Time And Tide, Knotty Blush, Whirlwind and Laguna Seca impress
Inner sand:
600m: Rieko (rb) 39. Pleased.
Outer sand:
600m: Empress Bella (C. Umesh) 45.5. Moved freely. Circle Of Dreams (Shreyas) 45.5. Easy. Mighty Hero (Ritesh G) 44. In fine trim. My Solitaire (Chetan K) 44. Worked well.
1000m: Forest Fragrance (Hindu S) 1-16, 600/42. Pleased. War Trail (Chetan K) 1-14.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Mega Success (Jagadeesh) 1-14.5, 600/42.5. Moved attractively. Knotty Blush (R. Pradeep) 1-14, 600/40. Catch the eye. Acantha (R. Pradeep) 1-13, 600/43. Strode out well. Tolkien (Antony) 1-15, 600/45.5. Easy.
1200m: Time And Tide (Akram) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/39.5. In fine nick. Augusto (rb) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 600/43.5. Shaped well. Whirlwind (Hindu S) 1-24, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. A fine display. Divine Right (Hindu S) 1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. Impressed.
1400m: Sanya (rb) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 58. Eased up. Laguna Seca (Hindu S) 1-41, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44. In fine condition. Continues (Sai Kiran), The Golden Dreams (R. Pradeep) 1-43.5, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/42.5. A notable pair.
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