Desert Hero works well

Desert Hero worked well when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Jan. 8).

Outer sand:

800m: Desert Hero (M.S. Deora) 56, 600/41.5. Stretched out well.

Inner sand:

600m: Race For The Stars (Rajendra Singh) 43.5. Handy. Desert Star (rb) 46.5. Easy. Santamarina Star (N. Darshan) 45. Unextended. Mahadevi (Ram Nandan) 45.5. Easy. Aspen (A.S. Peter) 43. Worked well. Masterpiece (rb), Polki (Ram Nandan) 42.5. They shaped well. Admiral Shaw (Inayat) 47.5. Moved freely. Knotty Wonder (N. Darshan) 42.5. In good shape. A 3-y-o (War Hammer – Barbosell) (Shah Alam), Balgownie (Inayat) 46. They were easy. Element (C. Brisson), 45.5. Handy. Cape Wickham (P. Vikram) 45.5. Easy.

800m: Shibra (rb), Persian Rock (Shah Alam) 59, 600/42.5. A fit pair. Laguna Seca (rb), Schoenberg (Hindu Singh) 1-1, 600/45.5. They finished together. Key To The Mint (N. Darshan) 58.5, 600/43.5. Unextended. Cosette (Farid Ansari), Alpha Domino (Jitendra Singh) 55, 600/40. They moved well.

Noted on Tuesday (Jan. 7):

Outer sand:

600m: Lady Wonder (Ram Nandan), Asta (Shah Alam) 44.5. They were easy.

Inner sand:

600m: Knotty In Blue (N. Darshan) 43. Urged. Speculation (Ram Nandan), Polki (rb) 45. They finished together. Knotty Wonder (N. Darshan) 43. Shaped well. Astapor (Jitendra Singh) 39.5. Moved well.

Gate practice (inner sand):

800m: Sinatra (S. Kabdhar), Kings Will (Ram Nandan), Ethical (C. Brisson) 51.92, 600/41.19. A fit trio. Helen Of Troy (rb), a 3-y-o (Saamidd – Royal Protocal) (Bharat Mal), a 3-y-o (Be Safe-Anecdote) (Farid Ansari) 52.14, 600/40.86. They finished in that order. Aviothic (Shyam Kumar), Basilus (Inayat) 52.28, 600/39.78. They are in good shape. Hawk Of The Wind (M. Bhaskar), Excellent Star (A.S. Peter) 51.48, 600/39.83. Former finished well in front. Happiness (Inayat), Lumiere (Shyam Kumar), Red Pencile (rb) 52.83, 600/40.99. They finished in that order. Greeley (M.S. Deora), Seeking The Stars (rb) 53.28, 600/39.63. They are in fine shape. Rising Tycoon (Jitendra Singh), Its My Chance (Shyam Kumar) 50.19, 600/38.82. Former finished two lengths ahead. Opus One (rb), Magical Bay (M.S. Deora) 52.78, 600/40.72. Former was urged and finished two lengths ahead.