Shivalik Prince, Silken Touch, Smashing and Successor impressed when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Feb. 28)
Inner sand:
1,000m: African Queen (M. Kumar) 1-7, 600/40. Pleased. Maths Baby (Vaibhav), Meghalaya (Anthony) 1-8, 600/39.5. They moved fluently. Veyron (Shinde), Many Wishes (rb) 1-8.5, 600/39.5. They finished level.
Outer sand:
600m: Rare And Precious (P. Ramesh) 44.5. Easy. Shivalik Prince (Mrs. Silva) 40.5. Moved attractively. Silken Touch (Nausad) 42. Pleased.
1,000m: Resurgent (J. Pradeep), Well Known (Afsar) 1-16, 600/44.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. Real Steel (Srinath) 1-14.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit. Independence Day (Ashok Kumar) 1-16, 600/45.5. Moved freely. Affirmative (J. Pradeep) 1-12, 600/43. Worked well. Viva Diva (Arshad) 1-16.5, 600/43. Retains form. Successor (Faisal) 1-13, 600/40.5. In fine condition.
1,200m: Arts (Faisal), Stylish Prince (Srinath) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/41.5. They impressed. Auburn Beauty (Faisal), Spaniard (Srinath) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/42.5. They are in fine trim. Sunstone (Anjar), Hillfiger (B. Paswan) 1-23, 1,000/1-9, 600/42.5. They moved attractively. Indian Bolt (Ravinder) 1-24, 1,000/1-10, 600/42. In fine trim. Volcano (Ravinder) 1-23, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/42. Strode out well.
1,400m: Alma Mater (M. Kharadi) 1-44, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/45. Easy. St. Catz (rb) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/45. In fine shape. Attila (B. Paswan), Bespoke (M.Kharadi) 1-42, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. They finished together with plenty in hand. Abnoba (P. Ramesh) 1-45.5, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit.
1,600m: Smashing (M. Kharadi), Macchupicchu (B. Prakash) 1-52.5, 1,400/1-38, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Former started three lengths behind and finished level. Arabian Prince (R. Marshall) 1-59, 1,400/1-42, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-14, 600/45. Moved freely. Ridgeway (M. Dwyer), Savvy Concept (Faisal) 1-57, 1,400/1-41, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-11, 600/42. Former moved nicely while the latter dropped at 600m.
Gate practice – Inner sand:
1,400m: Ceilo Signore (Nausad), Astonishing (Samad) 1-36, (1,400-600) 51. They jumped out smartly. Thoughts N Actions (Vaideeshwaran), Scenic Blast (S. John) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 47. They took a good jump. Biscotti (Anjar), Chul Bul Pandy (B. Paswan) 1-44.5, (1,400-600) 56.5. They took a level jump and eased up. Deccan Charges (Vivek), Shivalik Power (Koch) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 51. They jumped out well. Thunderbay (Vaibhav), Firelight (rb) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 47.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Absolute Majority (D.K. Ashish), Simply Phenomenal (Chethana) 1-31, (1,400-600) 48. Former showed out. Amazon Bay (S. Hussain), Shivalik Star (Adarsh) 1-47.5, (1,400-600) 57.5. They took a level jump. Haute Ecole (J. Pradeep), Smokehead (Sahanawaz) 1-35, (1,400-600) 48. They impressed. Stately Dancer (C.D. Hayes), Sweeping Fantasy (Sreekanth), Forest Spirit (Raja Rao) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 49. They jumped out smartly.
