Date:07/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/07/stories/2006090702101900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Horatio, First Mover show out

Hyderabad: Horatio, First Mover, Flying Knight, Arrow Of Light and Queen Of Kazran showed out when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Sept. 6).

Outer grass:

600m: Australis (Asad) 41, 400/26.5. Moved well. Star Crush (Suresh) 43. Not extended. Pocket Dynamite (Asad) 40, 400/26. Moved well.

800m: Cannon Target (Laxman) 59, 600/41. Easy. Secret Command (Shinde), Mystic Crown (Rawal) 51.5, 600/38.5, 400/25. They impressed.

1,200m: Final Frontier (Shinde) 1-25, 1,000/1-7, 800/52.5, 600/40, 400/29.5. Moved freely. Classic Hammer (rb) 1-24, (1,200-400) 51.5. Maintains form.

1,400m: Come On Sania (App), Target Time (Qazafi) 1-39, 1,200/1-22.5, 1,000/1-8, 800/54, 600/40.5, 400/28.5. Former showed out. Song Of Stars (Lawrence), Easy Rider (Laxmikanth) 1-33, 1,200/1-17.5, 1,000/1-5, 800/53, (1,400-400) 1-6. Former looks fit. Wild Angel (Pramod), Red Carpet (Qazafi) 1-36, 1,200/1-20.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 800/53, 600/40, 400/27. Former a length in front.

1,600m: Gold Mint (rb), Arcelor (Ex: Eternal Prince) (M. Krishna) 1-55, 1,400/1-37, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-9, 800/55.5, 600/42, 400/29. Former finished four lengths in front. Queen Of Kazran (D. Singh), The Bee (Farookh) 1-49, 1,400/1-33, 1,200/1-19, 1,000/1-6, 800/53.5, 600/41, 400/29. They finished together. Nano Blue (rb) 1-57, 1,400/1-41.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-12, 800/57.5, 600/42.5, 400/29.5. Retains form.

Sand:

800m: First Mover (Anil) 56, 600/42.5, 400/30. Pleased. Al Falujah (rb) (1,400-600) 1-1. Easy. Artistic Show (Qazafi) (1,400-600) 1-1. Easy. Always Ahead (A. Imran Khan), Shanaruma (Laxman) 1-2, 600/46, 400/31. Former moved better. Punjab Regiment (Pavan Kumar) 59, 600/43, 400/28. Moved freely. Sim Sim (Laxmikanth) 1-0, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. Moved freely. Blooming Star (Uday Kiran) (1,400-600) 1-1. Easy. Hunting Hawk (Qazafi) (1,200-400) 1-2.5. Not extended.

Gate practice (Outer grass):

800m: Miraculous Ruler (Laxman) (1,200-400) 1-0. Took a smart jump and eased up at the last 400m.

1,200m: Manishas Master (Farookh), Dazzling Delight (Joshi), Sammurai (Ali Khan), Sha Baaz (Laxman) 1-22.5, 1,000/1-7, 800/53, 600/39, 400/25.5. Sha Baaz was slowly off and Manishas Master moved well with blinkers on. Bossei Girl (Anil), Snow Bound (Suresh), Money Care (rb) 1-19, 1,000/1-5, 800/52.5, 600/40, 400/27. They jumped out well and were separated by a distance each. Horatio (A. Imran Khan), Master Prospect (Rawal), Fearless Flame (Ravinder), Golden Waltz (Sreekant) 1-19, 1,000/1-5, 800/53, 600/41, 400/27.5. Golden Waltz was slowly off and Horatio impressed with blinkers on. Flying Knight (Sequeira), Arrow Of Light (D. Singh), Captain Steve (Laxmikanth), Taste Of India (Pavan Kumar) 1-19.5, 1,000/1-5, 800/53.5, 600/41.5, 400/27.5. They jumped out well and were separated by half a length, distance and a distance.