African Gold impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Dec. 13).
Inner sand:
600m: Mazal Tov (rb) 39. Strode out well.
1000m: Silicon Star (A. Ramu), Perfect Legend (R. Pradeep) 1-7, 600/39.5. They pleased. Sienna Princess (R. Pradeep) 1-8, 600/40. In fine trim.
Outer sand:
600m: Steely Challenge (R. Pradeep), a 2-y-o (Deauville – Scarborough Fair) (Akshay) 43.5. They shaped well.
1200m: Elpenor (Akshay) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 600/43.5. Moved well. A 2-y-o (Arod – Queen Latifa) (Pavan), Tripitaka (Rozario) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/45. Former started four lengths behind and finished three lengths ahead. Zephyrine (Rozario), Blue Storm (Pavan) 1-31, 1,000/1-15, 600/44. Former finished three lengths ahead.
1400m: African Gold (Akshay) 1-45, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-9, 600/41. In fine nick.
Published – December 13, 2024 06:36 pm IST
