Proof caught the eye when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Racecourse here on Thursday.
SAND
600m: Zorro The Legend (P Venkat) (From 1000/400) 46. Twentyfive Pips (S Sreekanth) (From 1200/600) 45. Meri Merzi (RB) 47.5. Lady Luck (Uday Kiran) 47, well in hand. Golden Arrow (RB) (From 1000/400) 45, fully eased up. Shades Of Victory (K Mukesh) (From 1000/400) 47. Bound For Glory (P Venkat) (From 1200/600) 47.
800m: Winning Tactics (RB) 1-3.5, 600/47.5. Grand Crew (B Dileep) 1-3, 600/47.5, handy. Lady Of Grace (Ch K Chary) 1-3.5, 600/48, moved easy. Enigma (RB) 1-3, 600/47.5. Betty Prior (S Sreekanth) 1-0, 600/46, well in hand. Promotion (NS Rathore) 1-3, 600/47.5, handy. Sanjaa (Akshay Kumar) 1-3, 600/48. Over Look (Deepshanker) 1-3, 600/48, handy. Architect (S Sreekant) & Blue Diamond (Nitin Singh) (From 1200/400) 1-2, moved together. Concours (Kuldeep Singh) & Fenway Court (S Nayak) 1-0, 600/45, pair moved neck and neck.
1000m: Proof (A Joshi) 1-12, 800/54, 600/42, a fine display. Perfect (S Nayak) & Exclusive (Kuldeep Singh) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/45, pair moved neck and neck. Royal Craft (Ch K Chary) 1-15, 800/1-0, 600/46, unextended. Ein Ein Ein (N Rajesh) 1-15, 800/59, 600/46, fit and well. Komo Komo Komo (N Rajesh) 1-17, 800/1-0, 600/47, shaped well. Spirited (Kiran Naidu) 1-18, 800/1-1, 600/47, moved well. Golden Palace (MF Alikhan) 1-18, 800/1-2, 600/46, well in hand. Sabreen Princess (Ch K Chary) 1-18, 800/1-2, 600/47, unextended.
1200m: Deal Maker (K Anil) & Trustful (NS Rathore) 1-30, 1000/1-14, 800/1-0, 600/46, former finished a length in front. Amazing Power (M Mark) & Any Given Day (Akshay Kumar) 1-32, 1000/1-16, 800/1-0, 600/46, former finished a length in front. Lavish Gift (K Anil) 1-32, (1200/400) 1-1, moved nicely. Elzaam (K Mukesh) 1-32 (1200/600) 44, moved well. Don Valentino (Ch K Chary) 1-34, 1000/1-18, 800/1-0 600/45, unextended.
1400m: Sitting Pretty (Ch K Chary) 1-49, 1200/1-32, 1000/1-16, 800/1-1, 600/46, not extended.