Esteban, Athletic Star, Strengthandwonder, Clever Trick and Love Is Life impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Feb. 9).
Inner sand:
1,400m: Our Love (V.R. De Sousa) 1-31.5, 1,200/1-19.5, 1,000/1-8, 600/41. Impressed.
Outer sand:
600m: Cielo Signore (rb), Zagato (Vaibhav) 42. They moved attractively. Courage In Red (R. Marshall), Cocktail Circuit (Samad) 43. They pleased. Independence Day (rb) 44.5. Moved well.
1,000m: Tinas Touch (Vivek) 1-15.5, 600/46. Easy. Triumphat (Gnaneshwar) 1-13.5, 600/44. In fine shape. Raja’s Pet (R. Pradeep) 1-14.5, 600/44.5. Strode out well. Pack Ur Bags (Indrajeet) 1-11.5, 600/45. In fine nick. Golden Haven (Vaideeshwaran) 1-16.5, 600/45. Extended. Midtown Delight (Shobhan) 1-14, 600/44. In fine trim. Affirmative (V.R. De Sousa) 1-14, 600/44.5. Moved on the bit. Peter Parkers (D. Patel), Spark Of Blue (Sahanawaz) 1-15, 600/45. Former started two lengths behind and finished level. Dance Of A General (S. Hussain), Knowledge (Indrajeet) 1-12.5, 600/44. They moved impressively.
1,200m: Wrekin (S. John) 1-28, 1,000/1-11, 600/44. Strode out well. Aetius (Shobhan) 1-32, (1,200-600) 43. Easy. Esteban (Anjar) 1-22.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/43.5. A pleasing display. Sussex Downs (R. Marshall) 1-29.5, (1,200-600) 42.5. Eased up. Vistebella (Mrs. Silva), Diamonite (Anjar) 1-29, 1,000/1-15, 600/45.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Severstahl (Noornabi), Rebuttal’s Hope (V.R. De Sousa) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Words Of Wisdom (Noornabi), Shivalik Beauty (V.R. De Sousa) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/46. They moved together. Turf Striker (S. John), Great Secret (B. Nayak) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-13, 600/45.5. Former finished distance ahead. Clever Trick (Noornabi), Love Is Life (V.R. De Sousa) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. They moved fluently. Strengthandwonder (P. Mulrennan) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43.5. Retains form. She Loves It (Sreekanth), Mountain Beauty (D. Patel) 1-31, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Will Star (Ashok Kumar) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/44.5. Worked well.
1,400m: Athletic Star (D. Patel) 1-36.5, 1,200/1-23.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/45. A good display. Brownie (Sreekanth) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 52.5. Eased up. Che Guevara (Kiran Rai), Towers Of Hanoi (Rajesh Babu) 1-45, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/44. A fit pair.