Date:06/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/06/stories/2006090604841900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Nimble Feet works well

Pune: Nimble Feet worked well when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Sept. 5).

Sand track:

600m: Snap Dragon (S. Chinoy) 41. Easy. Stunning Star (S. N. Chavan) 39.5. Handy. Adam's Star (N. Jodha) 40. Moved freely. Sphinx (S. Chinoy) 38. Pushed. Don Gama (S. Chinoy), Fire God (S. N. Chavan) 36.5. Former was two lengths better. Alamshaara (S. N. Chavan) 37. Moved well. High Opinion (F. Irani) 38.5. Moved well.

800m: Nimble Feet (N. Jodha) 51, 600/38. May make amends. Haifa Victory (Belose), Everyonesinvited (Dashrath) 55, 600/42. Fairy Goddess (S. Chinoy) 52, 600/38.5. Urged in the last part. Bionic Angel (rb), Silent Presence (Kharadi) 54, 600/38. They finished level freely. Rare Look (rb), Love Forty (rb) 56, 600/41.5. Pair level. Duke Ellington (S. Chinoy) 52, 600/39. Pressed. Portrush (M. Narredu) 55.5, 600/41. Easy. Enchanting Girl (S. Chinoy) 51, 600/38. Moved attractively. Raiba (rb), The Rising (Bernard) 51, 600/38.5. They were pushed and finished level. Pioneering (Neeraj) 53.5, 600/41. Easy. Maurya (Pillay) 52.5, 600/39.5. Urged. Goodness Gracious (Shelar) 51.5, 600/38.5. Slightly urged. Thundering Star (S. Chinoy) 50, 600/38. Worked well. Tough Warrior (Kotwal) (1,400-600) 55. Cabinda (Shelar) 51.5, 600/38.5. Stretched.

1,000m: Gold Star (Neeraj) 1-8, 600/40. Moved freely. Gold Biscuit (C. Rajendra) 1-10.5, 600/42. Handy.

1,200m: Lahinch (C. Rajendra), Ballybunnion (Kharadi) 1-23, 600/41. Former made up two lengths and ended one length in front. Scarsdale (Merchant), Dynamical (C. Rajendra) 1-23, 600/40. They moved level freely. Sunlord (P. S. Chouhan) 1-28, 600/43.5. Easy.

1,400m: Zroom (C. Rajendra), Dance Diva (Mansoor) 1-37.5, 1,200/1-22.5, 600/42. Former started two lengths behind and finished four lengths ahead.

Jockey suspended

Vikram Jodha, who rode Dancing Bride in the Tricumdas Dwarkadas Trophy on August 27, was suspended by the Stewards for the period — Sept. 17 to Oct.7, 2006, for unsatisfactory riding on his mount.