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Mystical catches the eye

Mumbai: Mystical, Flashing Star and Hugo caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (March 19).

Outer sand:

600m: Degas (F. Irani) 38.5. Easy.

800m: Proteus (Kamlesh) 52.5, 600/40. Moved well. Persephone (C. Alford), Cincinnati (Rupesh) 52, 600/40. Former ended four lengths in front. Balance De Power (Neeraj) 54.5, 600/41. Easy. Intrinsic Value (Mansoor) 54, 600/40. Improved. Schubert (Kamlesh), Avernus (T. Mahesh) 53, 600/40. They were urged and ended level. One O One (Aadesh), Desert Conqueror (N. Jodha) 53, 600/40. They ended level.

1,000m: Enaksi (Kamlesh) 1-7, 600/40. Moved well. Conde Nast (Rupesh) 1-9.5, 600/42.5. Easy. Taras Bulba (rb) 1-12, 600/44.5. Urged. Scarsdale (C. Rajendra), Native Strategy (C. Alford) 1-5, 600/39.5. Former better.

1,200m: Skywards (Hamir) 1-23.5, 600/41. Moved well. Zroom (C. Rajendra) 1-21.5, 600/41.5. Moved attractively. Accessible (C. Alford), Lionheart (Mansoor) 1-19.5, 600/40. Former ended five lengths in front. Ardmore (C. Alford), Aerosat (Mansoor) 1-22.5, 600/43. Former was superior. Pride (Rupesh), Amberley (C. Alford) 1-22, 1,000/1-6, 600/39. Both were urged and former finished five lengths ahead.

1,400m: Thundering Power (C. Rajendra), Cosmopolitan (R. Pandey) 1-33.5, 600/42.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished a distance ahead. Royal Panache (C. Alford) 1-39.5, 600/42. Pushed. Hugo (C. Rajendra), Starscape (C. Alford) 1-35, 1,000/1-8, 600/41.5. Former easily outclassed the latter by five lengths.

1,600m: Mystical (B. Prakash), Silken Star (M. R. Singh) 1-51.5, 1,400/1-35.5, 600/42. Former who retains form finished well ahead. Flashing Star (B. Prakash), Star Hopeful (M. R. Singh) 1-48, 1,400/1-32.5, 1,200/1-18.5, 1,000/1-6, 600/41. Former who responded well finished five lengths ahead.

1,800m: Holding Court (Merchant) 2-3.5, 1,600/1-48.5, 1,200/1-21.5, 600/44.5. Tired out in the last part. Flareon (Merchant) 2-3.5, 600/41. Moved attractively.

Inner sand:

800m: Sound Of Silence (T. S. Jodha) 53, 600/40. Pushed.

1,000m: Dynasty (Ruzaan) 1-12, 600/44.5. Easy. Cromwell (Abhishek) 1-12.5, 600/44. Easy. Auryn (Abhishek) 1-11.5, 600/44.5. Moved freely. The Great Pansy (T. S. Jodha), Adams Ambition (Trainer) 1-8.5, 600/41. They were urged and ended level.

1,200m: So Perfect (Ruzaan), Some Time (Abhishek) 1-23, 600/44. Former finished four lengths ahead. Spectacular Queen (Ruzaan) 1-27, 600/44. Easy. Chagall (Ruzaan) 1-27, 600/43.5. Easy.

1,600m: Crown Court (Abhishek), Somerset West (Ruzaan) 1-56, 1,200/1-25, 600/42. Former is in good shape.

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