Sombrero and Reach The Stars caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning.
Sand track
600m: Altheia (rb), Walk Of Fame (Vaibhav) 40. Pair level. Storm Lightning (Late Coquette) (Pradeep), Autumn Rush (C.S.Jodha) 42. Pair easy. A bay filly (Phoenix Tower/Flyme ToThe Moon) (Pradeep), Ravello (Kavraj) 39. Both are 2/y/o’s and moved level freely. Zoltan (Trevor) 39. Moved freely. Captain Smart (Vaibhav) 37.5. Moved well.
800m: Superlicious (D.K.Ashish), Classy Dancer (app) 50.5, 600/38. Former was two lengths superior. Nicanora (Bernard), Dreams R Mine (V.Jodha) 51, 600/37. They moved neck and neck freely. Amazing Grace (Trevor), Venus Marina (Zervan) 56.5, 600/42.5. Pair easy. Mchumba (rb), Saifeena (rb) 54.5, 600/40.5. Pair level. Marengo (rb) 52.5, 600/40. Moved well. Sword Of Honour (Kavraj) 52.5, 600/40. Moved freely. Advance To Contact (Pereira) 51.5, 600/39.5. Slightly urged. Lorelei (N.Jodha), Nush (rb) 50, 600/37. Former superior. Step Up (S.Sunil), Sharaarat (Ashad Asbar) 49, 600/37. Former superior. Laurus Tikati (N.Jodha), Governor (rb) 51, 600/37.5. Former finished one length in front. Sumo (rb) 57, 600/42. Easy. Menage A Trois (Kavraj) 56, 600/41. Easy. Shabdeez (Ashad Asbar) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Dolmabache Palace (rb) 52, 600/39. Moved well.
1,000m: Sombrero (Trevor), Desert Wings (V.Jodha) 1-4.5, 800/50.5, 600/37.5. Former was well in hand and they finished level. Just By Chance (T.Mahesh), Moon Raker (V.Jodha) 1-6.5, 800/51.5, 600/38. Both moved level freely. Casino Jack (Pradeep) 1-6, 600/39.5. Responded well. Champakali (Pereira), Purple Mokara (Prasad) 1-5.5, 800/50, 600/37. Former easily finished two lengths ahead. Latter was pushed. Hail The King (Kamlesh) 1-6.5, 800/52.5, 600/39. Pressed. Hurricane Wind (C.S.Jodha), Light Up My Day (Pradeep) 1-4, 800/51, 600/37.5. Former was well in hand and finished a length in front. Calypso Queen (Ashad Asbar) 1-11, 600/43. Easy. Reach The Stars (Pradeep), Your Honour (C.S.Jodha) 1-6, 800/51.5, 600/38. Former is in good shape and finished two lengths ahead. Note former.
1,200m: Reynolds (J.Chinoy), Archimedes (Pasha) 1-25, 600/42. They were easy.
1,600m: Ceasars Star (rb), Strategic Change (R.Vaibhav) 1-50, 800/53, 600/40. Former was urged to end level while the latter joined at 600m.