Auspicious King, Astrid and Knotty Naughty impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Nov. 26).
Inner sand
1000m: Shamrock (Suraj) 1-6.5, 600/39.5. Pleased. Feel Of Hope (rb) 1-10, 600/39. Shaped well. Circle Of Dreams (Shreyas) 1-10, 600/39.5. In fine trim.
1200m: Starzella (Mukesh K) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-8, 600/39.5. Pleased.
Outer sand
600m: Imperial Star (rb) 44. Moved well. Valencia (M. Naveen), Power Pilot (A. Ramu) 45. They finished level. Stentorian (Suraj) 44. Shaped well.
1000m: Panache (Rayan), Quintus Arrius (Ikram) 1-14.5, 600/44.5. Former finished two lengths ahead.
1200m: Big B (Angad), Auspicious King (rb) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 600/43. They moved impressively. Astrid (Mukesh K), Knotty Naughty (Rayan) 1-28, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/42.5. They moved fluently.
1400m: Redefined (S. Shareef) 1-41.5, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-14, 600/46. Moved attractively. Double Scotch (Jagadeesh) 1-44, 1,200/1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/45.5. Worked well.