Mindful and Smiles Of Fortune impressed when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Jan. 21).
Outer sand:
600m: Opus One (rb), Sensibility (M.S. Deora) 42.5. They finished together.
Inner sand:
600m: Princess O Star (Shankar Lal), Summer Song (rb) 43. Former finished two lengths in front. Dramatic (rb), Monteverdi (Hindu Singh) 42.5. They are in good condition. Knotty Presence (Farid Ansari) 42. Strode out well. Bay Of Naples (Jitendra Singh) 44. Niggled. Glorious Evensong (rb) 46. Easy. Masterpiece (rb) 47.5. Easy. Star Power (A.S. Peter), Sea Sovereign (M. Bhaskar) 43.5. Former better. Its My Chance (Shyam Kumar) 42.5. Extended. Saro Dot Com (rb), Momentous (Shah Alam) 39.5. Latter was extended and finished together. Romping Home (M. Bhaskar), Sky Rocket (A.S. Peter) 45. They moved freely.
800m: Young Heart (rb) 56.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. Mindful (M. Bhaskar), Asio (A.S. Peter) 55, 600/38.5. Former pleased. Pluto (A.S. Peter), Smiles Of Fortune (M. Bhaskar) 53.5, 600/37. Latter showed out. Cloud Jumper (M.S. Deora), Samachar (rb) 56, 600/40.5. They were extended and the former finished three lengths in front. Striker (M. Bhaskar), Queen Cliff (A.S. Peter) 56.5, 600/40. Former finished five lengths in front.
Gate practice (inner sand):
800m: Seeking The Stars (A.S. Peter), Edmund (M.S. Deora) 55.20, 600/38.47. They were extended and finished level. Spirit Of The Rose (Farid Ansari), Golden Sabre (N. Darshan) 53.46, 600/37.99. Former was handy, while the latter was pushed. A 3-y-o (Crimson China – Brioni) (B. Dharshan), Krishvi (Jitendra Singh) 56.23, 600/40.76. They finished level. Rise Again (Farid Ansari), Annalisa (Shah Alam) 54.97, 600/39.03. Former is in fine nick. Marshall (K.V. Baskar), Shadow Fire (N. Darshan) 56.28, 600/41.49. Former finished two lengths ahead.
Noted on Monday (Jan. 20):
Outer sand:
600m: Shine (Hindu Singh), Tycoonist (rb) 42. Former moved well and finished five lengths in front. Sir Winston (Hindu Singh) 45.5. Moved freely.
Inner sand:
600m: See It Thru (rb) 40.5. In fine trim. Kallania (N. Darshan) 43.5. Shaped well. Cloud Jumper (M.S. Deora) 44. Easy, Celeste (Shah Alam) 44. Unextended. Windsor Walk (C, Brisson) 45.5. Easy.
Published – January 21, 2025 08:21 pm IST
