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Icebreaker, Rule Of Attraction shine

BANGALORE: Icebreaker, Rule Of Attraction, Vanquish and Festino shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Dec. 25).

Inner sand:

800m: Royal Treasure (rb) 53.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. Vivacity (Suraj) 53, 600/40. In fine trim. Salsera (Ruzaan) 52.5, 600/39. In fine shape.

Outer sand:

800m: Valiant Bid (Raja Rao), Galloping Blues (S. Babu) 59, 600/46. Festino (Md. Shafiq) 54, 600/43. Impressed. China Town (Suraj), Kingdomofdreams (S. Golam) 56.5, 600/43.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Valid Expectation (I. Chisty) 58.5, 600/44.5. Easy. Royal Bloom (Guruprasad) 58.5, 600/45. Moved well. Rule Of Attraction (D. Allan) 54, 600/41. Fit for the fray. Dock Of Bay (Hitchcott) 57, 600/43.5. Strode out well. My Friend Paul (S. Fargeat) 56.5, 600/43. Pleased. Star Of Excellence (Krishnan) 59, 600/46. Moved on the bit. Commandperformance (Shobhan) 56.5, 600/44. Moved attractively. Kalyan (Krishnan) 58, 600/45. In fine condition.

1,200m: Mind Me (De Sousa), Agility (S. Golam) 1-25, 800/56, 600/43. They moved fluently. Axiology (Suraj), Calming Influence (Sapra) 1-25, 800/55, 600/42.5. They moved impressively. Alviano (Suraj), Goodgirlgonebad (S. Golam) 1-32.5, 800/56.5, 600/43.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished six lengths ahead. Rimpuche (De Sousa), Sky Drive (rb) 1-23.5, 800/55.5, 600/43. Former finished ten lengths ahead. Conceptual (S. John) 1-26, 800/57, 600/44.5. Strode out well.

1,400m: Sunny Colours (S. Fargeat), Tern Me On (De Sousa) 1-39.5, 800/56, 600/43.5. Latter started three lengths behind and finished four lengths ahead. Gift A Diamond (Sapra), Alcmene (S. Golam) 1-38.5, 800/58, 600/45.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Rocamora (Harsha) 1-42.5, (1,400-600) 54. Moved well. Spark Of Elegance (S. John), Cassandra (C.D. Hayes) 1-45, 800/59, 600/45.5. They moved freely. Becket (V. Patel), Nox (rb) 1-48, 800/1-0.5, 600/46. Icebreaker (D. Allan), Southern Charge (V. Patel) 1-38, 800/55, 600/42. Former showed out. Vanquish (Suraj), Able Associate (S. Golam) 1-36, 800/56, 600/43. Former put up a pleasing display.

Gate practice – inner sand:

1,400m: Harini (Krishnan), Talisker (Ashok Kumar), Tulasi (rb) 1-42, (1,400-600) 56. They took a good jump. Classical Dancer (rb), Atlantus (C. Harish) 1-30, (1,400-600) 48.5. Former finished ten lengths ahead. Enduring Speed (R. Ravi), Awesome Fighter (rb) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 50.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. Royal Filly (Khurshad), Yummy Yummy (rb) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 51.5. Former finished distance ahead. Sans Pareil (C.D. Hayes), Senora Encima (Ruzaan) 1-37, (1,400-600) 53. Former showed out. Track Wonder (Gautam), Pretty N Fast (Raja Rao) 1-35, (1,400-600) 50. Former finished well ahead. Spicy Star (A. Velu) 1-31, (1,400-600) 51.5. Jumped out well. Time Flies (S. John), a 2-y-o (Greensmith-Iquique) (I. Chisty) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 48. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Feelit Enjoyit (Sapra), a 2-y-o (Inner City-Luckchickluck) (rb) 1-47.5, (1,400-600) 55.5. Spearhead (Ruzaan), Asiaticus (Ashok Kumar) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 49. Former pleased. Crackerjack (Md. Shoaib), Red Stone (Guruprasad), a 2-y-o (Sizzling Melody – Ixora) (S. Ramesh) 1-39, (1,400-600) 50. They jumped out well. Classic Charge (Koch), Solitary Champ (Chethana), Son Of The Soil (Chandrashekar) 1-40.5, (1,400-600) 52. Son Of The Soil slowly off. Table Mountain (S. John), Express It (I. Chisty) 1-33.5, (1,400.-600) 47.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Lowndes Square (Md. Shafiq), Bid For Gold (Suraj), Shades Of White (S. Golam) 1-35, (1,400-600) 49. Lowndes Square slowly out. Trend Tracker (rb) 1-42.5, (1,400-600) 52. Spark Of Salerno (S. John), Rai’s Style (I. Chisty), Spark Of Bronte (R. Ravi) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 51.5. Spark Of Salerno impressed.

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