Big Bay, Pure Soul and Avener caught the eye when the horses were exercised on Monday (Mar. 16) morning.
Inner sand:
600m: Tempo (Ajinkya) 41. Easy. Askari (Zervan) 40. Easy. Yourforfame (Dashrath) 39. Moved freely. Absolute Emperor (Dashrath) 41. Easy.
800m: Ultimo (Ajinkya) 53, 600/38. Moved fluently. Darkblue Stockings (C.S. Jodha), Acrobatic (Hamir) 56, 600/41. Pair level.
1000m: Allez Etoile (Neeraj) 1-11, 800/56, 600/42. Easy. Incredible Luck (Yash), Enforcer (Peter) 1-8, 800/53, 600/39. Former ended three lengths in front. Appalachian (Omkar), Wyoming (T.S. Jodha) 1-10, 600/41. They ended level. Big Bay (Yash) 1-5, 800/50, 600/37. Moved attractively. Lumineer (Yash) 1-7, 800/52, 600/29. Moved well. Ardakan (Zervan), Bezalel (N.B. Kuldeep) 1-9, 800/53, 600/39. Pair moved together freely. Provenance (Zervan) 1-8, 800/53, 600/40. Slightly urged. Wise Approach (C.S. Jodha), Crystal Clear (Hamir) 1-8, 800/54, 600/41. Former finished three lengths ahead. Red Lightning (J. Chinoy), Majestic Warrior (rb) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. They were pushed and finished level. Caradoc (Sandesh), Inheritance (N. Bhosale) 1-7, 800/53, 600/40. They moved neck and neck freely.
1200m: Phantom Strike (Siddharth), Ashwa Brazil (C. Umesh) 1-25, 800/55, 600/41. They moved level freely. Ekatarina (Hamir) 1-21, 1000/1-7, 800/53, 600/40. Responded well.
Race track: 600m: Nine Speed (Shahrukh) 37. Pressed.
800m: Vegatha (Ajinkya) 50, 600/35. Moved nicely.
1000m: Chakar View (A. Gaikwad), Art Collector (Prasad) 1-4, 800/48, 600/34. Former was two lengths superior. Loyal Lover (J. Chinoy), Leo The Lion (H.G. Rathod) 1-3, 600/36. Former was superior. Thundering Grey (app0 1-8, 800/5,3 600/40. Moved freely. Mirae (app) 1-7, 600/40. Urged. Theodosius (J. Chinoy) 1-6, 800/52, 600/38. Worked well. Brahmastra (J. Chinoy) 1-00, 800/48, 600/34. Stretched out well. Seize The Grey (Sai Kiran) 59, 800/46, 600/35. Pushed. Big Red (Mosin) 1-1, 800/48, 600/34. Moved freely.
Gate practice noted on the inner sand:
1000m: Wind Dancer (N. Bhosale) 1-7, 800/54, 600/41. Urged. Pure Soul (Vivek G), Marius (Prasad) 1-5, 800/51, 600/39. Former responded well to the urgings and finished four lengths ahead. Dapple Dancer (Atul), Girl On Fire (S. Sunil) 1-6, 800/52, 600/39. Both were pushed and the former finished five lengths ahead. Koenigsegg (Shahrukh) 1-6, 800/53, 600/41. Urged. Heaven’s Rhythm (Peter), Ocean Of Love (N.B. Kuldeep) 1-9, 800/55, 600/42. Former was two lengths better. Avener (Sandesh), Merchant Of Venice (T.S. Jodha) 1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Former, who was slowly off by two lengths, easily finished five lengths ahead.
Published – March 16, 2026 05:48 pm IST
