Ice Cool impressed when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Oct. 22).
Sand track
600m: Star Zone (rb) 41. Easy. Irresistible Hunk (S.Sunil) 39. Moved freely.
800m: Satyamev Jayate (rb), Mesmeric (Neeraj) 53, 600/40. They finished level freely. Angels Tern (Zameer), 2/y/o Raptor (Abhishek) 51, 600/38. They moved level freely. Spearhead (J.Chinoy) 53, 600/39. Moved freely. Victorious March (Sandesh) 54, 600/41. Moved fluently. Mountain Queen (Kavraj) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Fly By Me (rb) 57, 600/42. Easy. Autumn Rush (C.Rajendra) 54, 600/41. Good. Accapella (rb) 56, 600/42. Easy.
1,000m: Cerro Negro (C.Rajendra), Cigarro (S.Sunil) 1-5, 600/39. Former finished a distance ahead. Ice Cool (Mansoor), Wind Of The North (rb) 1-4, 800/51, 600/39. Former strode out well and finished two lengths ahead. St Bartz (N.Jodha), Scaramouche (Hamir) 1-6, 600/38. Former finished well clear.
Gate practice (Sand track)
1,000m: Grand March (Ikram), Pepe Junior (rb) 1-7, 600/40.5. They moved level freely. Forest Legion (Mosin) 1-9, 600/42. Moved well. Star Storm (Zameer), 2/y/o Head Of State (Abhishek) 1-11, 800/54.5, 600/40. Both jumped out well and moved freely. Mr Chivalry (Baria), Mischevious Z (rb) 1-5.5, 600/39.5. Former finished a distance ahead. Dark William (rb), Grand Duke (Sandesh) 1-8, 600/42.5. Former ended three lengths in front. 2/y/o’s Bright Lady (Neeraj), Rewarding Desire (Pasha) 1-7, 600/40. Former strode out well and finished a distance ahead. Tamarai (Prasad), Vaile Rouge (Bernard) 1-4, 800/51, 600/40. Former finished a distance ahead. Staying Alive (Hamir) 1-4, 600/39. Moved well. Thunder Star (V.Phadke), Sky Lantern (Neeraj) 1-8, 600/43. They are 2/y/o’s and former ended two lengths in front.
Sand track — Oct. 21
600m: Jen’s Glory (Pereira), a bay gelding (Mull Of Kintyre/Gin O’clock) (S.K.Jadhav) 40. Former ended two lengths in front. Latter is a 2/y/o.
800m: Yardstick (Ranjane) 52, 600/38. Moved freely. 2/y/o’s War Horse (Kamlesh), Way Out (Merchant) 52, 600/38. Former superior. Atlantic Star (V.Jodha) 52, 600/38. Moved well. A chestnut gelding (Gaswar/Minetta) (Kamlesh), a bay filly (Oratorio/Lady Prominence) (Merchant) 52, 600/38. Former ended one length in front. Both are 2/y/o’s. Starry Eyes (Merchant), Tuscania (Kamlesh) 52, 600/38. They are 2/y/o’s and former moved well. A bay colt (Arabian Gulf/Star Shine) (Merchant), a chestnut filly (Rebuttal/Flinstone) (Kamlesh) 51.5, 600/38.5. Both are 2/y/o’s and finished level freely. Pepe Junior (rb) 54, 600/40. Moved freely. Winning Destiny (rb), Pepe Senior (Ikram) 56, 600/42. They were easy. Snow Blaze (Neeraj) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Amika (Dashrath), 2/y/o Saturday Affair (C.Rajendra) 52, 600/39. They moved neck and neck freely. Monet (Zervan), Franklin (Kharadi) 52, 600/39. They finished level freely. Fantastic Kingdom (Pradeep), 2/y/o Hail The King (Kamlesh) 51.5, 600/39. Former was one length better. Afrojack (Dashrath), 2/y/o Colourful Prince (J.Chinoy) 52, 600/38. Former moved well. Gibran (J.Chinoy) 56, 600/41. Easy. Silver Birch (Pasha), Justice (Kharadi) 53, 600/40. Former better.
1,000m: Zidaan (Dashrath) 1-7, 600/40. Moved well. Saba (Ikram) 1-12, 600/44. Easy. Star Of Gibraltar (C.Rajendra) 1-8, 600/40. Pressed in the last part. Step Up (C.Rajendra), Eclipsed (Dashrath) 1-4, 600/38. Former ended two lengths in front.
1,200m: Centrestage (Kharadi), Astral Queen (Zervan) 1-22, 600/40. Both moved level freely.
1,400m: Songlark (Kharadi), Sorrento (Zervan) 1-35, 1,000/1-5, 800/51, 600/39. Former finished a distance ahead. Macchupicchu (Zervan), Alma Mater (Kharadi) 1-36, 600/38. Former was one length superior. Romantique (Hamir) 1-41, 600/42. Easy.
1,600m: Berlusconi (Kharadi), Onassis (Zervan) 1-51, 1,000/1-6, 600/39. They moved level freely.
Gate practice (Race track)
1,000m: 2/y/o’s Panthera (Abhishek), Indespensable (Mosin), Schumi (rb) and Campeon (T.Mahesh) 1-6, 600/38. Panthera moved well and finished one length in front. 2/y/o’s Archie (Pasha), Amistad (Jethu), Gerome (J.Chinoy) and Mufasa (Kharadi) 1-6, 600/39. Archie and Amistad were level and finished five lengths ahead. Marinksy (Kharadi), a chestnut colt (Bahamian Bounty/Zellers) (Pasha) and Swashbuckler (Zervan) 1-5, 600/37. They are 2/y/o’s and Marinsky finished one length in front.
Mock race (Race track) — Oct. 20
1,200m: Ice Skater (Rupesh), Hercules (Pasha), Roswald (Kharadi), Mahiki (Merchant) and Fond Memories (Kamlesh) 1-18, 600/37. Won by: 3, 2, 1. Ice Skater won from start to finish. Fond Memories took a start but refused to raise a gallop properly and finished far behind.
Second Mock race
1,200m: Elaborator (Neeraj), Mr Marmalade (V.Phadke) 1-25, 600/38. Former finished well clear.