Spanish Eyes and Queen Caroline stand out during Pune morning gallops

Spanish Eyes and Queen Caroline showed out when the horses were exercised at Pune on Tuesday morning, August 18. Queen Caroline moved well and finished six lengths ahead during gate practice on the inner sand 1000m.

The morning session comprised timed pieces from 800m up to 1600m and included gate practice on the inner-sand 1000m. Jockeys and riders named in the report included Avinash, Neeraj, Nazil, P. Dhebe, Parmar, N. Bhosale, S.G. Prasad, Shubham, C.S. Jodha, Shelar, Vishal and S.J. Sunil. The report applied movement descriptors such as "moved freely", "worked well", "pushed", "moved attractively" and "moved nicely" to individual horses.

At the 800m workouts, Marcus (Avinash) posted 54 with a 600/40 and "moved freely". Red Lighting (Neeraj) recorded 52, 600/39 and "worked well". Theodosius (Avinash) had 54, 600/41 and was "pushed", while Bohemian Rhapsody (Nazil) posted 52, 600/39 and "moved freely".

Over 1000m, Shamara (P. Dhebe) and Mojito (Parmar) were 1-9 with 800/53, 600/39 and "moved level freely". Sequential (Neeraj) returned 1-8, 800/53, 600/40 and "moved well". Avante (app) was 1-7, 800/53, 600/40 and "moved freely".

Mysteriousstranger (Nazil) worked at 1200m with figures 1-21, 1000/1-6, 800/52, 600/39 and "moved nicely". Regina Memorabilis (Neeraj) covered 1600m with splits 1-52, 1400/1-37, 1200/1-22, 800/53, 600/39 and was reported to have "worked well".

Gate practice on the inner sand 1000m saw Satori (P. Dhebe), Tonto (Parmar) and Luna (D.A. Naik) jump out well and "moved freely". Spanish Eyes (N. Bhosale) recorded 1-4, 800/50, 600/39 and "moved attractively". Opus Dei (C.S. Jodha) and Tyrannus (Shelar) were 1-4, 800/49, 600/37 and "moved neck and neck freely", while New Star (Vishal) and Golden Gun (S.J. Sunil) were 1-10, 800/54, 600/41 and "moved level freely".

This report was published on August 18, 2026 at 05:36 pm IST from Pune.