Saltanath and Captivate impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday (December 19) morning.
Inner sand:
600m: Nefyn (rb) 40. Moved freely.
800m: Brown Dynamite (V.Jodha), Pure Bliss (Hamir) 54, 600/41. Former ended three lengths in front. Dancing Prances (P.Naidu) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Sunshine Heart (S.Sunil), Alfredo (S.Nayak) 57, 600/42. They were level. Isadoro (Zameer) 55, 600/41.5. Moved freely. 2/y/os Sweep Aside (Merchant), A bay filly (Chevalier/So Gabriel) (Shelar) 55, 600/40.5. Former was one length superior. Keturah (Yash Narredu) 53, 600/39. Pressed. 2/y/o Trendsetter (Neeraj) 56, 600/43. Easy. 2/y/o Spring Loaded (S.Shinde) 56, 600/42. Moved freely. A chestnut gelding (Noverre/Just Julie) (Merchant), Kind Deed (Shelar) 53.5, 600/40.5. They finished level freely. Vegas (Dashrath), Excelonce (Merchant) 54.5, 600/41. Former ended four lengths in front. The Other Song (Yash Narredu) 54.5, 600/40. Moved freely. Seven Seas (rb) 54, 600/40. Moved freely. A bay gelding (Mull Of Kintyre/Bukat Timah) (Merchant), Exodus (Shelar) 54, 600/40. Pair level.
1000m: Fontainbleau (Santosh), Victorian (S.Nayak) 1-10.5, 600/41.5. Former ended two lengths in front. War Horse (Sandeep Jadhav) 1-10, 600/42. Moved fluently. 2/y/o Judicious (Yash Narredu), A bay gelding (Noverre/Land Ahead) (Shelar) 1-8.5, 600/40.5. Former superior. Top Commander (Darren Williams), The Myth (S.Shinde) 1-10.5, 600/40.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Zachary (Mudassar), Ramesses (K.Kadam) 1-7, 600/40. Former easily finished two lengths ahead. Dreamz Unlimited (Darren Williams) 1-6, 600/38. Moved well.
1200m: Fast Lady (Hamir), National Pride (Sameer) 1-22, 1000/1-7, 800/54, 600/41. Former was well in hand while the latter was pushed to end level. Marinsky (Zervan), Knight Of Ke (Neeraj) 1-24, 600/41. They moved level freely.
Gate practice noted on the inner sand:
1000m: 2/y/os Alisha Pet ((rb), Imperial Princess (rb) and Nerfetari (Ashad Asbar) 1-9, 600/41.5. First named ended three lengths in front. 2/y/o Captivate (S.Shinde), 2/y/o Meraki (Darren Williams) and Majesterian (V.Jodha) 1-6, 600/41. Captivate who finished well in front was the pick. 2/y/os Intelligence (Neeraj), Verbier (Zervan) 1-7, 600/41.5. Former finished distance ahead. 2/y/os Devoted (Mosin), Wonder Story (Shelar) 1-10, 600/43.5. They finished level. Saltanath (C.S.Jodha), Schiehaillion (Dashrath) 1-5, 600/40. Former strode out well and finished a distance ahead. 2/y/o Jay D Star (P.Naidu), Mai Tai (Ashad Asbar) and 2/y/o Starry Image (Baandal) 1-8, 600/42.5. First named ended two lengths in front. Iridescence (V.Jodha), 2/y/o First In Command (S.Shinde) 1-8, 600/40. They moved neck and neck freely. Zambian (S.J.Sunil) 1-9, 600/41.5. Moved freely.
Outer sand:
800m: Zanthos (rb), Chasing Dreams (Ashad Asbar) 55, 600/40.5. Both were level.
1200m: Double Or Quits (rb) 1-22, 800/53, 600/39.5. Moved well.
Mock race noted on Dec.19. (race track):
1200m: Shivalik View (C.S.Jodha), Soothsayer (Pasha), Toofan (Neeraj), Staristocrat (Yash Narredu) and Pretty Lights (Ranjane) 1-13, 600/35.5. Won by: 1L, 2L, 1L. Shivalik View won the race very easily. Note.
Second mock race:
1200m: Achieve (S.Nayak), Chakor (Zameer) and Uncheshrawa (I.Pardeshi) 1-15, 600/37. Won by: Dist, Dist. Chakor was slowly off and finished far behind while Unchesrawa planted in the stalls.