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Spirituall shines

Pune: Spirituall and Diego Rivera shone when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Aug. 24).

Sand track

600m: Siberian Siren (Pradeep), Try Your Luck (rb) 41.5. Former better. Don’t Be Silly (Zameer) 37. Moved well. Note.

800m: Ishtar (Pradeep), Maverick (rb) 56.5, 600/41.5. They were easy. Alectrona (Kamlesh), Theodoros (rb) 58, 600/43. Pair easy. Highland Magic (Zameer) 50, 600/37.5. Moved well. Binee (V.Walkar), Liverpool (rb) 56.5, 600/43. Former ended three lengths in front. Ming (rb) 52.5, 600/39. Moved freely. Antonios (T.S.Jodha) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Bourbon Queen (N.Jodha) 56, 600/40. Easy. Naseebdar (Baria) 52.5, 600/39.5. Urged. Swept Away (Qureshi), French Kiss (Merchant) 50.5, 600/37.5. Both were urged and ended level. Esperance (Khalander), General Speedee (rb) 56.5, 600/43. Pair level.

1,000m: Flaming Arrow (Merchant) 1-5.5, 800/50.5, 600/39. Hotstepper (T.S.Jodha) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. In good shape. Slickkit (Merchant), Big Red (Khalander) 1-6, 600/39.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished two lengths ahead. Swahili (S.Fargeat), Premier Queen (N.Jodha) 1-8, 800/53, 600/41. Former moved well and finished level. Note. Hugo (Hamir) 1-5.5, 800/51, 600/38. Moved freely. Star Impact (T.S.Jodha), Veera Wang (Riyaz) 1-8, 600/39.5. Former was well in hand and they finished level. Former to note. Congrats (N.Jodha) 1-5, 800/51, 600/39. Moved well. Fair Tactics (T.S.Jodha) 1-11.5, 800/56, 600/42. Easy. Vitriol (Rathore) 1-8, 600/41. Moved freely.

1,200m: Exotic Star (Jethu) 1-27, 600/43. Easy. Star Adventure (G.Oza), Artistic Liason (Srinath) 1-23, 1,000/1-6.5, 800/52, 600/39.5. They moved level freely. Gentle Knight (Srinath), Flaming Ace (G.Oza) 1-20, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/41. Former finished four lengths ahead. Galactica (G.Oza), Supreme Falcon (Srinath) 1-22, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/41. Former finished well clear. Phenomenale (Neeraj), Blue Mountain (C.Rajendra) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-7, 600/39. Former was well in hand and finished one length ahead. Golden Symbol (G.Oza), Secret Admirer (Srinath) 1-19.5, 1,000/1-6, 600/41. Former has improved a lot and finished level. Tommy Carmichael (Riyaz), Born Destiny (rb) 1-25, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/40. Both were urged and former ended three lengths in front. Excellent Gift (Srinath), Arks Angel (G.Oza) 1-24, 1,000/1-7.5, 800/53, 600/39.5. Former was superior. Illusionist (Neeraj), Recardo (C.Rajendra) 1-23.5, 1,000/1-8, 600/41. They moved freely. Spirituall (M.Narredu) 1-18.5, 1,000/1-4, 800/50, 600/37.5. Moved attractively.

1,400m: Falcon Crest (Neeraj), Telstar (C.Rajendra) 1-39.5, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. They finished level. Diego Rivera (M.Narredu) 1-36, 1,200/1-20, 1,000/1-5, 800/50, 600/37.5. Impressed.

Sand track — Aug. 23

600m: Binee (V.Walkar), Skyros (rb) 41.5. Pair easy.

800m: Elmwood (Kamlesh) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Prince Lochinva (S.Nayak), Alohamora (H.G.Rathod) 56.5, 600/41.5. They ended level. Amberley (rb) 51.5, 600/39.5. Urged in the last part. Black Sapphire (Baandal) 54, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Got To Go (Neeraj) 53.5, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Nora (Hamir) 58, 600/43. Easy. Lechwe (Kharadi), Tsesebe (M.Narredu) 50.5, 600/38. They moved level freely. Kimaya (rb), Borzu Again (rb) 54, 600/39. They finished level. Es Sider (S.Fargeat) 54, 600/40.5. Moved well. Infinite Power (Belose), Black Partridge (Tograllu) 55, 600/40.5. Former better.

1,000m: On The Rocks (N.Jodha), Blade Runner (M.Narredu) 1-7, 600/41.5. Former moved well and finished three lengths ahead. Latter was ridden out.

1,200m: Snow Blind (Baria) 1-23, 1,000/1-9.5, 800/56.5, 600/44. Moved freely. Star Attraction (Bernard) 1-24, 800/53.5, 600/39. Moved well.

Mock race (Race track)

1,400m: Autonomy (Kamlesh), Ruben Star (G.Oza), Catalyst (S.Fargeat), Memorable Day (Tograllu), Inch Perfect (Neeraj), Vale Of Leven (Belose), Gleaming Sky (Srinath), Golden Kingdom (S.Chinoy) and Chamberlain (M.Narredu) 1-26, 600/36.5. Dist, 2, 1/2. Autonomy who was racing fourth till the bend easily sailed into the lead in the straight and won.

Second mock race

1,200m: Rubaiyat (app), Lord Kala (T.S.Jodha), Exuberance (Bernard), Fire Vault (Appu), John Cabot (Riyaz), Chandelier (S.Nayak), Fearless Blaze (Shelar) and War Major (app) 1-13, 600/36. 3, 2-1/2, 1. Rubaiyat won from pillar to post. Lord Kala was stretched to finish second.

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