Tzar, Apache Sunrise, Autocratic, Rum Runner and Astrild shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Jan. 4).
Outer sand:
600m: Golden Friend (D. Patel) 44.5. Easy. Cool Baby (M. Naveen), Emperor Cruise (M. Kumar) 42. They pleased. Areca Wonder (B. Harish) 45. Moved freely. Apache Sunrise (D. Allan) 42. In fine nick.
1,000m: Desert Gilt (Raja Rao) 1-12, 600/44.5. Shaped well. Mistress Of Spice (rb), Santorini Secret (Noornabi) 1-16, 600/46. Former finished three lengths ahead. Karod Pati (Srinath) 1-13.5, 600/43.5. Strode out well. Native Elements (Prabhakaran) 1-14, 600/44. In fine trim. Indian Brahmos (D. Patel) 1-14, 600/43.5. Fit for the fray. Lofty Thoughts (Srinath) 1-14, 600/45. Moved well. Thundersquall (rb) 1-15.5, 600/44. Shaped well. Malawi (P. Trevor), Hot N Fire (rb) 1-13, 600/42.5. They pleased.
1,200m: Slightly Blonde (Darshan) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. Worked well. Red Cedar (Vivek), Elegant Star (rb) 1-28, 1,000/1-12, 600/43.5. Former finished five lengths ahead. Bonfire (Md. Shoaib), Aleef (Rayan) 1-31, 1,000/1-15, 600/46. They moved freely. Tzar (D. Patel), Rafa (Srinath) 1-28, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/43. Former finished two lengths ahead. Blazing Faith (Md. Shoaib) 1-28, 1,000/1-13, 600/44. Moved well. Honour (D. Patel), Racing Fire (Srinath) 1-25, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/45.5. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Jersey Shore (A. Ramu) 1-31.5, (1,200-600) 44. Eased up. Tamara (rb), Rocket Punch (Noornabi) 1-30, (1,200-600) 41. Former finished four lengths ahead. Lord Buckingham (Cedric S), Thirtysixchamber’s (rb) 1-29, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. Former started six lengths behind and finished ten lengths ahead. Diamond Green (rb), Russian Link (Md. Shoaib) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/44. Former impressed. Autocratic (P. Trevor) 1-24.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43. A fine display. Astrild (Srinath), Force Ensign (Faisal) 1-31, 1,000/1-12, 600/42.5. Former finished three lengths ahead. Rum Runner (P. Trevor), Back Of Beyond (rb) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43. Former started six lengths behind and finished eight lengths ahead. Acclaimed (P. Trevor) 1-25, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44. Pleased. Habanero (Srinath), Master Of War (D. Patel) 1-29, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. They moved impressively.
1,400m: Magistero (Ashok Kumar) 1-44, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/42. Moved attractively.
1,600m: Ambitious Reward (Darshan) 1-58, 1,400/1-41.5, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43.5. Moved fluently. Common Wealth (rb) 2-1.5, 1,400/1-46, 1,200/1-30.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit.
