Morning exercises at the Pune track on Monday, October 27, saw several horses in action, with Sovereign King delivering a particularly pleasing performance.
Inner Sand Workouts
600m Drills
- Two-year-olds Lempika (ridden by Akram) and Dali/Starlet (ridden by Ramswarup) clocked 40 seconds, maintaining an even pace.
800m Gallops
- Red Mist (Nirmal) and Escape Velocity (Akram) moved freely, finishing neck and neck at 50 seconds for 800m and 37 seconds for the final 600m.
- Red Merlot (Mustakim) showed good form, completing 800m in 50 seconds and the last 600m in 37 seconds.
- Another pair of two-year-olds, Antino (Ramswarup) and Top Class/Wilderness (Nirmal), completed their 800m in 55 seconds, with the last 600m in 41 seconds, keeping pace with each other.
1000m Sprints
- Encino (Santosh) took it easy, recording 1 minute 11 seconds for 1000m and 41 seconds for 600m.
- Hilma Klint (Mustakim) was urged in the latter stages, clocking 1 minute 8 seconds for 1000m, 52 seconds for 800m, and 40 seconds for 600m.
- Medusa (Merchant) worked impressively, finishing 1000m in 1 minute 6 seconds, 800m in 52 seconds, and 600m in 39 seconds.
- Doctor Dolly (Zameer) was pressed, completing 1000m in 1 minute 4 seconds, 800m in 50 seconds, and 600m in 38 seconds.
- Harrison (P. Vinod) and two-year-old Nebula (T.S. Jodha) were urged to finish level, recording 1 minute 7 seconds for 1000m, 51 seconds for 800m, and 38 seconds for 600m.
1200m Run
- Wings Of Fury (Ramswarup) worked freely, completing 1200m in 1 minute 23 seconds, 1000m in 1 minute 8 seconds, 800m in 53 seconds, and 600m in 40 seconds.
1400m Performance
- Sovereign King (Ramswarup) started three lengths behind Arrived (Nirmal) but easily caught up to finish level. Their timings were 1 minute 34 seconds for 1400m, 1 minute 18 seconds for 1200m, 1 minute 4 seconds for 1000m, 51 seconds for 800m, and 38 seconds for 600m.
Gate Practice on Inner Sand
1000m Gate Trial
- The three-year-old Arazan/Eminence Grise (Santosh) jumped out well and was urged in the final stretch, completing 1000m in 1 minute 7 seconds, 800m in 52 seconds, and 600m in 39 seconds. However, Amadeo (Ramswarup) planted itself in the stalls and did not participate.
- Two-year-olds Staria (Nirmal) and Powerofattitude (C.S. Jodha) had a clean start from the gates and finished level effortlessly, with timings of 1 minute 8 seconds for 1000m, 52 seconds for 800m, and 39 seconds for 600m.