Aspen excelled when the horses were exercised here on Monday (Aug. 7) morning.
Inner sand:
600m: Lucky Strike (T.S. Jodha) 38. Pressed.
800m: Ice Angel (S. Nayak), Forest Fairy (A. Imran Khan) 51, 600/39. Former was one length superior. Loire (Kuldeep) 51.5, 600/37.5. Urged. Cloudburst (B. Nikhil) 53, 600/40. Pushed. Warlock (Kuldeep) 51, 600/39. Moved freely. Al Shamsheer (Kuldeep) 50.5, 600/37.5. Pressed in the last part. Reality (B. Nikhil) 55, 600/42. Easy. Stunner (Sandeep) 52, 600/39.5. Moved freely. Cezanne (rb), Cray Cray (rb) 55, 600/40. Pair level. Rashun (T.S. Jodha) 56, 600/41. Easy.
1000m: Master Of Studies (Khalander) 1-10, 600/40. Easy. Oslo Court (rb) 1-7, 600/40. Moved well. Panatela (Khalander) 1-10, 600/41. Moved freely. Nascar (C.S. Jodha), Frosted (Ranjane) 1-8, 800/52, 600/37.5. They moved level freely. Allegria (V. Jodha), Sudarshan Chakra (T.S. Jodha) 1-6, 800/52, 600/39. Former was two lengths superior. Shogun (A. Imran Khan) 1-6.5, 800/53, 600/39.5. Moved well.
1200m: Fantasy Star (Ayyar) 1-25, 600/43.5. Easy. Golden Weaver (rb) 1-24.5, 600/42.5.Moved fluently. Aspen (V. Jodha), Adeline (T.S. Jodha) 1-19, 1000/1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Former was hard held while the latter was pushed to end level. Azeeza (T.S. Jodha), Andalucia (V. Jodha) 1-22, 1000/1-6.5, 800/52.5, 600/39. Former finished a distance ahead. Royce (V. Walkar) 1-23, 1000/1-11, 600/44. Easy.
Gate practice — inner sand:
1000m: Aurelia (S. Nayak), Maestro (Santosh) 1-12, 600/44. Pair easy. Smart Choice (T.S. Jodha) 1-11, 800/55.5, 600/42.5. Easy. Dakota (Hanumant), Spirit Of Oath (Baria) 1-8.5, 600/42. They finished level freely. Whoopsidaisy (Roushan), Costa Nostra (P. Naidu) 1-7.5, 600/41.5. Former ended three lengths in front. Teeteboro (Santosh) 1-9, 800/54, 600/42.5. Moved freely. Make It Shine (Vishal) 1-9.5, 600/40.5. Jumped out well. Karamel (Raghuveer), Spontaneous Eddie (C.S. Jodha) and Huzzah’s Phoenix (rb) 1-9, 600/41. Karamel was the pick. Durham Lad (S. Amit), Divine Hope (app) 1-7.5, 600/41. Former finished five lengths ahead.
Mock races — August 6 (race track):
1200m: Voulez Vous (Kuldeep), Oracle (S. Nayak) and Rock In Rio (B. Nikhil) 1-13.5, 600/36. Won by: 1L, 3L. Voulez Vous who was running far behind of his companions till the bend came very well in the last part to beat them by one length.
Second mock race for apprentice jockeys:
1200m: Elegant Beauty (app), Angels Harmony (app), Dibaba (app), Star Wars (app), Excellent Heart (app), Royal Classic (app) and Star Ace (App) 1-13.5, 600/37. Won By: 3L, Nk, Nk. Elegant Beauty, who was running last till the bend, covered good ground on the inside and won the race comfortably by three lengths. Note her.