Red Lightning and Pure Soul pleased at Pune morning gallops
Red Lightning and Pure Soul pleased when they were exercised at Pune on Wednesday morning, September 16, 2026. The report, published the same day, records timed works across multiple distances at the track.
The morning routine comprised timed gallops at 600m, 800m, 1,000m, 1,200m and 1,800m, plus inner-sand gate practice over 1,000m. Several horses and riders were timed and commented on for their recovery and movement during the exercises.
At 600m, Crown Invictus (app) recorded 40 and was described as Easy. During the 800m works, Dreamer (Parmar) ran 53 with a 600/38 split and was noted as Moved fluently; Ashwa Tazbeez (Walkar) 57, 600/42, Easy; Shadow Phoenix (Ajinkya) 54, 600/40, Moved well; Absolute Serenity (Kaviraj) 57, 600/43, Easy; Bishop (Vivek) 56, 600/42, Easy.
Café Noire (N. Bhosale) and Commanchero (Mosin) each posted 52 with a 600/38 split, with the former finished well clear. Sandokan (app) 54, 600/40, Moved freely; True Promise (app) 53, 600/40, Worked well; Misty Night (Bhawani) 51, 600/38, Pressed in the last part; Lord Rishon (app) 56, 600/41, Easy; Marcus (Avinash) 53, 600/39, Moved freely; Pure Soul (Ajinkya) 51, 600/37, Moved nicely.
Over 1,000m, Merchant Of Venice (Ajinkya) recorded 1-10 with 800/54 and 600/41 splits and was described as Worked well. Bravion (Ajinkya) ran 1-8, 800/53, 600/39, Moved well; Ashwa Ankara (Siddharth) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38, Slightly urged; Red Lightning (Neeraj) 1-6, 800/52, 600/39, Moved attractively.
In the longer gallops, Remarkable (Bhawani) and Mai Tai (Zervan) posted 1-26 with 800/56 and 600/41 splits over 1,200m, with the former was superior. Fynbos (Vivek) covered 1,800m in 2-10 with a 1,400/1-41 and 600/42 split and was reported to have Moved fluently.
Gate practice on the inner sand produced a 1,000m time of 1-11 for Ma Cherie (Dashrath) and Talking Point (Siddharth) with 800/55 and 600/42 splits; the former ended two lengths in front. The account was published on September 16, 2026 at 06:13 pm IST from Pune.