Auburn Beauty, Sparkling Star, Special, Inquisition and Sprint Star shone when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Oct. 8).
Inner sand:
600m: Divine Deliverance (Srinath) 39.5. Pleased.
1,200m: Yamaguchi (rb), Ben Ten (Ghous) 1-22, 1,000/1-10, 600/42. Latter moved better.
Outer sand:
600m: Auburn Beauty (Gnaneshwar) 41.5. Moved attractively. Top Secret (Gnaneshwar) 42. Pleased. Drop Of Honey (Arshad) 42. Impressed. Prom Queen (Vaideeshwaran) 43.5. Moved well. Shivalik Star (rb) 44. In fine trim.
1,000m: Sprint Star (rb) 1-9, 600/41. Moved fluently. Black Beauty (rb) 1-15.5, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit. Affirmative (Gnaneshwar) 1-13.5, 600/42.5. In fine condition. Arun (Shiva Kumar) 1-16, 600/45.5. Easy. Inquisition (Srinath) 1-11.5, 600/41. In fine nick. Viva Diva (Arshad) 1-14.5, 600/43.5. Worked well. Raaga (Arshad) 1-13.5, 600/42. Fit for the fray. Absolute Joy (S. Hussain), Sound (Koch) 1-13.5, 600/42. Former finished two lengths ahead. Sparkling Star (S. Hussain), Special (Koch) 1-15.5, 600/41.5. They moved attractively.
1,200m: Deep Blue Sky (Shahbuddin) 1-30, 1,000/1-15, 600/45.5. Moved freely. Gun Salute (Koch), Amar Prem (S. Hussain) 1-32, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/42. Former pleased. Attractive Bay (Shahbuddin), April Gold (Koch) 1-32.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/42.5. They are in fine trim. Abarth (F. Da Silva), Sussex Downs (R. Marshall) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. They strode out well. Union Jack (Gnaneshwar) 1-31, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/44.5. Shaped well. Bella Pinky (R. Marshall) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43.5. Retains form.
1,400m: Abnoba (Srinath) 1-45, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/46. Moved freely. Athletic Star (S. Hussain), Hot Stuff (Koch) 1-44.5, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Former pleased while the latter joined at 1,000m and finished three lengths behind.
Outer sand – Oct. 7:
1,200m: Unforgettable (Ganesh) 1-25, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. Impressed. Indravati (Kiran Rai) 1-25.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/45. In fine shape.
1,400m: Chase The Sun (Ganesh) 1-44, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40. A pleasing display. D’Artagnan (Ganesh) 1-43, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40. Moved impressively.