Turf Tactics, Ole, Valerian and Colorato pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (February 26).
Outer sand:
600m: Elegant Star (Vivek) 45.5. Moved well. Winter Bloom (rb), Sea Dove (Vivek) 45. They moved freely. Admiral Messi (Vivek) 43. Strode out well. Flamboyance (Irvan Singh) 43.5. Impressed. Miracle Of Life (Vivek) 46. Easy. Volcano (D. Patel) 44.5. Worked well. Romans Run (rb) 46. Easy. Union Jack (Arshad), Stimulator (A. Velu) 44. Former finished three lengths ahead.
1000m: Fancy Number (Irvan Singh) 1-14.5, 600/43. Moved impressively. Starhunt (Sai Vamshi) 1-15, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit. Little Brown Jug (rb), Blizzard Of Oz (rb) 1-16, 600/46. They moved freely. Reanna (rb) 1-16, 600/44.5. Shaped well.
1200m: Hendrix (Anjar) 1-27.5, (1,200-600) 40. Pleased. Espanyol (Anjar) 1-29, (1,200-600) 41.5. Eased up. Mystic Lavenders (rb), Astonishing (rb) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/46.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Turf Tactics (Arshad) 1-26, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. Impressed. Colorato (R. Marshall), Granada (Anjar) 1-28, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/45. Former started five lengths behind and finished three lengths ahead. Ole (Irvan Singh), Speedstress (Sahnawaz) 1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/44.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Hillton (Sai Vamshi) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/43.5. Strode out well. West Side Story (Vaibhav) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/44.5. In fine trim. Valerian (Irvan Singh) 1-25.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43.5. Pleased.
1400m: Apollo Rising (B. Naveen), Lovely Princess (rb) 1-46.5, 1,200/1-30.5, 1,000/1-16, 600/45.5. Latter started three lengths behind and finished level. Commissariat (Anjar) 1-42, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/46. Moved fluently. Bronzino (B. Harish) 1-46.5, (1,400-600) 53.5. Eased up.
1600m: Scarlet O’Hara (R. Marshall) 1-59.5, 1,400/1-44.5, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/46. Moved on the bit.
Gate practice – inner sand:
1400m: Zulu Fantasy (Mark), Adolf (A. Imran), Rock With Us (rb) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 51. Rock With Us planted at the gates. Light Of Heart (B. Harish), Amazon Bay (M. Ravi) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 50.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Everybreakingwave (rb), One More Toy (rb) 1-35, (1,400-600) 49. Former finished distance ahead. Fioroloco (rb), I’ve Got Clout (Anjar) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 48.5. They finished level. Shivalik Fire (Arshad), Frizbee (Selvaraj) 1-33, (1,400-600) 49.5. Former finished a length ahead. Goddess Of Love (Sai Vamshi), Stellar Ambition (S. Babu), Hejje (rb) 1-36, (1,400-600) 48. First named impressed. Groovy Moves (K.G. Steyn), Salzburg (Irvan Singh) 1-34, (1,400-600) 49. Former showed out. Moher (B. Naveen), One Legend (R. Anand) 1-40, (1,400-600) 49. They jumped out well. Akha Teej (Sahnawaz), Massive Dynamics (K.G. Steyn) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 51. They took a level jump.