Saltoftheearth shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Dec. 27).
Inner sand:
1,200m: Corleone (Prabhakaran) 1-25, (1,200-600) 37. Eased up. Lads Gladiator (P. Mulrennan) 1-22, 1,000/1-9, 600/41.5. Moved well.
Outer sand:
600m: Javanica (Ashok Kumar) 46. Easy. Black Blossom (rb), Golden Haven (Noorulla) 45.5. They moved freely. Catamaran (rb) 44.5. In fine trim. Simply Super (Ashok Kumar) 44.5. Shaped well. A 2-y-o (Ace – Flaming Glory) (rb), Secret Strike (R. Anand) 43.5. They finished level. Sprint Star (Koch) 43. Impressed. Somethingdifferent (Krishnan), Summer Sensation (Tauseef) 44. They shaped well.
1,000m: Sans Frontieres (D. Allan) 1-16.5, 600/44.5. Moved on the bit. Simpleton (P. Mani), Ladzone (P. Mulrennan) 1-12, 600/45. They moved attractively. She’s A Lady (Deepak Singh), Brigade’s Passion (rb) 1-15.5, 600/45.5. They moved freely. Jewel Lady (P. Mani), Raja’s Pet (R. Pradeep) 1-13.5, 600/46. They finished together.
1,200m: Frenemee (Rajesh Babu) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-16, 600/45.5. In fine nick. Dance With Me (Rajesh Babu) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/44.5. In fine condition. Buzzword (D. Patel), Silver Street (Indrajeet) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/44.5. Former moved better. Brigade’s Supreme (rb) 1-31, (1,200-600) 42.5. Eased up. Glycys Bay (rb) 1-29, (1,200-600) 42. Shaped well. Spinning Chakram (Zia), I’ll Have One More (rb) 1-30, (1,200-600) 43.5. They are in fine trim. Bessie (Noornabi), Key Of Knowledge (M. Wepner) 1-28, (1,200-600) 41.5. They moved impressively. Noble Path (V.R. De Sousa), Blackbird (Gnaneshwar) 1-27, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/44. A fit pair.
1,400m: Refreshed (P. Mulrennan), Red Hot (Afsar) 1-45, (1,400-600) 58. Former finished six lengths ahead. Saltoftheearth (R. Marshall) 1-39, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43. Retains form. Magnitude Star (Mallikarjun), Atlas Power (Irvan Singh) 1-46.5, 1,200/1-32, 1,000/1-16.5, 600/45.5. They moved on the bit. Fancy Number (Samad) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 58. In fine shape.
1,600m: Spearhead (R. Marshall) 2-1.5, 1,400/1-45.5, 1,200/1-30.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/46. Moved with plenty in hand.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Scuffle (S. Hussain), Mystere (Indrajeet) 1-33, (1,400-600) 47. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Cadogan (Vaibhav), La Lanterna (R. Marshall) 1-39, (1,400-600) 53. They jumped out well. Royal Sarot (Kiran Rai), Balas Dream (rb), a 2-y-o (Dutch Art – Madame Maxine) (P. Ramesh), a 2-y-o (Ikhtyar – Evia) (Vaideeshwaran) 1-43, (1,400-600) 53.5. They took a smart jump. A 2-y-o (Ikhtyar – Beyonce) (R. Anand), a 2-y-o (Black Cash – Lawsofattraction) (A. Velu) 1-37, (1,400-600) 48.5. Former showed out. Brigade’s Pride (R. Pradeep), Lad Star (P. Mulrennan) 1-34, (1,400-600) 50.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Yamas (Md. Shoaib), Aparanta (V.R. De Sousa) 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 49.5. They took a good jump and finished level. Signifies (Md. Shoaib), Vayomi (V.R. De Sousa) 1-35, (1,400-600) 48. They took a level jump and finished together.
Gate practice – Outer grass:
1,400m: Cash My Way (Shobhan), One Of A Kind (Ashok Kumar), Appy’s Pride (R. Pradeep) 1-37, (1,400-600) 50. Appy’s Pride impressed. Smile Stone (Mallikarjun), Beautiful Lankan (Irvan Singh), Best Cruise (Ganesh) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 55. Smile Stone pleased. Sur La Tete (D. Allan), Aryan Warrior (R. Marshall), Swamigal’s Perrari (N. Rajesh) 1-35, (1,400-600) 49.5. Sur La Tete impressed.
