Sir Cecil and Mauritania pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Feb. 1)
Outer sand:
1000m: The Invader (I. Chisty), a 3-y-o (Win Legend–Zabadani) (P. Mani) 1-12, 600/43.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Bold Command (Ashok) 1-13, 600/42. Strode out well. Shades Of Desire (Selvaraj) 1-16.5, 600/44.5. In fine trim.
1200m: Silver Dew (Ashok) 1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. Shaped well. Star Nijinsky (rb) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/44. Moved well. Sir Cecil (D. Allan) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/41. In fine nick. Astrild (rb) 1-31.5, (1,200-600) 43.5. Easy.
1400m: Princess Rumela (D. Allan) 1-40, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-13, 600/45. Strode out well. Auriga (rb) 1-41, (1,400-600) 54. Eased up. Lawrence Of Arabia (D. Allan) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/42.5. Moved impressively. Mauritania (D. Allan) 1-40.5, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/42. Maintains form.
Gate practice — inner sand:
1400m: Antananarivo (Antony) 1-31.5, (1,400-600) 49. Jumped out smartly. Saptajit (Syed Imran), Striking Grey (Anjar) 1-35, (1,400-600) 48. Former finished four lengths ahead. Game Changer (R. Marshall), Secret Pursuit (N. Rajesh), Tequila Tornado (D. Allan) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 50. First named impressed. Velocidad (Selvaraj), Iron Man (Vivek) 1-34.5, (1,400-600) 48. Former finished two lengths ahead. Mayne Dimension (rb) 1-38, (1,400-600) 50. Jumped out well. Tiger Power (S. John), Armin (Antony) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 48. Former finished five lengths ahead. Virat (rb), Bluebird (Kiran Rai) 1-40, (1,400-600) 51. Latter planted at the gates. Industrialist (Anjar) 1-35, (1,400-600) 52.5. Jumped out well.
