Social Butterfly, Ironheart and Queen Caroline catch the eye in Pune morning gallops
Social Butterfly, Ironheart and Queen Caroline caught the eye when the horses were exercised at Pune on Tuesday (Sept. 15) morning. The session produced timed works ranging from 600m to 1,600m with several horses posting notable finishes and split times.
At 600m, Bhramastra (rb) and Leo The Lion (Avinash) recorded 38; the former was superior. Across the session, the trio singled out in the opening line produced the moves that drew particular attention: Ironheart (Prasad) 49, 600/36, moved attractively; Queen Caroline (Shubham), Ministry Of Time (app) 50, 600/37, with the former starting four lengths behind and easily finishing six lengths ahead; Social Butterfly (Mosin) 1-4, 800/50, 600/38, moved nicely.
The 800m works featured Rosario (Neeraj) 55, 600/42 — Easy — and Sukoon (app) 56, 600/42 — Easy. Golden Gun (Yash) and Golden Heart (S.J. Sunil) posted 53, 600/39; they finished level freely. House Of Lords (Avinash) went 54, 600/41 and was pushed while Gunfire (Peter) clocked 49, 600/36 and was pressed.
Further 800m details included Sky Bound (Vishal) and Star Dream (Peter) 52, 600/38, with the former finishing three lengths ahead. Theodosius (Avinash) recorded 53, 600/39 and was urged. Ironheart (Prasad) 49, 600/36 was noted as moved attractively, and Queen Caroline (Shubham), Ministry Of Time (app) 50, 600/37 contained the specific finish where the former started four lengths behind and easily finished six lengths ahead.
On the 1,000m section, Tonto (Parmar) and Exuma (D.A. Naik) went 1-8, 800/53, 600/38 with the former ending four lengths in front. Matisse (Siddharth) posted 1-9, 800/54, 600/41 and moved well, while Pyrite (Mosin) recorded 1-8, 800/54, 600/42 and moved freely. Break Point (Kaviraj) did 1-10, 800/54, 600/40 and moved fluently.
Additional 1,000m performers included Inheritance (Mosin) and Carino (N. Bhosale) 1-6, 800/52, 600/40, with the former finishing four lengths ahead. Social Butterfly (Mosin) was timed 1-4, 800/50, 600/38 and moved nicely. New Star (Yash) and Daredevil (S.J. Sunil) posted 1-6, 800/51, 600/38, with the former starting three lengths behind and finishing level.
Over 1,600m, Red Bishop (Kirtish) and Zuccarro (Vivek) recorded 1-52, 1400/1-37, 1200/1-22, 1000/1-7, 800/52, 60/39 and moved neck and neck freely.
This report was published on September 15, 2026 at 05:22 pm IST from Pune.