Date:26/08/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/26/stories/2005082603021900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Star Crush pleases

HYDERABAD: Adelaide, Star Crush, Integrate, Candy Man, Gallant Commander and Ivegotthepower pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 25).

Sand:

600m: Visonahld (Shobhan Babu), Da Vinci Rose (rb) 45, 400/28. They were easy and level. Special Force (rb), Mirbat Battle (Shobhan Babu) 43.5, 400/28. They finished together. Cosmic Champ (Laxman) 47.5. Not extended. London Eye (Laxman) 47. Easy.

800m: Adolfito (B.V. Krishnan) (1800-1000) 1-2. Not extended. Candy Man (B. Prakash) 57.5, 600/43.5, 400/29.5. Maintains form. Ice River (Nishanth) 57, 400/30. Moved freely. Maid Of The Mist (Joshi) 58.5, 600/44.5, 400/29. Moved well. Star Kid (Ravinder), Simple Soul (rb) 57.5, 600/44.5. Former easily finished three lengths in front. Adelaide (Joshi) 54, 600/40.5, 400/29. Impressed. Star Crush (A. Imran Khan) 56, 600/43.5, 400/30.5. Retains form. Adams Madame (rb) 58.5, 600/42.5, 400/27.5. Pleased. Ekagra (Chary) 59.5, 600/42.5, 400/28.5. Moved freely. Scintilating Skill (B. Prakash) 1-2, 600/47, 400/32.5. Moved on the bit. Royal Guest (Shobhan Babu) 1-2.5, 400/29.5. Moved freely. Gallant Commander (Aadesh) 57, 600/43, 400/28. Maintains form.

1,000m: Clare Bridge (Jagdale), Lolita (ex-Statling Water) (Joshi) 1-17.5, 800/58, 600/43. Former finished four lengths in front. Ivegotthepower (Chary) 1-13.5, 800/58.5, 600/44, 400/28.5. Moved well. Integrate (Chary) 1-13, 800/56.5, 600/42.5, 400/29.5. Impressed. Golden Blaze (rb) (1400/400) 1-17.5. Not extended.