Sovetskaya, Cecil, Immense and Smart Exotic impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct. 25).
Inner sand:
600m: Youre Rocking (Vivek), Youre Gorgeous (Harsha) 40. They moved well.
1,200m: Valahak (B. Paswan) 1-23.5, (1,200-600) 38. Eased up.
Outer sand:
600m: Volans (B. Harish) 44. Strode out well. Jersey Shore (Ashok Kumar), Glamour Boy (R. Anand) 45.5. They moved freely. Clycys Bay (B. Harish) 44. Moved well.
1,000m: Immense (S. John) 1-12, 600/44. Pleased. Seven Heaven (Gnaneshwar), Showers Of Luck (Imam) 1-16.5, 600/45. Former finished two lengths ahead.
1,200m: Arun (Shiva Kumar) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/46. Easy. Supreme Regent (Raja Rao) 1-29, (1,200-600) 41. Stretched out well. Sovetskaya (S.K. Das) 1-24, 1,000/1-11, 600/45. Impressed. Smart Exotic (Gnaneshwar), Simply Phenomenal (Afsar) 1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/44. Former started ten lengths behind and finished six lengths ahead. Nearness Of You (Asgar) 1-29, (1,200-600) 42.5. Shaped well. Cecil (Vaibhav) 1-24.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/42.5. Moved fluently. Rip Van Winkle (Sahanawaz) 1-32, (1,200-600) 44. Easy.
1,400m: Carducci (Vaibhav) 1-47, (1,400-600) 58. Eased up. Sunday Storm (Asgar) 1-47, (1,400-600) 58. Moved freely.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Volcano (rb), Raphire (Vivek) 1-31.5, (1,400-600) 46. Former finished distance ahead. Serengeti (Ashok Kumar), Formality (rb) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 49.5. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Agostini (Vaideeshwaran), Kolaveri Di (rb) 1-39, (1,400-600) 54.5. Former showed out. Charlatan (S.K. Das), Striking (Vaibhav) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 53. Former finished four lengths ahead. Smokehead (Sahanawaz), Sumitomo (rb) 1-35, (1,400-600) 47.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Icecream (B. Paswan), Ice Skating (Selvaraj) 1-46, (1,400-600) 1-0. They jumped out well. A 2-y-o (Ace – Flaming Glory) (R. Anand), a 2-y-o (Royal Gladiator – Tempering) (Noornabi) 1-45, (1,400-600) 54.5. They took a level jump. Golden Princess (Sreekanth), Excellent Design (M. Ravi) 1-39, (1,400-600) 53. Former finished three lengths ahead. Immaculate (Gnaneshwar), Star Presence (Afsar) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 47.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Assurance (Raja Rao), a 2-y-o (Multidimensional – Santorini Star) (Sreekanth) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 54.5. They took a good jump and finished level. Divine Strike (Gnaneshwar), Sugar Fairy (rb) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 49.5. They jumped out well. Shivalik Pride (Sreekanth), Front Runner (M. Ravi) 1-40, (1,400-600) 55.5. They jumped out smartly.