Shaman, Sedulous, Astral Force, Kanashni and Jayadratha shone when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Jan 22).
Outer sand:
600m: Kanashni (P. Trevor), Shamsadas Girl (Irvan Singh) 42.5. Former started six lengths behind and finished level. Mickey Mouse (Kiran Rai), Bluebird (R. Anand) 44.5. They moved on the bit.
1000m: Jayadratha (Faisal) 1-12.5, 600/42. Moved fluently.
1200m: Sedulous (N. Rajesh), Alaina (rb) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/41.5. Former showed out. Donna Rossa (Mrs. Silva) 1-26.5, (1,200-600) 38.5. Fit for the fray. Astral Force (S. John) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/42. Moved attractively.
1400m: Classic Cut (Anjar) 1-43, (1,400-600) 56. Ready to strike. Botswana Bolt (R. Pradeep) 1-43.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. In fine trim.
1600m: Shaman (P. Trevor) 1-52, 1,400/1-37, 1,200/1-23.5, 1,000/1-10, 600/43. In pink of condition. Dr Logan (Mrs. Silva), Ace Badraan (Anjar) 1-56, 1,400/1-41, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13, 600/44.5. A notable pair.
Outer sand — Jan 21:
600m: Optimisticapproach (Vivek) 43. Shaped well.
1200m: Flicka (rb), Orenda (Ashok Kumar) 1-31, (1,200-600) 44. They moved freely. Side Winder (Jagadeesh), Masada (Waheed) 1-24.5, 1,000/1-10, 600/43. Former finished three lengths ahead.
1400m: High Admiral (rb) 1-42, (1,400-600) 52. Note. Star Cracker (Jagadeesh) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 49. Impressed.
1600m: Shaman (R. Marshall) 2-0.5, (1,600-600) 1-13.5. Eased up.
Mock race — Jan 20:
1200m: Chemical Romance (Arshad), My Lexicon (Suraj), Lycurgus (B. Harish), Secret Dimension (Kiran Rai), Bazinga (R. Anand), Pink Smile (Ramesh K), Leon (R. Pradeep), Vision Of The Sky (Irvan Singh), Sun Blazer (Rayan), Indian Rocket (Vivek) 1m 15.39s. First two named were the pick while Indian Rocket and Sun Blazer planted at the gates.
