On Thursday morning, October 16th, horses showcased their fitness in Bengaluru, with Adalard and Efficacy delivering particularly impressive performances.
Inner Sand Track Highlights:
1000m: The One And Only, with R. Pradeep in the saddle, completed the distance in a pleasing 1 minute 10 seconds, with the final 600 meters covered in 39 seconds.
Outer Sand Track Highlights:
600m: Two two-year-olds impressed with their pace. A colt by Sanus Per Aquam out of Caprile, ridden by Suraj, finished three lengths ahead of a colt by Arod out of Golden Weaver, ridden by Kiran Rai, both clocking 44 seconds. Separately, a two-year-old by Leitir Mor out of Unforgettable You (Suraj) ran level with a two-year-old by Chinese Whisper out of Suzette (Kiran Rai), both recording 44.5 seconds.
1000m: Adalard, guided by Sai Kiran, moved fluently, finishing in 1 minute 11 seconds, with the last 600 meters in 42.5 seconds. Forseti (rb) had an easy workout, clocking 1 minute 15.5 seconds for the 1000m, with the last 600m in 46 seconds.
1200m: Sir Winston (rb) eased up after covering the distance in 1 minute 31 seconds, with the final 600m in 43 seconds. N R I Millennium (rb) moved freely, completing 1200m in 1 minute 31 seconds, 1000m in 1 minute 16 seconds, and 600m in 46 seconds. Rising Form (Mukesh) also eased up, finishing 1200m in 1 minute 29.5 seconds, with the last 600m in 40.5 seconds.
1400m: Stalingrad (Rozario) and Big Sauce (Arvind) moved comfortably on the bit, covering 1400m in 1 minute 45 seconds, 1200m in 1 minute 30.5 seconds, 1000m in 1 minute 16 seconds, and 600m in 46.5 seconds. Efficacy, ridden by P. Trevor, delivered a fine display, recording 1 minute 40 seconds for 1400m, 1 minute 25 seconds for 1200m, 1 minute 11 seconds for 1000m, and 42.5 seconds for 600m. Glorious Spectre (Aleemuddin) and Politesse (Rushal) also moved freely, clocking 1 minute 47 seconds for 1400m with the final 600m in 58 seconds.