Silk Cut shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning.
Inner sand
600m: A chestnut colt (Ikhtyar-Charlize) (Sandesh), Cheponski (Ikram) 38.5. Former is a 2-y-o and they finished level freely. Portrush (Dashrath) 40. Moved freely. Nanina (C.S.Jodha), Unknown Rebel (rb) 38.5. Former finished well clear.
800m: Ibis (rb), Lake View (rb) 57, 600/43. They were easy. Insite Soul (Baria), Young Offender (D.A.Naik) 56.5, 600/42.5. They ended level. Marauder (Tograllu) 55.5, 600/42.5. Easy. Kerringdingan (S.Sunil) 53, 600/40. Moved well. Scarface (Mahesh) 57, 600/43. Easy. Hymns Path (C.S.Jodha), Femenist (rb) 56, 600/42. Former ended six lengths in front. Crème De La Crème (Agarwal), Moment To Remember (rb) 56.5, 600/44. Both were level. Rajasthan Royal (C.S.Jodha) 57, 600/44. Easy.
1,000m: Money For Nothin (C.Rajendra) 1-10, 600/42.5. Moved freely. Oriental Charm (S.N.Chavan), Dictator (rb) 1-8.5, 800/53, 600/40.5. They moved level freely. Sledgehammer (C.Rajendra) 1-7.5, 600/40.5. Pressed in the last part. Ashwa Parwez (rb), Marine Zone (rb) 1-12, 800/56.5, 600/42. Former better.
1,200m: Brave Gypsy (P.Naidu), Royal Connection (Aadesh) 1-26, 1,000/1-11, 600/42. They ended level. Balaclava (Rupesh), Sound Of River (Aadesh) 1-24, 1,000/1-10, 600/42. Both moved level freely. Silk Cut (S.N.Chavan), Pillatus (rb) 1-23.5, 600/40. Former easily finished four lengths ahead. Note former. Secret Magic (Aadesh) 1-25, 600/44. Slightly urged.
1,400m: Jen's Glory (Aadesh), Rose Heaven (P.Naidu) 1-40, 1,200/1-24.5, 600/44. Former finished four lengths ahead. Celestial Call (Aadesh) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-25, 600/44. Moved freely.
Mock race (Race track) — Sept. 16
1,200m: Forest Flair (Tograllu), Invictus (Srinath), Esmeraldo (P.S.Chouhan) and Bambolina (Neeraj) 1-11, 600/34.5. 6, Nk, Dist. Forest Flair won from start to finish.
Second Mock race
1,200m: Tamarai (S.Kamble), Hurricane Bird (app), Fairy Empress (C.S.Jodha), Victoire (app) and Kite Runner (Kavraj) 1-12.5, 600/36. 4, 6, 3. Tamrai jumped out awkwardly but thereafter went into lead and won.