St Catz and Black Magic Woman impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning.
Inner sand:
600m: Out Of My Way (C.Rajendra) 38. Moved well.
800m: Balaclava (Hamir), 2/y/o Alecto (rb) 56, 600/43. Former finished five lengths in front. Moon Flower (Trevor), Pumba (rb) 57, 600/43. Former superior. Sound Of River (Hamir), 2/y/o Star Legacy (T.S.Jodha) 55, 600/40. They were urged. Herzeliyah (C.Rajendra) 52, 600/39. Pushed. Oceanic Wisdom (T.Mahesh) 50, 600/37. Moved well. Pride Of The Hills (T.Mahesh) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Oh Calcutta (T.S.Jodha) 53, 600/39. Moved freely. Vittoria (S.N.Chavan), Alejandra (rb) 51, 600/38. Former superior. This Ones For You (Sandesh) 52, 600/40. Moved freely. Rain Forest (Ikram) 53, 600/39. Moved freely. Smooth Operator (Sandesh), Persian Lily (Ikram) 52, 600/38. Former finished well clear. 2/y/o Asahi (Sandesh), Guns N Roses (Ikram) 52, 600/38. Former was one length better. Machala (S.Sunil), 2/y/o Smokey Baba (Shelar) 51, 600/38. Former superior. Bonny Light (S.Sunil), 2/y/o Matrioshka (Shelar) 52, 600/38. Former moved well while the latter was pressed to finish level.
1000m: Black Magic Woman (S.N.Chavan), Ares (rb) 1-5, 600/39. Former strode out well and finished a distance ahead. Former is in good shape. Scholar (rb) 1-11, 600/42. Easy. Blackjack (S.N.Chavan) 1-11, 600/42. Easy. Picasso (Zervan), Rancho (Kharadi) 1-12, 600/43. Pair easy. Solar Angel (Shelar), Expelliarmus (S.Sunil) 1-9, 600/42. Former better.
1200m: 2/y/o Hercules (Jethu), Sergeant Pepper (Ruzaan) 1-27, 600/43. They were easy. St Catz (rb), Spirit Of Ecstasy (Neeraj) 1-21, 800/52, 600/39. Former is in great heart and finished five lengths ahead.