King Julien, Afore and Shubh Rahi impressed when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (January 20).
Inner sand:
1200m: Ding Dang Dong (rb) 1-23, (1,200-600) 38. Extended.
Outer sand:
600m: New Alliance (T.S. Jodha) 45.5. Handy.
1000m: King Julien (rb) 1-12, 600/43. In fine nick. Mountain Splendour (rb) 1-17, 600/46.5. Strode out well. Holy Empire (R. Marshall) 1-17, 600/45.5. Impressed. Thejaguar (P. Mani) 1-13, 600/45.5. Moved impressively. Starhunt (Sai Vamshi) 1-16, 600/44. Moved well.
1200m: Afore (Md. Shoaib), Shubh Rahi (rb) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/45. They moved fluently. Ace Mesmerise (M.A. Roushan), Hero Worship (Mark) 1-30, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/44.5. They shaped well. Ignition (B. Naveen), Topaz (B. Nayak) 1-27.5, (1,200-600) 40.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Bella Pinky (rb) 1-29.5, (1,200-600) 39. Eased up.
1600m: Net Champ (Beuzelin) 1-59.5, 1,400/1-43.5, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-15, 600/45.5. Moved attractively. Speed Hawk (rb), Our Little Dragon (Arshad), Go Green (rb) 1-58.5, 1,400/1-44, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-15, 600/45.5. Speed Hawk impressed, Our Little Dragan joined at 1,200m and last named dropped near 1,200m.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1200m: Shivalik Boy (Mark), Sea Of Stars (Prbhakaran) 1-44.5, (1,400-600) 52.5. They jumped out well. Kings Kid (A. Imran Khan), Vision Mission (rb) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 53. They took a level jump. Madame Sultan (S. Shiva Kumar), Granada (Vaibhav), Ole (Irvan Singh) 1-32, (1,400-600) 47.5. Former impressed. Splendid Brave (Prabhakaran), Rock With Us (Mark) 1-41.5, (1,400-600) 52. Former showed out. Majestic Style (Md. Shoaib), Viktor (R. Pradeep) 1-37, (1,400-600) 54. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Dream Boy (Ashok Kumar), Kitthur Queen (Rajesh Kumar), Everyone Knows Me (Kiran Rai), Darting (Indrajeet) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 51. They took a smart jump. Be Inspired (Anjar Alam), Hillfiger (rb), Del Porta (Selvaraj) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 52.5. Be Inspired impressed.