Horse Racing: Advance Guard, Strategist please in trials

Hyderabad: Advance Guard, Strategist, Nova Scotia, Blink Of An Eye & Total Darc impressed when the following horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course on Wednesday morning.

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600m: Artemis Arrow (K Mukesh) (From 1200/600) 44, unextended.

800m: Arrowtown (RB) 1-1, 600/47, moved easy. Space Walk (Bopanna) 1-0, 600/46, moved well.

1000m: Advance Guard (P Ajeeth K) 1-14, 800/58, 600/44, impressed. Strategist (P Ajeeth K) 1-13, 800/56, 600/42, caught the eye. Blue Valentine (Jagdale) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/44, strode out well. Princess Shana (Gaddam) 1-15, 800/59, 600/44, good.

1200m: Gurbaaz (RB) & Quality Warrior (G Naresh) 1-30, 1000/1-14, 800/58, 600/44, pair strode out well. A Hundred Echoes (K Mukesh) 1-33, 1000/1-15, 800/59, 600/44, handy.  Ayur Shakti (K Mukesh) 1-32, 1000/1-16, 800/59, 600/45, fit and well. Garnet (Deepak Singh) & Sally (Afroz Khan) 1-34, 1000/1-18, 800/1-1, 600/47, pair not extended. Blink Of An Eye (G Naresh) & Total Darc (Afroz Khan) 1-30, 1000/1-14, 800/58, 600/44, pair pleased. Zamazenta (Ajit Singh) & Pedro Planet (G Naresh) 1-31, 1000/1-14, 800/58, 600/45, pair shaped well.

1400m: Nova Scotia (G Naresh) 1-47, 1200/1-31, 1000/1-13, 800/56, 600/42, a good display.