Knotty Ash, High Priestess, Temple Dancer, Crack Of Dawn and Golden Oaks shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Dec. 26)
Outer sand:
600m: Speedster (rb) 46. Easy. Mighty Red (Donoghue) 43.5. Moved well. Indian Empress (rb), Pearl Of Wisdom (Chetan K) 44.5. They finished together. A 2-y-o (Reval-Amalfi) (Irvan) 44. Shaped well.
1000m: Temple Dancer (Aliyar) 1-12, 600/43.5. In fine shape. Crack Of Dawn (Chetan K), Golden Oaks (Aliyar) 1-12.5, 600/42.5. They moved fluently.
1200m: Aeisir (Arul) 1-25, 1,000/1-11, 600/43.5. Maintains form. Knotty Ash (Chetan K) 1-23, 1,000/1-8.5, 600/42.5. A good display. Alberto (rb), Angel Heart (R. Marshall) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 600/44. Former finished two lengths ahead. Queen Regnant (Donoghue) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15.5, 600/43.5. In fine trim.
1400m: High Priestess (Aliyar) 1-39, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-10.5, 600/43.5. A fine display. Musterion (Donoghue) 1-42, 1,200/1-26, 1,000/1-12, 600/42. Strode out well.
1600m: Rhapsody (Sheryas) 1-58, 1,400/1-43, 1,200/1-28.5, 1,000/1-15, 600/46. Moved freely.
Gate practice — inner sand:
1400m: Girl with Pearl (rb), Fire Glow (Chetan G) 1-40.5, (1,400-600) 1-2. Former finished two lengths ahead. Sky Moon (rb) 1-45.5, (1,400-600) 1-2. Jumped out well.