Commander and Presidential pleased when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (January 25).
Inner sand:
800m: Neona (Daniel Grant) 53, 600/39. Moved well. Jimbo (Daniel Grant) 52, 600/39. Moved freely.
1000m: Remember Me (Hamir), Porto Banus (Dashrath) 1-7, 600/40. Former superior. Déjà vu (Zervan) 1-5.5, 800/50.5, 600/38. Moved well.
1200m: Presidential (Daniel Grant), Dictator (S.S.Rathore) 1-20,1000/1-6, 800/52, 600/39.5. Former started two lengths behind and finished four lengths ahead. Note the former. Weizhou (Dashrath), Tahrir (Shelar) 1-19.5, 600/39.5. Former easily finished four lengths ahead. Latter was pushed. Commander (S.S.Rathore), Silk Cut (rb) 1-20,600/38. Former strode out well and finished five lengths ahead. Mable (Neeraj), Kismat (D.K. Ashish) 1-21, 1000/1-7, 600/41. Former finished five lengths ahead. Aarusha (Daniel Grant), Soneeyo (S.S. Rathore)1-21, 600/40. Former was three lengths superior.
1400m: Justice (Jethu), Wolfgang (T.Nemane) 1-37.5, 1200/1-22.5,600/39.5. They moved level freely.
1600m: Borsalino (T.S.Jodha) 1-54.5, 1400/1-38, 600/41. Moved well.
Outer sand:
600m: Hunt For Heads (Pradeep) 38. Pressed.
1000m: Bourbon Street (app) 1-12, 600/43. Easy. Indian Princess (Pradeep) 1-7, 600/39. Pushed.
Gate practice noted on the inner sand:
1000m: Scaramouche (Sameer), Stormville (Hamir) and Highraz (rb) 1-75,600/40.5. Scaramouche finished four lengths ahead.