Star Empire caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Feb.3).
Inner sand:
600m: Royal Highness (R.P.Cleary) 40. Easy. Superior Quest (M.Narredu) 37.5. Moved well. Golden Grace (Baria) 40. Moved well. Tsesebe (M.Narredu) 42. Easy. Aristocratical (rb) 38. Moved freely. Bay Destiny (C.S.Jodha), Femenist (rb) 39.5. They ended level.
800m: Deep Purple (McCullagh) 51.5, 600/37.5. Shaped well. Highland Flame (D. K. Ashish) 51, 600/38. Urged. Angels Pursuit (B.Prakash) 51.5, 600/37.5. Moved well. Ocean And Beyond (D.K.Ashish), River Dragon (T.Mahesh) 49.5, 600/36.5. They moved level freely. Native Lady (D.K.Ashish), Ocean Power (Aadesh) 51, 600/37. They finished level. Reinstate (S.Kamble) 54, 600/42. Moved freely. Highland Vision (Aadesh), Ocean Odyssey (D. K.Ashish) 50, 600/38. Former better. Francis Of Assisi (Kharadi), Priapus (M.Narredu) 49.5, 600/37.5. Former ended two lengths in front. Kerringdingan (S.Sunil), Check Her Out (Roushan) 50, 600/37. Former finished six lengths ahead. Ares (rb) 53.5, 600/40.5. Good. Pure Power (rb), Enchanted (rb) 55, 600/42. Pair level. Wells Fargo (Zameer), West End (rb) 55.5, 600/41.5. They ended level. National Ikon (Daniel Bast), Lago Medio (S.Sunil) 50, 600/37. Former finished four lengths ahead. The Right Man (I.Pardeshi) 52, 600/38. Pressed.
1000m: Phenomenale (Kharadi) 1-6, 600/37.5. Moved attractively. Constantina (C. D. Hayes), Hazel Morgan (P.Mulrennan) 1-8, 800/53, 600/39. Former superior. Scholar (rb) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Good. Star Empire (M.Fenton), Highland Glory (Jethu) 1-1.5, 800/48.5, 600/36. Former who is in great heart started three lengths behind and easily finished six lengths ahead. Lunar Quest (McCullagh), Firemiss (Jethu) 1-3.5, 600/39. Former finished well clear. Legionairre (McCullagh) 1-9, 600/41. Moved freely. Aquilo (Neeraj), Torcello (M. Narredu) 1-6, 600/38. They moved level freely. Tender Romance (Neeraj) 1-8, 600/39. Moved well. Voices Of Angels (S.Fargeat), Hannah Montana (D.S.Rathore) 1-5, 800/52, 600/40. Former finished a distance ahead. Blue Thunder (Kharadi), Attila (P.Mulrennan), 1-10, 600/40. They were level. Xisca (P.Mulrennan) 1-10, 600/42. Moved freely. Culcrieff (Shelar), Strathendrick (rb) 1-5, 600/37.5. They ended level. Grey Phantom (S.Chinoy) (1600/600) 1-6. Moved freely.
1200m: Zillionaire (D.S.Rathore), Prime Time (Pradeep) 1-19, 1000/1-5, 600/40.5. Former moved well. Our Fortune (D.Patel), Ordained One (B.Prakash) 1-17, 1000/1-2.5, 800/49, 600/37. Former was well in hand while the latter who started three lengths behind was urged to end level on the outside. Diego Rivera (K.Fallon), Sing Along (Zervan) 1-20, 1000/1-6, 800/53, 600/40. Former easily finished well clear. Apache Indian (D.S.Rathore), Prince Cyrus (K. Fallon) 1-22, 1000/1-7, 600/41.6. They were pushed and former ended a length in front. Jalsa (Pradeep) 1-20, 1000/1-6, 600/41. Urged. Batista (Kharadi) 1-25, 600/42. Easy.
1400m: Star Alliance (C.D.Hayes) 1-39, 600/43. Moved fluently. Jacqueline (Kharadi), Floods Of Fortune (P.Mulrennan) 1-38, 600/39. They were easy and finished level. Star Invitation (Pereira) 1-39, 600/41. Moved freely. Aristocratic (McCullagh) 1-40, 1000/1-8, 600/41. Moved well. Fire Vault (Dashrath) 1-40, 600/43. Easy.
1600m: Bruckner (P.Mulrennan), Angelo (K.Fallon) 1-53, 1000/1-7, 600/39.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished five lengths ahead. Astral Flash (C.D.Hayes) 1-52.5, 600/42.5. Moved freely. Onassis (K.Fallon), Krug (Zervan) 1-54.5, 600/41.5. Former is in good shape.
1800m: Cambiasso (C.D.Hayes) 2-10, 600/43. Good.
Outer sand:
1000m: Becket (Martin Dwyer) (1600/600) 1-7.5. Worked well. Brutus (Martin Dwyer) 1-10, 600/41. Moved well.
Gate practice: inner sand:
1000m: Hottie (S.Fargeat), Orion Star (D.S.Rathore) 1-3, 800/50, 600/38.5. Former pleased. Excelltastic (Dashrath), Ancient Wonder (D.A.Naik) and Grand Warrior (Baria) 1-5.5, 600/39.5. They finished in close order. Ancient Wonder was hard held others were pushed. Ocean Sensation (Trevor), Ocean Girl (D.K.Ashish) 1-7, 600/39. They were urged and ended level. Blue Danube (C.D.Hayes) 1-5, 600/39. Moved well. Local Tycoon (D. S. Rathore), Sexy Eyes (C.S.Jodha) and Fire On (rb) 1-9, 600/43.5. They moved freely.