Optimus Prime, River Island and Edmondo impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Dec. 3).
Grass:
600m: Black Super Star (Tauseef), Sunny Connexion (Gautam) 41. Former finished four lengths ahead. Missoni (De Sousa), Make My Day (S. Fargeat) 41. Former finished three lengths ahead. Pearl Of Bangalore (Md. Shafiq) 42. Easy.
1,000m: Tempus Fugit (Qureshi), a 2-y-o (Inner City – Apni) (rb) 1-10.5, 600/41.5. Former pleased.
1,200m: Sure Speed (Koch), Accurate (rb) 1-24, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/42. They finished level.
1,400m: A 2-y-o (Placerville – Riza) (Selvaraj), a 2-y-o (Diffident – Divine Elegance) (rb) 1-40, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10, 600/42.5. They moved together.
Outer sand:
600m: One In Million (rb) 45. Easy. Yamaguchi (Sapra) 45. Moved freely. She’s A Lady (Gautam), Your Destiny (rb) 43. They pleased.
1,000m: Sunnyland (Gautam) 1-11.5, 600/45. Strode out well. Chesterford Touch (Sreekanth), Fantasy Knot (rb) 1-13, 600/46.5. Former moved better. Jersey Pride (Ghous) 1-11, 600/43. Moved well. Phenomenal Strides (Tauseef) 1-13.5, 600/45. Moved freely. Luckynumberslevin (Sapra) 1-16, 600/45. Worked well. Stone Of Destiny (rb), Real Gladiator (Gautam) 1-13, 600/43.5. They impressed. Redford (S. John) 1-12.5, 600/44. Stretched out well.
1,200m: Optimus Prime (S. John) 1-22.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/42. Moved fluently. Table Mountain (S. John) 1-24, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/45. In fine shape. Edmondo (De Sousa), Superyacht (Guruprasad) 1-24, 1,000/1-10, 600/43.5. Former showed out. Spark Of Marchador (rb) 1-31, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46. Easy.
1,400m: Kripa (Ashok Kumar) 1-42, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/45. Moved with plenty in hand. River Island (Appu) 1-45.5, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-13, 600/42. Moved attractively.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Crown Empress (Ashok Kumar), Sweet Caroline (R. Marshall) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 49. Former impressed. A 2-y-o (Puerto Madero – Whiked Idea) (L. Marshall) 1-36, (1,400-600) 47.5. Jumped out smartly. Silver Heels (rb), Born To Perform (Adarsh) 1-46, (1,400-600) 54.5. The jumped out well. Alacrity (Md. Shafiq), Yamas (De Sousa) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 48. They pleased. Classic Commander (B. Prakash), Elite Land (S. Babu) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 49.5. They jumped out well. Liberty Ship (rb), Competent Soldier (Shinde), King Admiral (Raja Rao) 1-43.5, (1,400-600) 49. Liberty Ship was slowly out.
