Romanos pleases at Pune morning gallops

Romanos (Gore) pleased during the morning exercise session at Pune on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The trackwork covered distances from 600m to 1,200m and produced timed splits for multiple horses.

Sol Invictus (rb) and Blue’s Pride (rb) worked 600m in 42 and were recorded as a pair easy. The remainder of the session featured a mix of paired and individual gallops with 600m splits commonly cited for each effort.

At the 800m distance, Wings Of Fury (Dashrath) posted 53 with a 600/40 split and moved freely, while Thanjavur (Shekhawat) did 56 with a 600/41 split and was described as easy. Cosmology (A. Prakash) and Myrina (Kirtish) covered 800m in 57 with a 600/42 split and were a pair easy; Lady Sovereign (Shelar) recorded 55 with a 600/41 split and moved fluently.

Wandermere (Dashrath) and Camden (Akram) ran 800m in 56 with 600/41 and the pair ended level; the 2/y/o Leros (Ramswarup) and Vermeer (app) also did 56 with 600/41 and were level. Zerkaza (Shekhawat) and Desert Oasis (Akram) posted 57 with a 600/42 split, with Zerkaza three lengths better.

Over 1,000m, Neptune (Ajinkya) recorded 1-10 with 800/54 and 600/40 and moved well. Rizz (Akram) and Organised Chaos (Ajinkya) did 1-9 with 800/55 and 600/41, moving neck and neck freely; Ange Raphael (Ramswarup) and Gonzalo (Shelar) ran 1-10 with 800/56 and 600/42, Ange Raphael finishing four lengths in front. Cashel King (Neeraj) and Nicolo (Ramswarup) posted 1-9 with 800/53 and 600/39, Cashel King deemed superior.

At 1,200m, Romanos (Gore) and Algonquin (N. Bhosale) recorded 1-22 with 1,000/1-7, 800/53 and 600/41; Romanos moved well and finished three lengths ahead. Starbuster (T.S. Jodha) posted 1-22 with 1,000/1-6, 800/52 and 600/39 and was noted as pressed.

Published - October 22, 2026 05:21 pm IST. Updated - October 22, 2026 05:22 pm IST - Pune.