Scholar impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (Jan. 16).
Inner sand:
600m: Romp Home (N.Alam) (1,200-600) 41. Easy. Cavalryman (rb), Sharp Runner (C.S.Jodha) 39. They ended level. Sing Money Sing (Kavraj), Order Two Rule Two (C.S.Jodha) 40. They were easy. A bay filly (Hymn-Cassanova Green) (C.S.Jodha), Rattle (rb) 39. Former finished five lengths ahead.
800m: Always Smile (Ranjane) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Cest Bon (P.Mulrennan) 57, 600/42. Easy. Soul City (Kapoor) 55, 600/42. Urged. Imperio (T.Mahesh) 54, 600/40. Moved freely. Princess Ruby (F.Irani) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Caustic Finale (Dashrath) 57, 600/42. Easy. Ocean Power (D.K.Ashish), Atlantic Star (T.Mahesh) 52, 600/39. Former was superior. Golden Grace (rb) 57, 600/43. Easy. Illustrious (C.Rajendra), Sexy Eyes (Hamir) 53, 600/40. They moved level freely.
1,000m: Landlord (D.K.Ashish) 1-9, 600/41. Pressed. A chestnut filly (Ontario-Speckled Band) (D.A.Naik), Bold Dancer (Dashrath), a dark bay colt (Royal Kingdom-Al Asifah) (rb) and a chestnut filly (Ontario-Constantia) (F.Irani) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. First and second named ended four lengths in front. Black Rainbow (D.A.Naik), Golden Memory (Dashrath) 1-8, 600/39. They moved level freely.
1,200m: Sine Qua Non (Neeraj), Angelo (Zervan) 1-23, 800/54, 600/40. Former finished four lengths ahead. Scholar (rb), Alexus (Shelar) 1-18, 1,000/1-4, 800/51, 600/38. Former was well in hand and finished two lengths in front.
1,400m: The Giant (Roushan), Blue Mellon (S.Sunil) 1-36, 1,200/1-22, 800/56, 600/43. Former finished three lengths ahead. Devilitto (McCullagh) 1-40, 600/43. Moved freely.
1,600m: Sea Of Kisses (M.Fenton), Versaki (Jethu) 1-49, 1,400/1-34, 1,200/1-20, 1,000/1-6, 800/52, 600/39. Both moved level freely. Jacqueline (Parmar) Floods Of Fortune (Kharadi) 1-53, 1,200/1-23, 600/41. They moved level freely.
Outer sand:
800m: Red Cloud (S.Kamble), 57, 600/43. Easy. Billo Rani (rb) 57, 600/43. Easy.
1,200m: Suzy Wong (rb) 1-26, 600/45. Easy.
