Date:02/02/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/02/02/stories/2006020204221900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Taurian shines

BANGALORE: Taurian, Hesperus and Sieze The Night shone when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Feb. 1).

Outer sand:

800m: Taurian (Vivek) 55, 600/42.5. Impressed. Mountain Flame (Raja Rao), Port To Port (P. Ramesh) 58.5, 600/44.5. They finished level. Dilaawar (Ranjeet) 1-0, 600/46.5. Moved on the bit. Allot (Appu) 57.5, 600/44.5. Strode out well. Cellisima (S. Ramesh), Sarvaguna Sampanna (Babu Rao) 1-0, 600/47. They moved freely. Sieze The Night (Suraj) 56, 600/44. Moved fluently. Exclaim (Suraj) 56.5, 600/44. Impressed. Exclusive Design (R. Marshall) 1-1, 600/47. Easy. Amatol (rb) 1-0.5, 600/45. Moved on the bit.

1,200m: Rule The Fashion (rb), Jango (P. Ramesh) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 800/56, 600/44. They were stretched while the former responded well and finished four lengths in front. Wistling Straights (Ranjeet) 1-30, (1,200-600) 43. Eased up. Boomer (rb), Cold War (Raja Rao) 1-29, 1,000/1-15, 800/1-0, (1,200-600) 41. They are in fine trim. Anorada (rb), Bee Prepared (rb) 1-31, (1,200-600) 44. They moved freely. Pillar Of Gold (R. Marshall) 1-30, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/44.5. Stretched out well. Bratz (Suraj) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/57, 600/44.5. Moved impressively.

1,400m: Real Excellence (rb) 1-40, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-14, (1,400-600) 52. Worked well. Hesperus (Appu) 1-45, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-12.5, 800/57, 600/44. Pleased.