Lord Darlington, Pallas, Sporting Pleasure and Iron Will impressed when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Jan. 24).
Inner sand:
600m: Romantic Haven (Syed Imran) 40. Strode out well.
1,000m: Moher (Shinde), Wind Striker (rb) 1-8.5, 600/39. They pleased.
1,200m: Masters Glory (Jagadeesh) 1-23, 1,000/1-10, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Buscadero (S.K. Paswan) 1-25, (1,200-600) 38. Eased up.
1,600m: Royal Sceptre (Mark) 1-48, 1,400/1-33.5, 1,200/1-19, 1,000/1-6, 600/39.5. In fine nick.
Outer sand:
600m: Blazing Touch (Shobhan) 45. Easy. Top Striker (Rayan), Track Striker (rb) 44.5. They finished level. Beyond Reach (Girish) 46. Easy. Jersey Wonder (Mallikarjun) 45.5. Moved freely. Perfect Queen (Ramesh Kumar), Repsol (rb) 44. Former finished well ahead. Del Porto (Anjar), Apalachee (Selvaraj) 45.5. They moved on the bit. Rum Runner (Antony) 45. In fine trim.
1,000m: Iron Will (R. Marshall) 1-10, 600/43. Pleased. Speed Hawk (Srinath) 1-11, 600/43. Moved impressively. Cool Baby (M. Kumar) 1-15, 600/42.5. Shaped well. Emperor Cruise (rb) 1-15, 600/42.5. In fine condition. Jayadratha (Cedric S) 1-16, 600/46. Easy. High Profile (rb), Bay Sunday (rb) 1-14, 600/46. Former finished well ahead. Thudersquall (rb) 1-16, 600/44. Worked well. Star Nijinsky (Srinath) 1-16, 600/45.5. Moved freely. Sun Blazer (P.S. Chouhan), Music Divine (D. Patel) 1-15.5, 600/43.5. Former finished a length ahead. Rare Rhythm (A. Imran) 1-14, 600/43.5. Maintains form. Tzar (P.S. Chouhan) 1-16, 600/43. Pleased.
1,200m: Star Formation (S.K. Paswan) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/44.5. Moved freely. Red Cedar (A. Imran) 1-27, (1,200-600) 40.5. Eased up. Blazing Faith (I. Chisty) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/45.5. Shaped well. Alberetta (Selvaraj) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit. Fair Game (Shobhan) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/42.5. Moved fluently. Sporting Pleasure (I. Chisty) 1-23.5, 1,000/1-9, 600/42. A fine display. Manta Ray (rb) 1-30, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43.5. Shaped well. Lord Darlington (I. Chisty) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-10, 600/44.5. A fine display. Kasauli (Shobhan) 1-25, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Impressed. Ravishing Snow (R. Marshall) 1-28, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/42.5. Strode out well. Lawrence Of Arabia (I. Chisty), Iceglow (R. Marshall) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43.5. Former started two lengths behind and finished four lengths ahead.
1,400m: Torch Bearer (R. Marshall) 1-41.5, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/44. Stretched out well.
1,600m: Salazaar (Selvaraj), Shivalik Fire (Mrs. Silva) 1-58.5, 1,400/1-44, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/44. Former started four lengths behind and finished six lengths ahead with plenty in hand. Pallas (S. John) 1-52.5, 1,400/1-40, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10, 600/44. A pleasing display.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,200m: Mint (Jagadeesh), Jumirah (Shobhan) 1-21, (1,200-600) 35.5. Former finished distance ahead. Ultimate Tycoon (T.M. Prashanth), Lady Majestic (rb), So Mi Dar (P. Dhebe) 1-22, (1,200-600) 39. First named pleased. Kvasir (S.K. Paswan), Aeisir (Srinath) 1-21.5, (1,200-600) 35.5. They jumped out well. A 3-y-o (Western Aristocrat – River Cree) (rb), Del Ferro (Selvaraj) 1-29.5, (1,200-600) 43. They took a level jump and eased up in the last part. Fantastic App (Darshan), Zeeshan (Rayan) 1-23.5, (1,200-600) 37.5. Latter planted at the gates. Blue Sonic (Girish), Hunters Moon (Mallikarjun) 1-23.5, (1,200-600) 40. They jumped out smartly.
