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Upper Crust shines

BANGALORE: Upper Crust, Lady One, Abide Proven and Romantic Getaway shone when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Oct. 16).

Outer sand:

800m: Abide Proven (R. Marshall) 54.5, 600/42. Pleased. Scimitar (L. Marshall) 58, 600/44. In fine trim. Game Fighter (R. Ravi) 57.5, 600/44. Strode out well. Faction Leader (S. Ramesh) 59, 600/45. Moved freely. Fast Machine (Appu) 1-0.5, 600/47. Dancing Highness (rb) 58.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Alejandros (rb) 58.5, 600/46. Easy. Nalwa (Appu) 59.5, 600/46. Manthara (S. Ramesh) 58, 600/45. Fit for the fray. Stafire (L. Marshall) 56, 600/43.5. Pleased. Makar Sankraanti (rb) 1-0.5, 600/47.5. Excellent Speed (Koch) 57, 600/43.5. Moved well. Alyciaa (Vivek) 59, 600/46. Flaming Lamborgini (Koch), Hold That Tiger (rb) 59.5, 600/46. Former moved better.

1,000m: Hima’s Pride (Sapra), Lucky Gold Star (Appu) 1-14, 800/58, 600/45.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. El Gordo (rb), Pied Harrier (Koch) 1-14.5, 800/58, 600/44.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Couelle (Suraj) 1-16, 800/59, 600/46. Easy. Upper Crust (rb) 1-10.5, 800/54, 600/42. Moved attractively. Afea (S. Marshall) 1-14.5, 800/58.5, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit. Ciampino (rb) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/48. Sontag Etoile (S. Marshall) 1-15.5, 800/59.5, 600/46.

1,200m: Romantic Getaway (S. Marshall) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-11, 800/55.5, 600/43.5. Moved fluently. Logans Run (Shinde), Fiery Business (Selvaraj) 1-31, (1,200-600) 45. Bandanna (rb) 1-33, (1,200-600) 41. Eased up. Lady One (rb) 1-28, 1,000/1-10.5, 800/55, 600/44. Impressed. Dock Of Bay (Selvaraj) 1-32, (1,200-600) 45.

1,400m: Feelfree (P. Krishna), Soberano (Shinde) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-26, 800/58, 600/45.5. They finished level. Bee For You (Selvaraj) 1-44.5, (1,400-600) 55.5. Easy. Angelique (Suraj) 1-45, 800/58.5, 600/45. In fine trim. Sandokan (Shinde), Shisham (Selvaraj) 1-44, (1,400-600) 57. Retribution (rb) 1-46, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/56.5, 600/44. Moved impressively. Arabian Knight (Suraj), Ciboney (Zia) 1-46, 800/59, 600/46. They moved on the bit. Talk Of The Devil (Appu) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-12, 800/57, 600/45.5. In fine condition. Full Speed (Shinde) 1-41.5, 800/59, 600/46.5. Easy. Sugar Blaze (rb) 1-42, 800/57.5, 600/46. Easy. Parthenon (V. Colgan) 1-44, 800/59.5, 600/46. Moved freely. Olivia Valere (V. Colgan) 1-46, (1,400-600) 58.5. Moved on the bit. Gati Power (rb) 1-43, (1,400-600) 53.5. Eased up.

Gate practice – Inner sand:

1,400m: Miss Marvelous (Pereira), Evening Rhapsody (Sapra), Ronkonkoma (S. John) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 54. Miss Marvelous impressed. A 2-y-o (Juniper – Sabie) (rb), a 2-y-o (Juniper – Kiss And Tell) (Krishnan), a 2-y-o (Royal Gladiator – Malaga Cove) (rb) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 53.5. They jumped out well. Zanzara (Vivek), New Pastures (P. Ramesh), Royal Flynn (rb) 1-34, (1,400-600) 50. Royal Flynn slowly out. War Child (rb), a 2-y-o (Burden Of Proof – Asian Lady) (S. Ramesh), Noname (rb) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 47.5. War Child impressed. A 2-y-o (Tejano – Cup Of Gold) (R. Marshall), a 2-y-o (Brave Act – Indian Style) (Zia) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 54. Former finished six lengths ahead. A 2-y-o (Juniper – Nasreen) (rb), a 2-y-o (Local Talent – Chilli Lady) (Md. Shafiq) 1-44, (1,400-600) 50.5. Former moved better. Exclusive Gesture (S. Ramesh), Gracian (rb) 1-29.5, (1,400-600) 49.5. Former showed out. A 2-y-o (Invinsible Spirit – Treasor Vert) (rb), a 2-y-o (Aldeburgh – Livardi) (rb) 1-38, (1,400-600) 50. Former moved better. A 2-y-o (Brave Act – Ace Venture) (Vivek), a 2-y-o (Flitch – Bella Vista) (P. Ramesh) 1-40, (1,400-600) 54.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. A 2-y-o (Brave Act – Screen Play) (rb), Aristos (rb), Applique (L. Marshall), a 2-y-o (Polar Falcon – Alexandrie) (Zia), Allegro (rb) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 51. Allegro slowly out.

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