Elysium and Vortex impress during morning gallops at Pune

Elysium and Vortex excelled when the horses were exercised in Pune on Saturday (Nov. 7) morning, with sessions covering 800m, 1000m and 1600m work.

In the 800m group, Tonto (Dhebe) and Luna (Parmar) posted 52, 600/39, with Tonto running easily and Luna pushed to finish level; a 2/y/o pairing Portamento/Rozene (Yash) and Star Dream (S.J. Sunil) recorded 55, 600/41 with Portamento judged the better. Moonlight Kiss (Avinash) clocked 50, 600/38 and was described as having moved well, while El Moran (Avinash) did 50, 600/37 and was urged during the exercise.

Rambler (Zeeshan) completed an 800m move in 55, 600/41 and was reported to have moved fluently. Gunfire (S.J. Sunil) and New Star (Yash) finished their 800m work in 54, 600/40, with Gunfire assessed as the superior of the two.

In the 1000m drills, Vortex (Zeeshan) ran alongside Dash (Aditya) with the pair recorded as 1-4, 800/50, 600/38; Vortex started three lengths behind and easily finished level. Whispering Angel (Zeeshan) and Golden Hues (Aditya) were marked 1-5, 800/50, 600/37, with Whispering Angel said to have moved well while Golden Hues was urged to end level. Baleno (C.S. Jodha) did 1-6, 800/52, 600/39 and was described as pressed.

Elysium, ridden by Akshay Kumar, completed a 1600m exercise with fractional markers of 1-45, 1400/1-30, 1200/1-17, 1000/1-4, 800/51, 600/39 and was reported as an "Excellent display."

Published - November 07, 2026 05:34 pm IST; Updated - November 07, 2026 05:35 pm IST - Pune.