An Acquired Taste worked well when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Oct. 10).
Sand track
600m: Sound Of River (T.S.Jodha) 39. Moved freely. Spirit Of Mercy (T.S.Jodha) 39.5. Easy. That’s My Master (rb) 39. Moved freely. 2/y/o’s Falcon (Pasha), Bright Lady (D.K.Ashish) 37. Former strode out well and finished two lengths ahead. Lake Paradise (Rupesh), Relic Hunter (Kamlesh) 40. They were easy.
800m: Absolute Star (D.K.Ashish), Angel’s Dream (R.K.Mahesh) 51.5, 600/38.5. Former finished a distance ahead. Rancho (Jethu) 53.5, 600/41. Moved freely. Staffan (Akshay) 53, 600/40. Moved well. Amazing Desire (Pasha) 50.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Flying Kiss (rb) 52.5, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Let It Fly (S.Kamble) 55, 600/41. Easy. Angel’s Kiss (Pasha), Barringo (R.K.Mahesh) 50, 600/37. Former finished four lengths ahead. Bourbon Street (Kharadi) 51.5, 600/39. Moved well. Edge Of Glory (rb) 53, 600/41. Pressed. Turf Lightning (Zameer) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Smart Strider (Abhishek) 51, 600/38.5. Pushed. Maple Star (Zameer) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Emerging Star (Neeraj) 55, 600/41. Moved freely. National Ikon (Ashad Asbar) 51, 600/39. Moved well. Beer Hand (Sandesh), Mr Midnight (rb) 56.5, 600/42. Pair level. New World (S.Sunil) 48.5, 600/37. Stretched.
1,000m: An Acquired Taste (Sandesh), Speeding (Khalander) 1-5, 800/49, 600/37. Former who is in great heart finished a distance ahead. Ascot Magic (D.K.Ashish), Manyatta (Neeraj) 1-8.5, 800/53.5, 600/40.5. Former was well in hand and they finished level. Supreme Minstrel (Abhishek), Red Baron (Zameer) 1-5, 800/50, 600/37.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Ocean And Beyond (Kamlesh) 1-5, 800/51.5, 600/39. Moved well. Romantic Beauty (Merchant) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Moved freely. Clarion Call (J.Chinoy), Windmill Lady (D.S.Rathore) 1-5, 800/52, 600/40. Former finished well clear. Money Flash (Dashrath), Quando Quando (Zameer) 1-8, 800/52, 600/39.5. Former finished three lengths ahead.
1,200m: Razeena (Sandesh) 1-24, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Maximus (D.K.Ashish), Okavango (Neeraj) 1-20, 1000/1-5, 800/51, 600/38.5. Both moved level freely. Royal Destiny (rb) 1-23, 600/43. Pressed.
1,400m: Sergeant Major (Zameer) 1-34, 800/51.5, 600/39. Pushed.
Gate practice (Sand track)
1,000m: Astromia (Pasha) 1-6.5, 600/40. Jumped out well. Polar Zone (Tograllu) 1-8, 800/53, 600/40. Moved well. Sorrento (T.Nemane), Santa Canterina (Pasha) 1-10, 800/55, 600/42. Latter is a 2/y/o and they moved level freely. Tag Along Tommy (rb) 1-4.5, 800/50.5, 600/39. Pleased. Spearhead (J.Chinoy) 1-5, 800/50.5, 600/38. Moved well.
