Celtic Goddess, Gold Empire, Preview, Inicio and Shining Ways stand out in Bengaluru morning gallops

Celtic Goddess, Gold Empire, Preview, Inicio and Shining Ways stood out during the morning exercise session at the Bengaluru gallops on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The work contained gallops over distances from 600m up to 1,600m and concluded with gate practice on the inner sand; multiple riders and a mix of raced and unraced horses took part in the session.

At 600m on the main track, Refined Aggression (Girish) covered the distance in 39.5 and "strode out well," while Meghann (Laxman S) recorded 40. Valor Queen (rb) and Queen’s Reign (Antony) posted 39.5 and were noted to have "moved well."

Further 600m work produced Character (rb) and Whatadynamicstride (Laxman S) in 45.5, finishing level; Unforgettable Star (rb) 46 ("Easy"); Ravishing Queen (D. Patel) 42 ("Pleased"); Black Irish (Rozario) 46 ("Moved on the bit"); and Zakharova (Arvind) 44.5 ("In fine shape").

Over 1,000m, Valiant Stream (rb) returned 1-8 with a 600m split of 40 and was described as "In fine trim." Czar (Antony) 1-11, 600/43 "Strode out well"; Inicio (Sachin) 1-9.5, 600/41.5 offered "A good display"; Amazing Stride (Laxman S) 1-13.5, 600/43 "Moved well"; Preview (D. Patel) 1-10, 600/41.5 "Moved fluently"; and Dasadyu (Shinde) 1-15.5, 600/41.5 "Stretched out well."

In the 1,200m works, Auspicious King (Rajesh K) clocked 1-22.5 with 1,000/1-8.5 and 600/39 and was labelled "Impressed." Celtic Goddess (Antony) returned 1-27.5, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/41.5 and was reported to have "Moved attractively." Javelin (rb) posted 1-32, (1,200-600) 42 and was "Eased up," while Kazing (Aliyar) did 1-30.5, 1,0001-15, 600/45.5 and "Moved freely."

Longer gallops included Efficacy (Shreyas) 1-44 with 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/45 and was said to have "Moved on the bit." Turkoman (rb) returned 1-41.5, (1,400-600) 52.5 and was "Eased up." Gold Empire (Suraj) completed 1-42, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/43 and "Moved impressively." Sovereign King (rb) covered 1,600 in 2-3, (1,600-600) 1-13.5 and was described as "Easy."

Gate practice on the inner sand saw 1,200m efforts from Amazing attraction (Jagadeesh) and Sporting Success (Anish) in 1-24, (1,200-600) 41 with the former "finished well ahead." Royal Vanguard (Chetan) and Maxima (P. Surya) posted 1-23.5, (1,200-600) 40.5 after jumping out well. Shining Ways (Suraj) and Gordon (Darshan) did 1-18.5, (1,200-600) 38.5 with Shining Ways "showed out." Sustaining Grace (rb) and Southern Force (Shinde) recorded 1-25, (1,200-600) 39.5 with Sustaining Grace "finished five lengths ahead." Starsinhereyes (rb) 1-27, (1,200-600) 42.5 "Jumped out well," Edison (Shreyas) 1-21.5, (1,200-600) 40 "Jumped out smartly." At 1,400m on the inner sand Iron Flame (rb) and Sunlit Path (Lave K) did 1-37, (1,200-600) 50.5 with Iron Flame "impressed." Superstar (Asbar) and Mahler (rb) covered 1-35.5, (1,400-600) 54.5 with Superstar "finished six lengths ahead."

The report of the morning’s exercises and gate practice was published on October 13, 2026 at 05:32 pm IST.