Topkapi, Sprint Star, Leave It To Me and Becket shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Dec. 26).
Inner sand:
600m: Track Wonder (rb), Different Opinion (Sreekanth) 40.5. They moved freely. A 2-y-o (Emerald Cat – Food Corp) (Srinath), a 2-y-o (Mr. Mellon – Ramona) (Selvaraj) 40.5. They finished level. Baffled (P.S. Chouhan) 40.5. Shaped well.
1,000m: Tulasi (Ashok Kumar) 1-7.5, 600/40. In fine trim. Lester (Ashok Kumar) 1-7, 600/39.5. Strode out well. Movie Queen (Ashok Kumar) 1-9, 600/40. Moved well.
1,200m: Game Face (Sreekanth), Eighth Wonder (Adarsh) 1-27.5, (1,200-600) 39. Former showed out.
1,400m: Good Gift (Merchant), Saratoga (Khurshad) 1-40, 1,000/1-11, 600/41.5. They moved freely. Amazer (Ashok Kumar) 1-35, (1,400-600) 51. In fine condition. Milagro (Adarsh) 1-37, (1,400-600) 51. Eased up. Aristos (Shinde) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 54. Easy. Diamond Shower (Shiva Kumar), Orange Orchard (Rajesh) 1-35, (1,400-600) 50. Former impressed.
1,600m: Becket (D. Allan) 1-42.5, 1,400/1-28.5, 1,200/1-16.5, 1,000/1-5.5, 600/40. A pleasing display.
Outer sand:
600m: Alaric (P.S. Chouhan) 41.5. Pleased.
1,000m: Greens (Ashok Kumar) 1-15, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Aim To Win (Ashok Kumar) 1-16, 600/47. Easy. Neel Gagan (Rajesh), Smart Cooky (rb) 1-15.5, 600/43. Former finished six lengths ahead. Char Chand (rb), Smart N Special (rb) 1-17.5, 600/45. They moved freely. Valahak (Ashok Kumar) 1-13, 600/45. In fine trim. Peacemaker (rb) 1-10, 600/43.5. Moved fluently. Sunny Secret (P.S. Chouhan), a 2-y-o (Serious Spender – Shifa) (Suraj) 1-15.5, 600/43.5. They finished together.
1,200m: Rip Van Winkle (rb) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43.5. Strode out well. Kyles Of Bute (rb) 1-23.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/44. Pleased. Sprint Star (Suraj) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/42. In fine nick. Super Speed (Appu) 1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/45.5. Moved well. Redford (rb) 1-30, 1,000/1-15, 600/44.5. Moved freely. Mighty Monarch (Appu), Sher Dil (rb) 1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/46. Former finished two lengths ahead. Sun Gold (rb), Sun Dawn (rb) 1-32.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/46. They moved together.
1,400m: Spring A Surprise (Merchant), Superior Surprise (Khurshad) 1-44, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43.5. They finished level. Red Lad (Ashok Kumar) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45.5. Moved well. Nox (rb) 1-40, (1,400-600) 50. Eased up. Sunspirit (B. Paswan), Glitterato (rb) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/44.5. They moved impressively. Table Mountain (S. John) 1-41.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/45.5. Strode out well.
1,600m: Tanzanite (B. Paswan) 1-57, 1,400/1-42.5, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit. Leave It To Me (D. Allan) 1-52.5, 1,400/1-38.5, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/45.5. Impressed. Topkapi (D. Allan) 1-52.5, 1,400/1-38, 1,200/1-23.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Moved attractively.
