Alaindair, Deja Vu, Keukenhof, Highraz and Ace Bucephalus excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (July 5).
Inner sand:
600m: Glamour Boy (Ashok Kumar), Mark (Srinath) 41. Former finished three lengths ahead.
1400m: Aero Star (rb), Mountain Train (rb) 1-37, (1,400-600) 53.5. They moved on the bit. Shahraan (Sreekanth), She’s Splendid (Gnaneshwar) 1-37, (1,400-600) 53. Former moved fluently.
Outer sand:
1000m: Imperial Verse (Ranjeet) 1-12, 600/43. Pleased. Shinnecock Hills (S. John) 1-12, 600/44. Worked well. Gold Splash (M. Ravi) 1-15.5, 600/45. Easy. Appy’s Pride (Srinath), Tradition (Ashok Kumar) 1-13, 600/42.5. They finished level. Raphire (Vivek) 1-12.5, 600/43. Moved impressively.
1200m: Mountain Range (rb) 1-31, 1,000/1-16, 600/45. Moved freely. Divine Ruler (Raja Rao), Air Display (M. Ravi) 1-27, (1,200-600) 39. Latter started five lengths behind and finished level. Ice Kingdom (rb), Rosario (Selvaraj) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/45. They moved on the bit. Racing Ahead (A. Joshi) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/45. Moved freely. Crown Emperor (Samad) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. In fine condition. Camorra (P. Trevor) 1-23.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/43. Moved attractively. Sparkling Cat (F. Da Silva) 1-26, 1,000/1-12, 600/44.5. Shaped well.
1400m: Majestic Reward (Asbar), Ace Fantasy (Neeraj) 1-41, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43. Former started six lengths behind and finished a length ahead. Machiavellianism (A. Joshi) 1-42, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13, 600/44. Moved freely. Veritas (Neeraj), To The Manor Born (rb) 1-45, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-12, 600/42.5. Latter eased up near 600m. Alejor (Sandesh) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13, 600/44.5. In fine trim. Keukenhof (Suraj), Highraz (Neeraj) 1-36.5, 1,200/1-22.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/43. They moved fluently while the latter started two lengths behind and finished level. Déjà vu (Zervan), Trance (Srinath) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/43. They pleased. Riverdale (Suraj), Vocation (Kuldeep) 1-44, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. Former started eight lengths behind and finished level. Wind Force (Selvaraj), Hillfiger (Mrs. Silva) 1-42, (1,400-600) 55.5. They moved on the bit. Ambitious Reward (Sreekanth), Brownie (Gnaneshwar) 1-41, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/43. Former finished six lengths ahead with plenty in hand.
1600m: An Acquired Taste (rb) 1-59.5, 1,400/1-41.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/42. In fine nick. Alaindair (Sandesh) 1-50, 1,400/1-35.5, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/46. Retains form. Ace Bucephalus (F. Da Silva) 1-52.5, 1,400/1-37, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. Impressed. Hemisphere (Zervan) 1-55.5, 1,400/1-40, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. Moved impressively. Storm Tracker (P. Trevor) 1-58.5, 1,400/1-42.5, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. In fine condition. Agostini (D. K. Ashish) 2-0, (1,600-600) 1-13. Eased up.