Manta Ray, Cattleya and Hector excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Aug.19).
Inner sand:
1,000m: Bright Eyes (R. Pradeep) 1-8, 600/40.5. Strode out well.
1,400m: Your Rocking (Rajesh Kumar) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 52. Moved well.
Outer sand:
600m: Hector (Gnaneshwar) 42. Pleased. Nation’s Glory (Christopher), Sayyonee (rb) 44.5. They moved freely. Hatchet Harry (Christopher) 43. Impressed. Russian Link (rb), Royal Salute (Faisal) 44.5. They are in fine trim. Novel Approach (rb) 43.5. Worked well.
1,000m: Carducci (R. Anand) 1-16, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit. Cattleya (Prabhakaran) 1-13, 600/42.5. Moved fluently.
1,200m: Manta Ray (A. Ramu) 1-24.5, 1,000/1-10, 600/43.5. Moved attractively. Emperor Cruise (Mallikarjun), Cool Baby (Ramesh Kumar) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/42.5. A notable pair. Tradition (rb) 1-31, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. Shaped well.
1,400m: Torch Bearer (rb) 1-46.5, (1,400-600) 57.5. Eased up. Arun (Rajesh Kumar) 1-46, (1,400-600) 59. Easy. Raaga (Rajesh Kumar) 1-45.5, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/45. Moved well.
1,600m: Zucchero (Mrs. Silva) 2-1, (1,600-600) 1-13. Moved on the bit.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Nazanin (Kiran Rai), Aqua Aria (A. Velu), Impulse (Irvan Singh) 1-35, (1,400-600) 47. Nazanin impressed. Rare And Gorgeous (rb), Tree Lounge (S. John) 1-38, (1,400-600) 55.5. They jumped out well. Cool Approach (M. Kumar), Smile Stone (Mallikarjun) 1-35, (1,400-600) 51. They took a good jump and finished level. Lad Star (B. Harish) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 50. Jumped out well. Happy Hours (rb) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 54. Took a smart jump. La Lanterna (Mallikarjun), Cool Icemint (Ramesh Kumar) 1-35, (1,400-600) 53. Former finished distance ahead.