Victory Flair, Exuma and Shamara catch the eye in Pune morning gallops

Pune — Victory Flair, Exuma and Shamara caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (Oct. 14) morning. The report from the training session recorded timed works at several distances and noted margins and split times for multiple runners.

The morning programme covered 600m, 800m, 1000m, 1200m and 1600m gallops, together with gate practice on inner sand over 1000m. Riders and split figures were listed for each effort, with brief notes on how individual horses moved or finished. Several pairings produced clear margins while others ran level.

At 600m, Cornucpia (Saurav) and Ocean Of Love (S.J. Sunil) posted 41 and finished level. In the 800m works, Ashwa Tazbeez (Gore) recorded 51, 600/37 and was noted as "Moved well," while Ms Brightside (Gore) clocked 55, 600/41 and was described as "Easy." Shivalik Superstar (Kaviraj) did 53, 600/39 and "Moved freely," and Minari (Neeraj) posted 56, 600/41 and was "Easy."

Flip That Switch (rb) covered 800m in 53, 600/39 and "Worked freely." Marcus (Avinash) and Theodosius (J. Chinoy) both recorded 54, 600/41; Marcus was "easy" while Theodosius was "pushed to end level."

Over 1000m, Shamara (P. Dhebe) finished 1-6 to Luna (Ranjane) with splits 800/51, 600/38, the former finishing six lengths ahead. Zayyan (Vivek G) ran 1-7 with 800/52, 600/38 and was said to have "Moved well." Delilah (Vivek G) and Rosetti (Kirtish) were recorded 1-11, 600/42 and were level, while Rivayat (C.S. Jodha) posted 1-8, 800/53, 600/39 and "Moved freely."

At 1200m, Exuma (P. Dhebe) and Fortunate Son (Parmar) were listed 1-21 with splits 1000/1-6, 800/52, 600/39; Exuma finished five lengths ahead. Dream Alliance (C.S. Jodha) worked over 1600m with splits 1400/1-37, 1200/1-22, 1000/1-8, 800/54, 600/41 (overall 1-53) and was "Pressed in the last part."

Gate practice on the inner sand over 1000m featured Victory Flair (Shahrukh) and Hari Kripa (Ranjane) 1-3, 800/48, 600/37; Victory Flair responded well to the urgings while Hari Kripa, who was slowly off, finished far behind. Satyavan (N. Bhosale) and Romanos (Gore) recorded 1-6, 800/51, 600/37, with Satyavan assessed as the superior of the pair.

Sky Full Of Stars (A. Gaikwad) completed a 1000m gate practice piece in 1-6, 800/51, 600/39 and "Jumped out well and moved nicely."