Fynbos, Esperanza and Irish Gold catch the eye

Inner sand:

600m: Ashwa Gypsy (Gore) 39. Moved freely.

800m: 2/y/o Golden Axl (H.G. Rathod) 55, 600/41. Easy. Golden Degree (S. Kamble) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. 2/y/o Dapple Dancer (Antony Raj) 56, 600/41. Easy. Rafael (Nirmal) 53, 600/39. Worked freely. Esperanza (Zeeshan) 49, 600/37. Moved nicely. 2/y/os Riyavat (Hamir), Sparks Fly (Mustakim) 53, 600/39. They moved level freely.

1000m: 2/y/o Sequential (H.G. Rathod) 1-7, 800/53, 600/40. Worked well. Renaissance (S.J. Sunil), Donatella (Peter) 1-9, 800/54, 600/40. Former was one length better. Diego Garcia (Nirmal) 1600/600m 1-6. Good. 2/y/o Bravion (David Allan) 1-8, 800/53, 600/39. Slightly urged. Tajiri (Umesh) 1-5, 800/51, 600/38. Pushed. 2/y/os Snow Girl (Hamir), Starlink (Akshay K) 1-9, 800/54, 600/41. Pair moved together freely. Irish Gold (Gore) 1-4, 800/50, 600/38. Pleased. 2/y/os Pentimento (Mustakim), Highland Spirit (Antony Raj) 1-8, 800/53, 600/39. They moved neck and neck freely.

1200m: 2/y/o Beast Mode (David Allan) 1-27, 600/43. Easy. Jetfire (Parmar) 1-27, 600/43. Easy.

Race track:

1000m: 2/y/os Latios (Prasad), Queen Of Beauties (A. Gaikwad) 1-5, 800/50, 600/35. Both moved neck and neck freely. 2/y/o Lucky Diamond (H.G. Rathod), Loyal Lover (Mustakim) 1-4, 800/50, 600/35. They moved level freely. 2/y/o Bayridge (T.S. Jodha), Precioso (app) 1-7, 800/51, 600/35. Former moved well. Baklava (Prasad) 1-6, 800/51, 600/36. Urged. Marcus (Mustakim), Mirae (Avinash) 1-2, 800/49, 600/35. Former started three lengths behind and finished one length ahead. You (Aditya) 1-4, 800/50, 600/35. Worked freely.

1400m: Luna (Parmar), Neutron (David Allan) 1-34, 1000/1-3, 800/49, 600/35. Former was superior.

Gate practice — inner sand:

1000m: Ferrero (R. Manish), 2/y/o French Navy/Lady Sargent (Umesh) 1-7, 800/53, 600/40. They were urged and finished level. 2/y/o Margaretta (Vivek G) 1-10, 800/55, 600/42. Moved freely. 2/y/o Rampage (Zeeshan), Lord Murphy (Mosin) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. They jumped out well and finished level. Fynbos (Trevor), Azalea
(Kirtish) 1-4, 800/50, 600/37. Former easily finished a distance ahead. 2/y/os Wanganui (Umesh), Dreamfield/Abira (Ritesh) 1-8, 800/54, 600/42. They were urged and finished level.

Mock races noted on Dec. 28:

Inner sand: 1800m: Ravishing Beauty (Akshay K), Gunsmoke (Yash) and Abhyankar (N.B. Kuldeep) 1-49, 600/36. Nose and 13-3/4.

Second mock race: 1200m: Interceptor (Zervan), Manor House (Prasad), Phantasmique (Umesh), Fidato (Mustakim), Merchant Of Venice (T.S. Jodha), Red Merlot (Avinash), Cassat (Ramswarup), Bubbly Boy (Aditya) 1-12, 600/35. Long Neck, 2L and 1-1/4. Interceptor came very well from behind and pipped Manor House at the post.

Published – December 29, 2025 06:23 pm IST