Sir Cecil, Into The Spotlight, Mauritania, Donna Rossa and Reference excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (August 28).
Inner sand:
1000m: Idealist (A. Ramu) 1-10, 600/41. In fine trim. Aqua Blessing (Chetan K) 1-7.5, 600/40. Worked well. Velocidad (A. Ramu) 1-7, 600/39. Pleased.
1200m: Brunesco (rb), Agneta (rb) 1-21, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/40.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished distance ahead. All Said And Done (Darshan) 1-25, 1,000/1-10, 600/40. Fit for the fray. Attaboy (rb) 1-22.5, (1,200-600) 38. Eased up.
1400m: Industrialist (N. Rajesh) 1-32.5, (1,400-600) 49. Pleased.
Outer sand:
600m: Nawabzaadi (Shinde) 43. Strode out well.
1000m: Reference (Irvan) 1-9, 600/40.5. Impressed. Regal Music (Akram) 1-15.5, 600/43.5. In fine trim.
1200m: Mauritania (Qureshi) 1-24.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/42.5. Moved fluently. Astrild (A. Ramu) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/45. Moved impressively. Alvarez (Samson), Granada (A. Ramu) 1-28, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished level. Star Superior (rb) 1-29, (1,200-600) 41.5. Eased up. Star Cracker (Rajesh B) 1-31, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45. Easy. Skybound (S.K. Paswan) 1-31, 1,000/1-12, 600/42.5. Pleased. Donna Rossa (S.K. Paswan) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/41. In fine fettle.
1400m: Secretive Force (S. John) 1-41, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43. In fine nick. Indian Pharaoh (Sandesh) 1-44, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/43.5. Moved freely. Into The Spotlight (Sandesh) 1-39, 1,200/1-23.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/42.5. Moved fluently. Sir Cecil (Sandesh) 1-35, 1,200/1-20.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/40. A fine display.
1600m: Ultimate Warrior (Darshan) 1-59.5, 1,400/1-41.5, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-11, 600/42.5. In fine shape.
Gate practice - inner sand:
1400m: Admiral Hatsu (rb), Optimisticapproach (S.K. Paswan) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 50. They jumped out smartly. Bazinga (Kiran Rai), Hidden Soldier (Raghu) 1-32, (1,400-600) 49.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Fotogenic (rb), Tokyo Rose (Janardhan P) 1-31, (1,400-600) 47. Former finished four lengths ahead. Subah Ka Tara (rb), One To Note (Arshad) 1-29, (1,400-600) 50. Former showed out. Regency Girl (R. Pradeep), Bairava (Surya) 1-32, (1,400-600) 48. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Island Pearl (Kiran Rai), Princess Holly (Raghu), Arabian Promise (rb) 1-34, (1,400-600) 48.5. First named impressed while the last named dislodged the rider soon after the start. Erdemir (rb), Global Ruler (rb) 1-31.5, (1,400-600) 49. Former finished distance ahead. Aafrikaan (rb), Dancing Princess (S.K. Paswan) 1-40, (1,400-600) 48. They took a good jump and finished level. The Lieutenant (trainer), Zafrina (R. Pradeep), Bold Alliance (rb) 1-31, (1,400-600) 48. First named impressed.