Date:25/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/25/stories/2006092510681700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Mission Chief pleases

Hyderabad: Mission Chief and Man Of The Match pleased when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Sept. 24).

Sand:

600m: Gran Canaria (D. Singh), Bon Fire (Uday Kiran) 45, 400/29. They were easy. Kodos (D. Singh) 46.5, 400/28.5. Moved well.

800m: Key To Relax (Uday Kiran) 58.5, 600/43.5, 400/29. Maintains form. Chromatic (rb) 1-0, 400/29. Moved well. Special Force (Qazafi) 1-1, 600/46, 400/32. Not extended.

1,000m: Fashion For Ever (Qazafi), Flower Princess (D. Singh) 1-17, 800/58.5, 600/44, 400/29.5. Both were level. Santana Row (D. Singh) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/46, 400/29. Moved freely.

1,200m: Roanoke (Deep Shanker), Oxfordshire (A. Imran Khan) 1-32, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/57.5, 600/43.5, 400/28.5. They finished together. Battle Honour (Ali Khan) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/59.5, 600/45, 400/29.5. Worked well.

1,800m: Mission Chief (D. Singh) 2-14, 1,600/1-57.5, 1,400/1-41, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-14.5, (1,400-400) 1-9. Impressed. Man Of The Match (Qazafi) 2-14, 1,600/1-58, 1,400/1-43.5, 1,200/1-30, 1,000/1-14.5, (1,600-400) 1-23, (1,400-400) 1-8.5. Pleased.