Sia and Gallant Knight showed out when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (Sept. 13) morning.
Inner sand:
600m: Undisputed (V. Jodha) 39. Moved freely. My Blessings (Daman) 39. Moved freely. Durham Lad (Daman), Divine Hope (Shubham) 37. Former moved well while the latter was urged to end level. Wild Fire (Kuldeep) 40.5. Easy. Selfie Star (Pradeep) 39.5. Easy. Aurora Australis (rb) 39.5. Easy. Highland Princess (Shelar) 39. Moved freely.
800m: Uncle Scrooge (rb), Governor General (rb) 49, 600/37. They moved level impressively. Eternal Love (rb), Lippe (rb) 54, 600/40. Pair level. Lady Be Good (Jethu) 54, 600/40. Easy. Triple Threat (Merchant) 53, 600/39. Moved well. Gallant Knight (Sandesh) 50, 600/37. Moved attractively. Pretty Angel (S. Sunil) 51.5, 600/38.5. Urged. Juggernaut (Kuldeep) 56, 600/41. Easy. Samurai (rb), Cezanne (rb) 54, 600/40.5. Pair level. Sporto (Shubham), Irises (Amit) 50.5, 600/38. Former superior. Its A Deal (Pradeep) 54, 600/41.5. Easy. Asahi (S.J. Sunil) 52.5, 600/37.5. Moved well. Arc Of Passion (Merchant) 53.5, 600/40. Pressed.
1000m: Supreme General (Rupesh) 1-11, 600/43. Easy. Imperial Beauty (rb) 1-6.5, 800/51.5, 600/39. Urged. Excellent Gold (Sandesh), Indian Serenade (rb) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39.5. Former strode out well and finished a distance ahead. Sia (Prasad) 1-3, 800/50, 600/38. Responded well. Invictus Maneo (Amit), Wildcard Warrior (Shubham) 1-5, 600/41. Former was four lengths superior. Note former.
1200m: Star Comrade (rb) 1-24.5, 600/42. Moved freely. Grand Accord (C.S. Jodha), Smart Vision (Rupesh) 1-22, 1000/1-7, 800/52, 600/40. Former moved well and finished six lengths ahead. Bateleur (Akshay) 1-24, 600/42. Shaped well.
Gate practice — inner sand:
1000m: Star Anise (Roushan), Sirracha (Merchant) and Mull Of Kintyre/Akaliya (Pradeep) 1-6, 800/51, 600/39. Star Anise ended four lengths in front. Monte Greco (rb), Golden Eclipse (rb) 1-7, 800/51, 600/39. They jumped out well and moved level freely. Captain Roy (Mahesh), Super Icon (Jaykumar) 1-7, 800/50, 600/38. Both moved neck and neck freely. Frosted (Raghuveer) 1-5.5, 800/52, 600/39.5. Moved freely. Huzzah’s Grace (Pereira), Sensex (C.S. Jodha) 1-9, 600/40.5. Pair level.