Midnight Express and Gunsmoke caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 21) morning.
Inner sand.
600m: Running Way (Gore) 37. Moved well. Dancing Cloud (rb) 42. Easy. Fontana (Pranil) 1200/600m 42. Easy.
800m: Midnight Express (Ranjane) 49, 600/37. Moved impressively. Miss American Pie (Parmar) 57, 600/43. Easy. Conjurer (V.R. Jagadeesh), Regal Galleria (Ritesh) 54, 600/40. Former ended two lengths in front. Zarkan (app) 57, 600/42. Easy. Pride’s Prince (Hamir) 50, 600/37. Worked well. Crystal Clear (Neeraj) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Lucio (Umesh) 55, 600/41. Easy. American Eagle (Mosin) 54, 600/40. Worked freely. Madison (Nirmal) 55, 600/40. Moved fluently. Emperor Roderic (Aditya) 52, 600/38. Worked well. Bohemian Rhapsody (Shahrukh) 53, 600/38. Worked freely.
1000m: All For Love (Yash), Quicker (S.J. Sunil) 1-7, 800/52, 600/38. Former finished three lengths ahead. Esteban (Umesh) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. Good work. Storm Cloud (Umesh) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Slightly urged. Son Of A Gun (Umesh) 1-8, 800/53, 600/40. Moved freely. 1200m: Royal Champ (Nirmal), Wrangler (Mosin) 1-21, 1000/1-7, 800/53, 600/41. Former started three lengths behind and finished level. Gunsmoke (Yash), Eaton Square (S.J. Sunil) 1-20, 1000/1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Former started three lengths behind and easily finished level on the inside.
Gate practice — inner sand:
1000m: Highground (S.G. Prasad) 1-4, 800/50, 600/37. Pressed in the last part. Youre Gorgeous (V.R. Jagadeesh) 1-13, 600/45. Easy.
Published – August 21, 2025 05:12 pm IST
