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The Rising shows out

Mumbai: Native Strategy and The Rising showed out when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Feb. 12).

Outer sand:

600m: Culture Shock (rb) (1,200-600) 38. Moved freely. Albany (Pradeep) 39. Handy. Princess Charming (Pradeep) 39.5. Easy.

800m: Maybach (Neeraj) 54, 600/42. Easy. Airliner (P. S. Chouhan) 55, 600/42. Handy. Item Bomb (J. Chinoy), Meditas Pride (rb) 53, 600/40. They were pushed and finished level. Priapus (McCullagh), Three Of Arts (Kamlesh) 52, 600/38.5. Former superior. Paris Hilton (S. Fargeat) 54, 600/41.5. Easy. Lady Hamilton (Sandeep) 52, 600/39.5. Urged. Forest Knight (M. R. Singh) 53, 600/41. Moved well. Diffiant (S. Fargeat), Amberley (C. Stefan) 54.5, 600/42.5. Latter started five lengths behind and finished level. Evatina (M. R. Singh) 55, 600/39.5. Did easy work.

1,000m: Definite Spice (C. Rajendra), Orlando Bloom (M. R. Singh) 1-7.5, 600/40. Former was well in hand while the latter was pushed to end level. Arma (M. Narredu), Star Gold (Hamir) 1-11, 800/55.5, 600/42. Pair easy. Star Perfection (P. S. Chouhan) 1-10.5, 600/44. Shaped well. Flaming Glory (M. R. Singh) 1-9.5, 600/43. Good. Really Romantic (P. S. Chouhan) 1-5, 600/40. Moved attractively. Vittoriosa (Rupesh) 1-9.5, 600/44. Easy. Band Of Gold (N. Jodha) 1-9, 600/41. Moved fluently. Frida Kahlo (M. Narredu) 1-4, 600/38.5. Pleased. Southern Regent (M. R. Singh) 1-9, 600/41.5. In good shape.

1,200m: Baryshnikhov (C. Stefan) 1-24, 600/45. Urged in the last part. Dreaming (Deepesh), Divine Protocol (Ruzaan) 1-25, 600/42. Pair level. Gold Star (McCullagh) 1-20, 600/40.5. Moved well. Stupendous (C. Alford), Magical Moon (Mansoor) 1-23.5, 600/41. Former finished four lengths ahead. Cosmos (C. Alford), Activisto (C. Rajendra) 1-22, 600/40.5. They moved level freely. Native Strategy (C. Alford), Nightlife (C. Rajendra) 1-20, 800/52.5, 600/40.5. Former who has improved finished a distance ahead. Fabulous Emperor (C. Rajendra), Storm Regent (M. R. Singh) 1-20.5, 600/41.5. Both were easy.

1,400m: Canny Lad (S. Fargeat), Sail Away (C. Stefan) 1-39, 600/41. Former better. Starscape (C. Alford), Aerosat (Mansoor) 1-37, 600/45.5. Former was too good.

1,600m: Ryeback (Hamir) 1-56, 600/42.5. Did pace work. Havana (C. Rajendra) 1-54, 1,200/1-23, 600/41. Pushed in the last part. Silken Star (P. S. Chouhan) 1-56, 1,400/39.5, 600/42.5. Handy. Magic Touch (C. Alford), All The Rage (P. S. Chouhan) 1-49.5, 1,400/1-34, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/40.5. Both are in good shape and finished level.

Inner sand:

600m: Acindar (Kamlesh) 40.5. Moved freely.

800m: The Rising (Bernard), Fire N Desire (Bhadke) 51, 600/38. Former who strode out well finished six lengths ahead. Impressed.

1,000m: Proteus (McCullagh), Lebombo (T. Mahesh) 1-10, 800/54.5, 600/40. Former easily trounced the latter.

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