An Acquired Taste pleased when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning.
Inner sand
800m: Mateus Rose (S.Kamble), Arctic Minstrel (N.Bhujbal) 54, 600/40. They finished level freely. Myla Rose (rb) Herculean (Shelar) 52.5, 600/39.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Suki Suki (S.Kamble) 53, 600/39. Slightly urged. 2/y/o Sword Of Honour (C.S.Jodha), A bay filly (Hymn/Cozumel) Chandrakant) 56, 600/42. Former finished well clear. 2/y/o Neon Light (Chandrakant), La Nina (C.S.Jodha) 54, 600/40. They were urged and ended level. Snow Blaze (Pradeep), Dovers Hill (Sandeep Jadhav) 51.5, 600/38.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Blue Swallow (Khalander) 55, 600/42. Moved freely.
1,000m: Ranthambore (C.S.Jodha) 1-5.5, 600/38. Moved well. 2/y/o Sweet Revenge (C.Rajendra), Appalachia (Shelar) and 2/y/o Tahrir (Zameer) 1-7.5, 600/40.5. Sweet Revenge finished four lengths ahead. Ashwa Yodhaa (Prasad) 1-9, 600/42. Moved freely.
1,400m: Equine Lover (rb) 1-37, 600/45. Moved freely. Carlyle Hills (Pradeep), Star Mountain (Kavraj) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-23.5, 600/42. Former started two lengths behind and finished six lengths ahead.
1,600m: An Acquired Taste (Khalander), Angel Crown (I.Shaikh) 1-51, 1,400/1-36, 1,200/1-22, 800/55, 600/41.5. Former made up two lengths and easily finished six lengths ahead.
Outer sand
600m: Sami (Merchant) 38. Pressed. 2/y/o’s Sultan Of Swing (rb), Heavens Key (Pradeep) 38.5. They moved freely.
800m: Black Magic Woman (Merchant) 49.5, 600/37. Moved well. Intequam (Abhishek) 52, 600/38.5. Moved well. Shabdeez (Abhishek), Calypso Queen (Merchant) 51, 600/38. Former ended four lengths in front.