Sovereign King, Fynbos, Prokofiev, Sicyon, Efficacy and Challenge Accepted excel
Inner sand:
600m: Smooth Ranger (rb), Sweet Winner (rb) 39.5. They strode out well. Aces Up (A. Ramu), Lots Of Luck (Sai Kiran) 40. They moved well. Beast Royale (Laxman S) 40.5. Worked well.
1200m: Thutmose (Chetan K) 1-23, 1,000/1-8, 600/40. Strode out well.
Outer sand:
600m: Assimilate (C. Umesh) 43.5. Easy. Akitania (C. Umesh) 43. Shaped well. Reine Etoile (-) 43. Moved well. My Visionary (Chetan K), Double Scotch (Arul) 43. Former finished two lengths ahead. Sir Winston (-), Straordinario (-) 45. Former finished two lengths ahead. Manor House (Mustakim) 43.5. In fine trim. Knotty Crusie (Girish), Sassy Sarah (Shareef) 45.5. They moved freely.
1000m: Kerry Gold (rb) 1-14, 600/43.5. Moved well. Mascalio (Shreyas) 1-16, 600/44.5. Easy. Shubankar (Laxman S) 1-12, 600/42. Pleased. Inari Okami (N. Darshan) 1-15.5, 600/43. Strode out well. Claude (Kaviraj), Machiavellian (Ramswarup) 1-12.5, 600/41.5. Former impressed. Beast Master (rb), Cherie Chevalier (Akshay) 1-14, 600/43. Former finished three lengths ahead. Grey Beauty (Hindu S) 1-14, 600/41. Moved impressively. Simola (Hindu S) 1-12.5, 600/44.5. Strode out well.
1200m: Cape Wickham (-) 1-30, 1,000/1-13, 600/42.5. Shaped well. Mystikos (Likith) 1-27, 1,000/1-12, 600/41.5. Pleased. Agrador (C.A. Brisson) 1-26, 1,000/1-11, 600/44. In fine trim. Supernatural (G. Vivek), Arkadian (Saqlian) 1-30, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45.5. They moved on the bit. Ravishing Beauty (Akshay) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. In fine condition. Vegatha (Ajinkya) 1-30, (1,200-600) 43. Eased up. Sustaining Grace (Shinde), Out Into Spotlight (G. Vivek) 1-31, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/45. They moved freely. Double Vision (Neeraj) 1-30, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/44.5. Easy. Secret Saint (-) 1-30, (1,200-600) 43. Easy. Challenge Accepted (rb) 1-27, 1,0001-10, 600/41.5. Strode out well. Divine Secret (Akshay) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/44.5. In fine shape. Golden Gallery (G. VIvek) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/46. Moved freely.
1400m: Imperador (Mustakim) 1-38, 1,200/1-24.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/44.5. Pleased. Sovereign King (Antony) 1-40, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/41. Responded well to the urgings. Matisse (G. Vivek) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 59. Easy. Fynbos (Saqlian), Bishop (A. Prakash) 1-40, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-11, 600/42.5. Former started five lengths behind and finished six lengths ahead. Sicyon (Shreyas) 1-38.5, 1,200/1-23.5, 1,000/1-9.5, 600/43. Moved fluently. Efficacy (Shreyas) 1-40, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/41.5. A good display. Redefined (Akshay) 1-43, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13, 600/44. Moved on the bit. Rosario (G. VIvek) 1-43, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-14, 600/44.5. Pleased. Odysseus (Neeraj), Eagle Day (A. Prakash) 1-43, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-13, 00/42.5. They moved attractively.
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