

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