Scaramouche and Midnight Express catch the eye

Scaramouche and Midnight Express caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Friday (March 21) morning.

Inner sand:

600m: Evaldo (S. Sunil) 40. Easy.

800m: Dream Seller (Ajinkya) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Midnight Express (Ranjane) 51, 600/38. Moved attractively. Fontana (Ajinkya) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Bashir (Bharat) 57, 600/42. Easy. El Greco (Trainer) 53, 600/40. Worked freely. Sorrento Secret (N. Bhosale) 53, 600/40. Worked well. Viennoise (A. Prakash), Merkavah (T.S. Jodha) 55, 600/41. Former ended three lengths in front.

1000m: Earth (Sandesh) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Moved nicely. Viking (Nirmal), Baychimo (Santosh) 1-11, 600/41. Pair moved together freely. Claude (Santosh), Mysteriousstranger (Nirmal) 1-11, 600/41. They ended level. Irish Gold (Sandesh) 1-7, 800/54, 600/41. Responded well.

Gate practice — inner sand:

1000m: Scaramouche (P. Vinod) 1-5, 800/51, 600/39. Impressed. Valtat (Merchant) 1-9, 600/41. Stretched in the last part.

Mock race noted on March 20. (race track):

1200m: The Milenium Force (Trainer), Emperor Roderic (A. Prakash), Taabiir (S.J. Sunil), Sentinel (Bhawani), Goodfellow (Merchant) and Battista (Ramswarup) 1-12, 600/35. Won by: 1/2, 4 and 5-1/2. First name, who was racing far away fourth till the bend, easily covered the leeway and won the race by half a length. Goodfellow was slowly off by four lengths.