Salt and Ancient Wonder caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Jan. 19).
Inner sand
600m: Azul (V.Jodha) 37. Moved well.
800m: Stardom Bound (I.Chisty) 51.5, 600/39. Moved well. Dancing Glances (Hamir) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved fluently. Blau Himmel (Towfeeq) 49, 600/37. Moved well. The First Lady (Shelar) 49.5, 600/37. Moved well.
1,000m: Moonlight Romance (R.Hughes) 1-8.5, 600/40.5. Shaped well. Bold Dancer (D.A.Naik) 1-4, 600/37. Moved well. Brilliant Moon (D.A.Naik) 1-9.5, 600/41.5. Easy. Elizabeth (B.Prakash) 1-10, 600/42. Easy. Dear Henry (T.S.Jodha) 1-7, 600/41. Moved well. Laserre (Zervan) 1-9, 600/42. Moved freely.
1,200m: Vibgyor (D.A.Naik) 1-17, 800/51, 600/38. Pleased. Mystic Touch (McCullagh) 1-27, 600/42. Easy. Ancient Wonder (D.A.Naik) 1-13, 1,000/1-0, 800/49, 600/37. An outstanding display. Aristos (C.D.Hayes) 1-16, 1,000/1-3, 800/50, 600/37.5. Moved attractively.
1,400m: Star Alliance (C.D.Hayes), Diego Rivera (Zervan) 1-36, 600/41.5. Both moved level freely. Ciel Indienne (C.D.Hayes) 1-31, 1,200/1-16.5, 1,000/1-3.5, 800/50, 600/38.5. Moved impressively. Picasso (B.Prakash), Sergeant Pepper (Zervan) 1-37.5, 1,200/1-23, 600/42. They moved level freely. Home Alone (P.Mulrennan), Sledgehammer (C.D.Hayes) 1-36, 1,200/1-20, 600/37.5. Former moved well while the latter who started two lengths behind was pushed to end level. Inner Harmony (rb) 1-35, 1,200/1-20, 800/54, 600/41. Moved well. Frost Fairy (McCullagh) 1-32, 600/38. Moved well. Scarlet Pimpernel (Kharadi), Blue Flash (Zervan) 1-40, 600/41. Pair easy. Scorch (Late Xtreme Factor) (Dashrath) 1-35, 1,200/1-20, 1,000/1-7, 600/40. Pleased.
1,600m: Blackjack (R.Hughes), Alexus (rb) 1-53, 1,400/1-37, 1,200/1-22, 1,000/1-7, 800/53, 600/39. Former was well in hand and finished two lengths ahead.
Outer sand
1,000m: Calypso Queen (Merchant) 1-7, 600/40.5. Moved well. Again Gallop (Merchant) 1-10, 600/40.5. Moved freely.
Gate practice (Inner sand)
1,000m: Master Craft (Merchant) 1-4, 600/36.5. Urged. Chief Ruler (Kavraj) 1-4, 600/39. Moved well. Salt (I.Chisty), Tattenhoe (S.Sunil) 1-1, 800/48, 600/36.5. Former who is in great heart finished a distance ahead. Note. Ashwa Yodha (rb), Ashwa Prajot (rb) 1-7.5, 600/40.5. Former finished well clear. Temblador (Roushan), Irresistible Hunk (Shelar) and a bay gelding (Warrshan-Strike It Right) (S.Sunil) 1-5.5, 600/41. Temblador finished a distance ahead. Lake Michigan (D.S.Rathore), Romantique (C.Rajendra) and Cool Cat (Hamir) 1-6, 600/39. They jumped out well and moved level freely. Mega Bucks (Late Little Tony) (rb) 1-7, 600/41. Moved well.
