Fynbos, Social Butterfly, Vortex and Dream Seller pleased after Pune morning exercise
Fynbos, Social Butterfly, Vortex and Dream Seller were among the horses exercised at Pune on the morning of Sunday, August 23, 2026. The session and its timings were published at 05:15 pm IST on August 23, 2026.
The report recorded work at distances from 600m up to 1600m, listing riders, sectional times and brief comments on each performance. Silver Dynamite was timed separately over 600m while other gallops included 800m, 1000m and 1200m efforts with 600m splits noted where applicable. Descriptive notes appended to each line included terms such as "Easy", "Moved impressively", "Moved nicely" and "Pushed". The report also carried the usual reader-comment guidelines.
Over the shortest distance, Silver Dynamite (Mosin) covered 600m in 41 and was described as "Easy". Savage Peacock (Shekhawat) recorded 800m in 55 with a 600m split of 41 and was also labelled "Easy".
At 1000m, Rock Armour (Kaviraj) and Funny Bunny (Zervan) posted 1-8 with 800/52 and 600/38 and were reported to have "moved level freely". Dream Seller (Kamble) ran 1-4 with 800/51 and 600/39 and was said to have "Moved impressively". Market King (Vivek) covered 1-5 with 800/51 and 600/38 and was noted to have "Moved nicely". Social Butterfly (Mosin) recorded 1-3 with 800/49 and 600/37 and the comment was "Impressed". Mystica (Mosin) returned 1-7 with 800/52 and 600/39 and was described as "Slightly urged".
In the 1200m bracket, Rafael (rb) posted 1-21 with a 1000/1-7, 800/54 and 600/41 and was "Pushed". Victory Flair (rb) recorded 1-26 with a 600/43 split and was "Easy". Vortex (Vivek) and Rampage (Zeeshan) each had 1-19 with 1000/1-4, 800/50 and 600/38; the report noted that the former started two lengths behind and "easily finished level".
Over 1600m, Fynbos (Vivek) and Duke Of Tuscany (Kirtish) returned 1-50 with 1400/1-36, 1200/1-22, 1000/1-8, 800/54 and 600/40; the report added that the former "made up four lengths and easily finished level".
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