Zultanite, Hillsboro, Esteban and Clever Trick excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Jan. 10)
Inner sand:
1,200m: Ben Ten (V.R. De Sousa) 1-18.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/39.5. Impressed.
Outer sand:
600m: One Time Magic (Culhane) 45. Easy. Hard To Pin Down (Koch), Sparkling Star (S. Hussain) 42. They moved impressively.
1,000m: A Move To Remember (R. Pradeep) 1-15.5, 600/43.5. Strode out well. Applejack (S. John) 1-11.5, 600/43.5. Pleased. Wrekin (S. John) 1-12.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Distinctive (S. John) 1-13, 600/45.5. Strode out well. Brigade’s Pride (R. Pradeep) 1-13.5, 600/44.5. Stretched out well. Pole Position (Raja Rao), Desert Delight (rb) 1-15, 600/47. Former moved better. Air Display (rb) 1-15, 600/45.5. Shaped well.
1,200m: Prince Of Darkness (M. Wepner), Nocturnal Hunter (Noornabi) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Former finished six lengths ahead. Esteban (Anjar) 1-24, 1,000/1-10, 600/44. Moved fluently. Catch The Eye (Culhane) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-13, 600/44.5. In fine trim.
1,400m: Arun (Rajesh Babu), Indravati (Kiran Rai) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 58. They eased up in the last part. Zultanite (B. Paswan), Hillsboro (Anjar) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44.5. They moved attractively. Clever Trick (M. Wepner), Stellar Ambition (Noornabi) 1-45.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43. They impressed.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Mystere (Indrajeet), Thunderbay (Vaibhav) 1-32.5, (1,400-600) 49. Latter planted at the gates. Sound Of Power (Shobhan), Gur Kripa (Vivek) 1-37, (1,400-600) 47.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. Balas Glory (Raja Rao), Supreme Regime (B. Dilip) 1-41, (1,400-600) 55. Latter slowly off. Archibaldo (S. John), Assiduous (Arshad), Whispering Glory (P. Mulrennan) 1-34, (1,400-600) 50. Archibaldo jumped out smartly. The Scientist (rb) 1-39, (1,400-600) 50.5. Jumped out well. Natural View (B. Dilip), Forever Honour (rb) 1-39, (1,400-600) 54.5. Latter slowly out.
Gate practice – Outer grass:
1,400m: Madame Bovary (D. Patel) 1-37, (1,400-600) 55.5. Jumped out well.
