Margaretta, Duke Of Tuscany, Shutterfly and D’artagnan excelled when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (July 9).
Event Context
Outer sand
600m: Il Volo (Kiran Rai) 43.5. Pleased. Mega Success (Salman K) 44. Moved well. Rock Away (Vaibhav) 45. Easy.
1000m: Estelle (Antony) 1-15.5, 600/45. Moved well. Diana (Rajesh K.) 1-16.5, 600/44. Worked well.
1200m: Refreshment (Vishal B.) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-13, 600/42. Pleased. Zakharova (Arvind) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/43. Shaped well. Asterion (Akshay) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/41.5. Moved fluently. Burevestnik (Vaibhav) 1-26, 1,000/1-13, 600/45.5. In fine trim. Nonpariel (Pavan), Big Sauce (Arvind) 1-29, (1,200-600) 43. They moved freely. Perfect Attitude (Antony) 1-31, (1,200-600) 44. Easy.
1400m: Pearl Star (Akshay), Knotty Emperor (Suraj) 1-46, 1,200/1-30.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/44. They moved on the bit. Shutterfly (P. Trevor) 1-41, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/42. In fine nick.
1600m: Oliver (G. Vivek), D’artagnan (Yash) 1-55, 1,400/1-40, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/42. Latter started four lengths behind and finished level. Margaretta (G. Vivek) 1-55, 1,400/1-39, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/41.5. A fine display. Duke Of Tuscany (Yash) 1-56, 1,400/1-40, 1,200/1-25.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/41.5. Moved impressively.
Gate practice — Inner sand:
1400m: Aidenn (S.K. Paswan) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 1-1.5. Jumped out well. Unforgettable Star (Darshan) 1-37.5, (1,400-600) 56. Jumped out smartly.