Javo and Batista excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Jan. 6).
Inner sand:
600m: Brooklyn (J.Chinoy), Sanskriti (rb) 39. Former finished well clear.
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800m: Viva La Diva (Ranjane) 55, 600/40. Moved freely. Arts (R.Hughes) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Rabbits Foot (Pardeshi) 55, 600/42. Pushed. Floods of Fortune (J.Chinoy) 55, 600/41. Easy. Macchupicchu (Kharadi) 53, 600/40. Moved freely.
1,000m: Aliyana (Atul) 1-8.5, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Forever Young (McCullagh) 1-4.5, 600/36. Moved well. Sledgehammer (C.D.Hayes), Blue Sky (D.S.Rathore) 1-4, 600/39.5. Former moved well and finished a distance ahead. Lake Chilika (rb) 1-9.5, 600/42. Moved freely. Batista (Kharadi) 1-1.5, 600/36.5. Impressed.
1,200m: Sunlight (Merchant) 1-23.5, 1,000/1-8, 600/40. Moved well. Bullet (Dashrath) 1-17.5, 1,000/1-3, 800/50, 600/38. Moved attractively. Botswana (S.Pasquier), Carpe Diem (B.Prakash) 1-25, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/40. They finished level freely. Brave Gypsy (McCullagh) 1-23, 600/39. Moved well. Celestial Way (C.D.Hayes) 1-16.5, 1,000/1-2.5, 600/37. Moved attractively. Amadeus (Kharadi), Voyager (Zervan) 1-20, 600/37. Former made up two lengths and easily finished level. Scarlet Pimpernel (C.D.Hayes), Mama Morembo (J.Chinoy) 1-22.5, 1,000/1-7, 800/52.5, 600/40. Former was well in hand and finished level. Tora Bora (S.Pasquier), Blue Flash (J.Chinoy) 1-19, 1,000/1-5, 800/50, 600/35.5. Former started three lengths behind and easily finished one length in front. Latter was pushed. Note former. Gossip (Zervan), Elena (Kharadi) 1-20, 1,000/1-4.5, 800/50, 600/37. They moved level freely. Starseeker (Zervan), Thrice Blessed (rb) 1-26, 600/41.5. Pair level.
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1,400m: Stunning Thunder (McCullagh) 1-35, 1,000/1-5, 800/51, 600/37.5. Moved attractively. Javo (S.Pasquier), King Arthur (B.Prakash) 1-32.5, 1,200/1-18.5, 800/51, 600/38. Former strode out well and finished four lengths ahead. Former pleased. Zakynthos (S.Pasquier), Pablo Neruda (B.Prakash) 1-34.5, 1,200/1-19.5, 1,000/1-5.5, 600/39. Former moved well while the latter was urged to end level. Former to note. Smashing (C.D.Hayes), Hurricane Higgins (J.Chinoy) 1-35, 1,200/1-20, 1,000/1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Former made up four lengths on the outside and finished level freely. Latter was pushed. Moonlight Romance (R.Hughes) 1-41, 600/43. Shaped well.
1,600m: Big Old Man (rb) 1-49, 1,400/1-34.5, 1,200/1-20.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/40.5. Pressed.
Outer sand
600m: Samiel (rb) 39. Urged.
1,000m: Superior Quest (Tograllu) 1-9, 600/42.5. Easy. Our Chieftain (McCullagh), Blazing Spectacle (Tograllu) 1-9.5, 600/42. They ended level. Star Symphony (Jethu) 1-10, 600/42. Moved freely. Scholar (Dashrath) 1-10, 600/43. Easy.
1,200m: D' Artagnan (David Allan) 1-18.5, 1,000/1-3.5, 600/37.5. Moved well.