Arrogant Approach, Strengthandwonder, Switch and Arta impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Jan. 18).
Outer sand:
600m: Arta (R. Marshall), Cinch (rb) 42.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. Zizzi (rb), Oye Como Va (Md. Shoaib) 45. They moved on the bit. Switch (R. Marshall), Chiffon (rb) 43. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Red Red Rose (T.S. Jodha) 45.5. Moved freely. Pontiac (Jagadeesh) 45.5. Easy.
1,000m: Miracle Of Life (Christopher), Kimberley (rb) 1-14, 600/45. Former finished three lengths ahead. Fancy Number (Arshad) 1-11, 600/44.5. Pleased. Laguna Beach (P. Ramesh) 1-12.5, 600/45. Worked well. Strengthandwonder (Kiran Rai) 1-11.5, 600/42.5. Impressed. Pack Ur Bags (Indarjeet) 1-12.5, 600/44.5. In fine trim. Kings Kid (Jagadeesh), Secret Prayer (R. Anand) 1-12.5, 600/43.5. Former started two lengths behind and finished level.
1,200m: Sunny Express (Afsar), Major Attraction (S. Ramesh) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/44.5. They finished together. Hillfiger (Afsar) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46. Easy. Woodberg (Selvaraj), Icepick Wille (rb) 1-30.5, (1,200-600) 44. They moved freely. Hillsboro (Anjar), Woodstream (Selvaraj) 1-26, (1,200-600) 39. A fit pair. Above And Beyond (Christopher), Alpine Fairy (M. Ravi) 1-26, 1,000/1-12, 600/45. They strode out well. Buzz The Tower (Christopher), Turf Ostrich (rb) 1-33, (1,200-600) 43. Former finished five lengths ahead. Athletic Star (Rajesh Babu) 1-32, (1,200-600) 43. Eased up.
1,400m: Magnomical (Adarsh), Buzzword (S.K. Paswan) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-11, 600/44.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Wind Stream (Mrs. Silva) 1-44, (1,400-600) 56. Moved freely.
1,600m: Ace Badraan (Selvaraj) 1-59, 1,400/1-43.5, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46. Moved on the bit. Estelita (Christopher), Entertainer (Afsar) 1-57.5, 1,400/1-40, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/45. Former started four lengths behind and finished two lengths ahead. Arrogant Approach (R. Marshall) 1-53.5, 1,400/1-39, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43. A good display.
