Blue Picasso, Maana, Schoenberg and African Gold shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (August 2).
Inner sand
600m: Doncaster Belle (R. Pradeep) 38.5. Retains form.
1000m: Aquastic (Mark) 1-7.5, 600/40. Moved well. Fortis (Shreyas) 1-8, 600/40.5. Easy.
1200m: African Gold (R. Pradeep) 1-20, 1,000/1-4.5, 600/38. Catch the eye.
Outer sand
1000m: Victoria Moon (Arvind), Big Sauce (rb) 1-16, 600/45.5. They moved freely.
1200m: Schoenberg (Hindu S) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/41. Moved attractively. Moon Star (Koshi K), Chicago Chimes (Shinde) 1-31, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/43.5. Former started four lengths behind and finished level. Forseti (Aleemuddin) 1-31, 1,000/1-14, 600/44.5. Moved well. Bashir (Koshi K) 1-26, 1,000/1-11, 600/43. Impressed.
1400m: Blue Picaso (R. Pradeep) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/41.5. Moved fluently. Maana (R. Pradeep) 1-44, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. In fine nick. Politesse (Aleemuddin) 1-45, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/43. Moved impressively.
Gate practice — inner sand
1400m: Force Of Nature (rb) 1-35, (1,400-600) 52.5. Jumped out smartly. Knotty Champion (Asirvatham) 1-43, (1,400-600) 59.5. Jumped out well.
Published – August 02, 2025 05:26 pm IST
