Scarlette, Joriki, Balmoral Castle and Duchess Of York excelled when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Dec. 29).
Inner sand:
600m: Bon Giorno (N. Rajesh) 39.5. Pleased.
1,000m: Sweet Surrender (N. Rajesh) 1-7, 600/40. Moved well.
Grass:
600m: A 2-y-o (Itaquere Power - Jesse Ann) (rb) 39. Strode out well. A 2-y-o (Hymn – Zeisha) (Guruprasad), a 2-y-o (Hymn – Kinrara) (rb) 40.5. Former finished well in front.
1,000m: Alpine Shine (Nausad), One Track Minded (Sreekanth) 1-11, 600/41. Latter dropped at 200m. Dearest (rb), a 2-y-o (Emerald Cat – Aata Shant Raha) (Afsar) 1-10, 600/41. They finished level.
1,200m: Hard To Pin Down (Shahbuddin), Super Spectacle (Adarsh) 1-21, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/41. Former started two lengths behind and finished level. A 2-y-o (Diffident – Rewind) (S. Babu) 1-25, 1,000/1-10, 600/42. Easy. Taylor Made (rb), Speck In The Sky (rb) 1-23, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/41.5. They finished together. A 2-y-o (Itaquere Power – La Villa Rose) (Sreekanth) 1-23, (1,200-600) 40. Eased up. Baton Rouge (Khurshad), a 2-y-o (Imtiyaz – Decent Proposal) (Raja Rao) 1-24.5, (1,200-600) 41. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Dance To The Tune (V.R. De Sousa), Classical Dancer (Sreekanth) 1-19.5, 1,000/1-6, 600/40.5. Former showed out. Violent Storm (rb), Saphira (Khurshad) 1-26, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/42.5. They moved freely.
1,400m: Wild Nexus (P. Ramesh), a 2-y-o (Sunday Doubt – Aracruz) (S.A. De Sousa) 1-37.5, 1,200/1-22.5, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/39.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Right On Time (Noornabi), The Last Fling (Khurshad) 1-41, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/41. They are in fine trim.
Outer sand:
600m: Pinaakini (N. Rajesh) 45.5. Easy. Dramatic Dancer (rb) 46. Moved freely. A 2-y-o (Young Senor – Glittering Star) (S. Chinoy) 45. Moved on the bit. Enduring Star (Afsar) 42.5. Pleased. Panamera (S.A. De Sousa), Sandhurst (Vaibhav) 44. Former finished four lengths ahead. Romance In The Air (rb) 42.5. Impressed.
1,000m: Grand Topaz (Md. Shoaib) 1-12.5, 600/45. Moved well. Mountain Rage (S. John), Habanero (Faisal) 1-10.5, 600/43.5. Former stretched and finished two lengths ahead. The Senator (R. Pradeep) 1-13.5, 600/45. Moved freely. A 2-y-o (Quest Star – Dream Traveller) (rb) 1-13, 600/44. Worked well. Royal Player (V.R. De Sousa) 1-14.5, 600/45.5. Easy. Supreme Arch (rb) 1-12, 600/44.5. In fine shape.
1,200m: Bucephalas (Noornabi), Severstahl (Khurshad) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43. They moved impressively. Spark Of Reverence (rb), Spark Of Desire (S. John) 1-25, 1,000/1-11, 600/44.5. They moved fluently. Karisini (Md. Shafiq), Elzaam (Kiran Rai) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/41.5. They impressed while the former started three lengths behind and finished level. Blue Origin (V.R. De Sousa) 1-29, 1,000/1-15, 600/46. Moved on the bit. Cash Is King (V.R. De Sousa) 1-25, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44.5. In fine condition. It's My Party (V.R. De Sousa) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. Worked well. Joriki (S.A. De Sousa) 1-26, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/41.5. A good display. Star Marquess (A. Imran), Magnanimity (M.R. Singh) 1-25.5, 1,000/1-10, 600/43. Former started three lengths behind and finished two lengths ahead, note. Duchess Of York (D. Allan), Celebrity (C.D. Hayes) 1-25, 1,000/1-9, 600/42. They moved attractively. String Along (A. Imran) 1-25.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Moved impressively. Alpha Baby (Vaibhav) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/45. Moved on the bit.
1,400m: Balmoral Castle (D. Allan) 1-41, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/42. Moved fluently. True Impression (R. Pradeep) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44.5. Shaped well. Stormyred (Nausad), a 2-y-o (Tirol – Grey Magic) (rb) 1-43.5, (1,400-600) 55.5. Former impressed. Golden Dixie (rb) 1-43, (1,400-600) 53. Eased up. Scarlette (C.D. Hayes) 1-39, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-11, 600/42.5. A fine display. Final Countdown (rb) 1-44.5, (1,400-600) 56. Moved freely.
1,600m: Sun Control (B. Paswan) 2-2, (1,600-600) 1-14. In fine nick.
