Star Marquess, Balmoral Castle, Ace Blood and Matias shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Jan. 26).
Inner sand:
1000m: Abronia (C. Alford) 1-7, 600/41. Moved well.
1200m: Rock The Star (C. Alford) 1-21, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/41.5. Shaped well.
1400m: Cielo Rey (C.D. Hayes) 1-38, (1,400-600) 52. Easy.
Outer sand:
600m: Magnomical (Sreekanth) 44. Moved well. Affirmator (Faisal) 42. Pleased. Sunnyland (Gautam) 43. Strode out well.
1000m: Habanero (Faisal) 1-15, 600/43.5. In fine trim. Showers Of Luck (Suraj) 1-16.5, 600/44.5. In fine condition. Liberty Ship (rb) 1-13.5, 600/45. Easy. Sirono (Suraj) 1-11.5, 600/42. In fine nick. Amber Star (Vivek) 1-13, 600/44. Worked well. Royal Nature (P. Ramesh) 1-12.5, 600/42. Moved fluently. Star Presence (rb) 1-13.5, 600/43. Shaped well.
1200m: Still Will (Khurshad), Severstahl (R. Bharath) 1-30, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/42.5. They finished level. Superb Style (Adarsh) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-13, 600/44. Worked well. Polaris (D. Allan) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Classic Charge (Adarsh) 1-29, 1,000/1-13, 600/45. Moved freely. Mountain Range (Faisal) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. Shaped well. Star Marquess (Gallagher), Magnanimity (D. Patel) 1-26, 1,000/1-10, 600/42. Former put up a good display. Alpharetta (Shahbuddin), Arsenio (Adarsh) 1-31, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. They moved together. Star Scream (Md. Shafiq), Admiral (Suraj) 1-31, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. They finished level. Sunspirit (Mrs. Silva) 1-28, 1,000/1-14, 600/45. Easy.
1400m: Matias (rb) 1-38.5, (1,400-600) 51. Impressed. Ace Blood (C.D. Hayes) 1-39, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Retains form. Hillstone (Mrs. Silva) 1-47, (1,400-600) 59. Eased up. Balmoral Castle (D. Allan) 1-43, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/42. A fine display. A 2-y-o (China Visit – Born To Dance) (C. Alford) 1-45, (1,400-600) 57.5. Easy. Royal Player (V.R. De Sousa) 1-42.5, (1,400-600) 55. Moved freely. Blink (Tauseef) 1-46, (1,400-600) 58.5. Easy. Cape Del Monte (C.D. Hayes), Chantilly (S.K. Das) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-13, 600/43.5. Latter started eight lengths behind and finished two lengths behind. Chantilly Jewel (V.R. De Sousa) 1-47.5, (1,400-600) 58. Eased up. Scenic Blast (rb) 1-45, (1,400-600) 58.5. Easy.