Desperado, Bushtops and Bunting impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Oct. 10).
Sand track:
800m: New Moon (Arshad Alam) 52, 600/39. Moved freely. Storm Star (Shubham), Bounty Queen (app) 53.5, 600/41. Pair level. Sandra (Parbat), Stormborn (C.S. Jodha) 51.5, 600/38. They finished level freely. Name Of The Game (Joseph) 51, 600/36.5. Moved well. Royston Rock (Merchant) 54.5, 600/40. Easy. Between The Waters (C.S. Jodha), Gold Medalist (V. Jodha) 50.5, 600/38. Pair moved level freely. Top Wizard (app), 2/y/o God’s Decree (Kuldeep) 52, 600/39. Latter was pushed to end level. Poco Azul (Akshay) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Bernice (Trevor), Beneficial (V. Jodha) 51.5, 600/38. They moved neck and neck freely. Kimberella (Hamir) 51, 600/38. Moved well. Lorraine (Chouhan) 51, 600/37. Moved well. Knotty Ash (Trevor) 56.5, 600/42.5. Easy. Lincoln (Akshay) 49, 600/37. Moved well. Bunting (rb) 47, 600/35. Pleased. Gloriosus (F.Irani) 55, 600/41. Easy. Improvisso (Walkar) 50, 600/37. Moved well. Pokerface (Chouhan) 49.5, 600/36.5. Worked well. Intense Stylist (C.S. Jodha), Andalucia (V. Jodha) 50, 600/38. They moved level freely. Riquewihr (Zervan) 52, 600/39. Moved freely. Brazos (rb) 49, 600/35.5. Good. Truly Epic (C.S. Jodha), Carbonara (Hamir) 50, 600/37.5. Former moved well and they finished level. Choo Mantar (Merchant), Abbey (P. Naidu) 49, 600/37. They were urged and ended level. Till End Of Time (D.A. Naik) 49, 600/36. Worked well.
1000m: Red Indian (J. Chinoy), Cavarozzi (Kadam) 1-6, 600/39. Former ended three lengths in front. Bushtops (D.A. Naik), Governor General (rb) 1-1, 800/47.5, 600/36.5. Former made up three lengths and finished level freely. Former impressed. Hope And Glory (J. Chinoy), Benefactor (Kadam) 1-5, 800/49, 600/37.5. Former started four lengths behind and finished two lengths ahead. Eternal Memories (Raghuveer), Drogo (Hamir) 1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Former was three lengths superior.
1400m: Desperado (Arshad Alam) 1-32.5, 1000/1-4.5, 800/50.5, 600/39.5. Moved attractively. Masterofbalantrae (Trevor), Stormy Atlantic (Zervan) 1-36, 1200/1-20.5, 1000/1-6.5, 800/53, 600/40. Former made up four lengths and finished level. Mystic Flame (Kadam), Natalma (Trevor) 1-33, 1200/1-18, 1000/1-4, 800/50, 600/38. They were well in hand and finished level.
Gate practice noted on the sand:
1000m: Commandperformance (Sandeep) 1-6, 800/50, 600/38. Urged. Shakin Stevens (F. Irani), Arizona Pie (Peter) 1-6, 800/51, 600/39. Former superior. 2/y/os Arabesque (Zervan), Seventh Mile (Trevor) 1-7, 800/51, 600/38.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. 2/y/o Ahearn (Raghuveer), Spirit Of Oath (rb) 1-6.5, 800/51.5, 600/40.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. 2/y/os Tudor Hall (J. Chinoy), Western Aristocrat/Breeze And I (Kadam) and Treason (Roushan) 1-8, 800/52, 600/38.5. First named finished three lengths ahead of second named who further finished a distance ahead of last named.
