Oliver and Social Butterfly catch the eye

Oliver and Social Butterfly caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Friday (March 7) morning.

Inner sand:

600m: Misty (Shahrukh) 40. Easy. Juracan (A. Prakash) 42. Easy. Nyanza (N. Bhosale) 38. Moved well. Celestial (J. Chinoy) 40. Moved freely. Charissa (app) 41. Easy. Fynbos (C. Umesh) 39. Good. Rush (Prasad) 39. Pressed. Johnny Mac (Shahrukh) 39. Urged. The Sengol Queen (app) 39. Worked freely. Talking Point (Prasad) 41. Easy. Bishop (app) 40. Moved fluently. Chagall (J. Chinoy) 39. Worked well. Alexandros (Neeraj) 39. Moved freely. Eagle Day (A. Prakash) 39. Worked well. Golden Heart (S.J. Sunil), Hooves Of Thunder (app) 40. Former ended four lengths in front. Bohemian Rhapsody (Shahrukh) 41. Easy. Red Bishop (C. Umesh) 39. Moved well. Mighty Sparrow (J. Chinoy) 39. Worked freely. Creative Girl (A. Prakash) 39. Good work. Wind Dancer (Gore) 40. Easy.

1200m: Oliver (C. Umesh) 1-22, 600/40. Moved attractively. 1800m: Royal Champ (Hamir), Treat (Neeraj) 2-9, 600/42. Former started four lengths behind and finished level. Little John (N. Bhosale) 2-7, 1200/1-22, 600/40. Worked well.

Gate practice — inner sand:

1000m: Golden Sparsh (S. Sunil) 1-8, 600/41. Jumped out well. Social Butterfly (Mosin), Commanchero (N. Bhosale) 1-6, 600/41. Former moved well and they finished level.

Mock race noted on March 6:

Race track:

1400m: Gordon (Ajinkya), Mriga (A. Mhatre), Leo The Lion (app), Dash (S.J. Sunil) and Bluebird (J. Chinoy) 1-28, 600/36. Neck, Dist and Dist. Dash and Bluebird planted into the stalls and did not participate.

Second mock race: 1200m: Lightning Blaze (app), Alaricus (Mustakim) 1-13, 600/35. Former won by a distance while the latter was slowly off by a distance at the start.