Lone Monarch and Blessings pleased when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Dec.23).
Inner sand:
600m: Graces (Pereira) (1200/600) 38. Moved freely. Star Of Roses (Srinath) 39.5. Easy. Hunter Bay (R.P.Cleary), 2/y/o Tranquility (rb) 39. They finished level freely.
800m: Feona (C.S.Jodha), Order Two Rule Two (rb) 52.5, 600/38. Former ended four lengths in front. 2/y/o Dear Henry (rb) (1400/600) 48. Good. Dreamride (M.Narredu) 57, 600/43. Easy. Titan (A.Nicholls) 50, 600/37.5. Moved well. Mgdian (C.S.Jodha), Kite Runner (rb) 52, 600/38. They were urged and ended level. 2/y/os Palazzo Grazioli (T.Mahesh), Dante Rossetti (M.Narredu) 55, 600/40. They ended level. 2/y/os Star Symphony (Jethu), Light My Way (Srinath) 56, 600/41. Pair level. Dancing Glory (rb) 52, 600/40. Moved well.
1000m: Mr Greedy (R.P.Cleary), Destined Prince (rb) 1-7, 800/51.5, 600/37. They moved neck and neck freely. 2/y/o Ocean Wish (Doyle) 1-9.5, 600/39.5. Moved freely. 2/y/os Star Vision (Srinath), Sun Glory (Jethu) 1-6.5, 600/39. They finished level freely.
1200m: Il Divo (Parmar) 1-19, 1000/1-5.5, 800/53, 600/41. Moved well. Ashridge (C. Rajendra) 1-26, 600/42. Easy.
1400m: Maseeha (S.K.Jadhav) 1-32, 1000/1-4, 800/50.5, 600/38. Moved well. Krug (Zervan), Phenomenale (Parmar) 1-40, 600/42. Pair level. Lone Monarch (McCullagh) 1-35, 1200/1-20.5, 1000/1-7, 600/40. Moved attractively. Blessings (McCullagh) 1-35, 800/52.5, 600/40. Moved fluently.
Outer sand:
600m: Royal Companion (C.Rajendra), Emerald Star (Hamir) 40.5. Former finished well clear.
800m: Yowza (Chandrakant) 52.5, 600/38. Urged.
1000m: Sentiments (McCullagh) 1-11, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Suzy Wong (H.G.Rathod) 1-5, 600/39. Moved fluently.
Gate practice: inner sand:
1000m: National Glory (A.Nicholls), Flamingo Flame (S.N.Chavan) , Grey Phantom (S. Kamble) 1-4.5, 600/38.5. They jumped out well. Jalsa (Pradeep) 1-3, 600/38.5. Moved well. 2/y/o Zaracha (C.S.Jodha), Sputnik (Kavraj) 1-7.5, 600/42.5. Former ended four lengths in front. Stardom (Pereira), Adallia (Hamir) 1-5.5, 600/40.5. Former finished well clear.