Golden Oaks, Turkoman, Crown Witness and Champions Way shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Feb. 8).
Inner sand:
600m: Blues Ballad (rb) 39.5. Strode out well. Knight In Hooves (Shinde) 40. Moved well.
1000m: Watchmystars (rb) 1-8, 600/40. Extended.
Outer sand:
600m: Immortal Beauty (rb), Burmese (Suraj) 44. They finished level. Momentous (Suraj), Sheer Bliss (Khurshad) 44.5. They moved freely. Golden Oaks (Shinde) 41.5. Moved fluently. Star Glory (Khurshad) 44.5. Easy.
1000m: Turkoman (Shinde) 1-12.5, 600/44. In fine nick. Crown Witness (Shinde), Champions Way (Suraj) 1-14, 600/43.5. They moved impressively. Hoofed Wonder (Khurshad) 1-15.5, 600/44.5. Moved on the bit. Scarlet Ibis (rb), Anakin (rg) 1-13.5, 600/46. Former finished six lengths ahead. Shubankar (R. Pradeep) 1-13.5, 600/44. Maintains form.
1200m: Fearless Joey (Suraj) 1-31, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/45. Moved freely.