Montezuma and Silver Arrow caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning.
Inner sand
600m: Amadeus (Kharadi) 39.5. Moved freely.
800m: Pamushana (B.Prakash), Trisara (Abhishek) 56, 600/41. They were easy. Anahi (T.S.Jodha) 51.5, 600/37.5. Moved well. Analeah (B.Prakash), Mufasa (Abhishek) 55, 600/40.5. They moved freely. Secretive (Akshay) 56, 600/43. Easy.
1,000m: Glorious Reward (Hamir), Set Sail (Dashrath) 1-9, 600/41. Former was two lengths better. Oxbridge (Zervan), Dynamo (Kharadi) 1-7, 600/39.5. They were urged and ended level.
1,200m: Ace Fantasy (Hamir), O’ Princess (Dashrath) 1-22, 600/40.5. They moved neck and neck freely. Trance (Dashrath), Amitayus (Hamir) 1-21, 600/40. Former strode out well and finished two lengths ahead. Amelia (Zervan), Binzz (Neeraj) 1-24, 600/39.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Macedonian (Kharadi), Senora Bella (Zervan) 1-19, 1,000/1-5, 800/52, 600/40. They moved level freely.
1,400m: An Acquired Taste (S.N.Chavan), Speeding (app) 1-38, 1,200/1-21.5, 1,000/1-7, 800/54, 600/40.5. Former finished a distance ahead. Bullseye (Zervan), Catharsis (B.Prakash) 1-34.5, 1,200/1-19.5, 600/38. Former is in good shape and finished eight lengths ahead. Winston (B.Prakash), Gerome (Zervan) 1-32.5, 1,200/1-18.5, 600/39.5. Former was well in hand. Latter started three lengths behind and was pushed to end level. Yuville (Neeraj) 1-34, 1,200/1-20, 1,000/1-6, 600/38.5. Pressed in the last part. Circle Of Life (Kharadi), Scarlet Pimpernel (Jethu) 1-36, 1,200/1-22, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40. They were well in hand and finished level. Cornelian (Shelar) 1-41, 600/41.5. Moved freely. Silver Arrow (Zervan), Sorrento (Jethu) 1-33.5, 1,200/1-19.5, 800/51.5, 600/39.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished a distance ahead. Note former. Smashing (Kharadi), Cardinal (B.Prakash) 1-36, 1,200/1-21, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/40. Both moved well and finished level.
1,600m: Su O Moto (Shammi) 1-57, 600/43. Easy. Snowscape (C.Alford) 1-58, 600/45.5. Easy. Ambrosia (Kharadi), Zoltan (Jethu) 1-49.5, 600/39.5. Former moved well and finished a distance ahead. Wolfgang (Kharadi), Justice (Zervan) 1-50, 1,200/1-20, 1,000/1-6, 600/39. Former easily finished one length ahead.
1,800m: Angel Child (Zervan), Schwartz (B.Prakash) 2-5, 1,600/1-50, 1,400/1-35, 1,200/1-21, 600/40. Former started six lengths behind and finished five lengths ahead. Caesars Star (C.S.Jodha), Unknown Rebel (Chandrakant) and Alkazi (rb) 2-2, 1,600/1-46, 1,200/1-21, 1,000/1-8, 600/42. Caesars Star was pressed to finish level while Unknown Rebel who joined at 1,000m moved freely. Alkazi dropped behind at 800m. Montezuma (Kharadi), Colossus (Zervan) 2-1.5, 1,600/1-47, 1,400/1-33, 1,200/1-19.5, 1,000/1-6, 600/40. Former started three lengths behind and finished four lengths ahead. Former pleased. Hemisphere (Zervan), Roswald (B.Prakash) 2-4.5, 1,600/1-49.5, 1,400/1-35.5, 1,200/1-21.5, 1,000/1-8, 800/54.5, 600/41. Former made up three lengths and easily finished three lengths ahead.
Outer sand
600m: Star Zone (S.Kamble), Caesarina (Bhujbal) 39. They were urged and ended level.
800m: Hot Stepper (T.S.Jodha), Osric (rb) 51, 600/38.5. Pair urged and ended level. Hidden Goodness (rb), Plato (T.S.Jodha) 51, 600/38. Former moved well and latter was urged to end level. Festival Night (T.S.Jodha) 52, 600/38. Pushed. Rubens (Zervan), Gran Thrismo (B.Prakash) 55, 600/40.5. They were easy.
1,600m: Ice Skater (Merchant), Celtic King (Daniel Grant) 1-50, 600/45.5. Former was well in hand while the latter was ridden out.