Shotgunn, Fleet Indian, Edmondo and Spark Of Reverence excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Dec. 31).
Inner sand:
1,000m: Music Forever (Khurshad) 1-7, 600/41. Moved freely.
1,400m: Cielo Rey (C.D. Hayes) 1-36, (1,400-600) 53. In fine trim.
Outer sand:
600m: Another Destiny (P. Mani) 44. Easy.
1,000m: Redford (rb) 1-15.5, 600/44.5. Moved well. A Run To Remember (P. Mani), Freemason (rb) 1-14, 600/46. They finished together. Sunny Connexion (P. Mani), A Move To Remember (rb) 1-14, 600/44. Former finished two lengths ahead. Free Glider (P. Mani), Cindy Girl (Afsar) 1-14, 600/43. They moved impressively.
1,200m: Spark Of Gold (S. John) 1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/46. Moved freely. Corbett (C.D. Hayes) 1-26, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. Moved fluently. Edmondo (De Sousa) 1-21, 1,000/1-9, 600/43. Responded well to the urgings. Shotgunn (S. John) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/41. A good display. Valahak (Ashok Kumar) 1-31, (1,200-600) 43. Moved well. One In Million (rb) 1-31, (1,200-600) 44. Shaped well.
1,400m: True Impression (Selvaraj) 1-49, (1,400-600) 1-0. Moved on the bit. Dazzling Honour (S. John) 1-44, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/44.5. Stretched. Fleet Indian (rb), The Last Samurai (S. Ramesh) 1-36, 1,200/1-22.5, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/43.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished ten lengths ahead.
1,600m: Lock And Load (B. Paswan) 2-1.5, (1,600-600) 1-13. Eased up. Spark Of Reverence (S. John) 1-58.5, 1,400/1-41, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. Impressed.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Dimsun (Adarsh), Mexikan Wave (Ashok Kumar) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 50.5. Former impressed. Fleeting Spirit (S. Ramesh), Princess Coup (Guruprasad) 1-36, (1,400-600) 49. Latter slowly out. War Artist (Raja Rao), Nessie (Khurshad), a 2-y-o (Kly Green – Café Society) (Merchant) 1-37, (1,400-600) 49. They jumped out well. A 2-y-o (Placerville – Riza) (S. John), Spark Of Oldenburg (Selvaraj) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 48.5. Former pleased. Sun Dawn (Md. Shafiq), Inspirator (Afsar) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 48. They took a level jump. Zamalek (Guruprasad) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 51. Jumped out well. A 2-y-o (Diffident – Rare Edition) (rb), Recoup (rb) 1-40.5, (1,400-600) 50. They took a good jump. Seraph (Koch), Champs Elysees (Chethana) 1-42, (1,400-600) 53. They jumped out well and finished together.