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Mark Of Gibraltar shines

Mumbai: Mark Of Gibraltar and Highland Crown shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning. (Feb.9).

Inner sand:

600m: Louisville (rb), Chique (rb) 39. Former finished well clear. Totalitarian (rb) (1200/600) 41. Good.

800m: Madamme Bijoux (S.Nayak), Elan Vital (S.N.Chavan) 50.5, 600/39. Former was two lengths superior. Fiddlers Ferry (rb) 56, 600/42. Easy. Blau Himmel (Daniel Bast) 57, 600/44. Easy. Miles And More (S.S.Rathore) 57.5, 600/43. Easy. Bee Quick (S.Fargeat) 57, 600/42.5. Good. On The Rocks (Pereira), Sioux Chief (Hamir) 55, 600/41. Former better.

1000m: Mysterious Star (Srinath), Major Wager (Shelar) 1-6, 600/39. Former was a length better. Party Celebration (Pereira), Ka Ching (Dashrath) 1-11, 600/41. Both were easy. Brezhnev (Baandal) 1-12, 600/44. Easy. Gypsy Queen (Rupesh) 1-8, 800/52.5, 600/40. Impressed. Spirutall (McCullagh) 1-11.5, 800/56, 600/41.5. Easy. Nara (Daniel Bast) 1-11.5, 600/44.5. Moved freely.

1400m: Balance De Power (S.Fargeat) 1-39, 1200/1-23.5, 800/53.5, 600/39.5. Moved well. La Joie De Vie (rb) 1-39, 1200/1-24, 600/43. Worked well. Pepe Junior (N.G.McCullagh) 1-36.5, 1000/1-8.5, 600/42.5. Shaped well. Vangelis (rb) 1-36, 600/44.5. Eased up in the straight.

1600m: Gruezi (S.Fargeat) 1-51, 1400/1-36, 1000/1-8, 600/41. Moved on tight reins.

Outer sand:

800m: Livorno (rb) 55, 600/42.5. Easy. Red Romeo (Jethu), Orpheus (Merchant) 53, 600/37. Former started six lengths behind and easily finished level. Star Speed (Pereira), Geronimo (Dashrath) 57.5, 600/42. Easy. Splendid Monarchy (rb), Fantastic Knight (rb) 55, 600/41.5. They were urged and former ended two lengths in front. White Hart Lane (Jethu), Exotic Star (Merchant) 55, 600/39.5. They moved level freely. Shodaan (Baandal), Wishful Thinking (rb) 55, 600/41.5. Former better. Star Presentation (D.Patel) 56, 600/43. Easy. Solar Star (rb), Dynamite (rb) 56, 600/42. Former ended two lengths in front.

1000m: Highland Crown (Jethu) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. In good shape. Almandine (Pereira), Balthazar (Hamir) 1-4, 600/39. Former finished six lengths ahead. Mark Of Gibraltar (D.Patel), Star Sceptre (M.R.Singh) 1-5, 600/37. Former started three lengths behind and finished three lengths ahead. Colour Of Joy (Shailesh) 1-10, 600/42. Easy.

1400m: Southern Summit (Srinath), Secret Admirer (D.Patel) 1-35, 1200/1-19.5, 1000/1-5, 600/40.5. They were urged and ended level.

1600m: Hugo Boss (S.Fargeat) 1-46, 1400/1-32, 1200/1-19, 800/52, 600/39.5. Moved attractively.

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