Date:25/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/25/stories/2006092510691700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Ruben Star and Priapus excel

Pune: Ruben Star and Priapus excelled when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning (Sept. 24).

Sand track:

600m: Born To Lead (rb), Love Forty (Aadesh) 38. They were pushed and finished level. Silent Presence (Kharadi) 38.5. Moved freely.

800m: Struie (rb), Druids Glen (Kharadi) 52, 600/39. They moved freely. Cape Merino (rb), Serendipity (Chowghule) and Gandiva (rb) 52, 600/39. Trio was urged. Asian Express (Pradeep) 52, 600/38. Pushed. Game Of Power (rb) 52, 600/39. Urged. Agha (Kharadi) 53, 600/40. Handy. Excellento (C. S. Jodha) 51, 600/37.5. Moved well. Smarty Pant (C. S. Jodha), Private Eye (Neeraj) 55, 600/39. They ended level. Real Quick (Pradeep) 53.5, 600/40. Moved well. Princeway (Zameer), Maranello (rb) 53.5, 600/39.5. Former better. Major Roberts (Shelar) 52.5, 600/40. Moved freely. Regina (Zameer), Constantia (rb) 56, 600/41.5. Former better. Babita (Chowghule) 55.5, 600/42.5. Easy. Ballybunnion (Kharadi) 54.5, 600/41. Handy.

1,000m: Raudo (Mansoor) 1-9, 600/40.5. Moved well. Regal Fantasy (Ikram), Farfallah (Mansoor) 1-9.5, 600/42. They were urged and ended level. World War Three (S. Nayak) 1-9, 600/41. Good. Fiery Fortune (Belose), Everyonesinvited (Dashrath) 1-8, 600/41. Former superior. Illica (Rupesh), Rococo (Kamlesh) 1-6, 600/40. They moved level freely. Hoofbeats (C. S. Jodha), Oojah (Neeraj) 1-8.5, 600/41. Former moved well.

1,200m: Fantastic Fury (Jehangir), The Spider Man (Pradeep) 1-24, 600/41.5. They were pushed and former ended two lengths in front. Great Alliance (Kamlesh) 1-22, 600/39. Stretched. Rising Dream (Aadesh) 1-26, 600/45.5. Easy. Imogene (Shelar) 1-21, 600/39. Pushed. Totalitarian (Neeraj) 1-20, 600/40. Moved attractively. Elucidate (Pereira), Oh What A Babe (C. Rajendra) 1-25.5, 600/41.5. Pair level. Hugo Boss (Pereira) 1-20, 600/43. Moved well. Hugo (C. Rajendra) 1-22, 600/41.5. Moved fluently. Patroclus (Rupesh), Stara Zagora (Ruzaan) 1-24.5, 600/42.5. Former ended four lengths in front. Touch A Star (Neeraj), Chagall (Ruzaan) 1-23, 600/40.5. Former easily finished three lengths ahead.

1,600m: Ruben Star (B. Prakash), Newfoundland (M. R. Singh) 1-51, 1,000/1-7.5, 600/42. Former, who was well in hand, started two lengths behind and finished one length ahead. In great heart. Nimble Feet (C. Rajendra), Golden Triangle (N. Jodha) 1-53.5, 600/42.5. Former strode out well and finished three lengths ahead. Priapus (Kamlesh), Englehart (Rupesh) 1-50, 600/40. Former easily finished three lengths ahead.

Sand track — Sept. 23:

600m: Tantrik (rb) (1,200-600) 40. Notable Runner (Belose), Malibu (Dashrath) 38. Former superior.

800m: Desert Star (C. S. Jodha), Sixty Seconds (rb) 54, 600/38. Former has improved. Here Comes The Don (S. N. Chavan) 54.5, 600/41. Easy. Collateral (F. Irani) 56, 600/43.5. Easy. Kadima (Mansoor) 56, 600/42.5. Handy.

1,000m: Flying Rani (J. Chinoy) 1-8.5, 800/53, 600/40.5. Moved well. Radical Power (P. S. Chouhan), Accessible (C. Rajendra) 1-4.5, 600/38.5. Former moved well and finished two lengths ahead. Diamonds Of Ace (T. S. Jodha) (1,600-600) 1-8. Moved freely.

1,200m: Sail Away (T. S. Jodha) 1-24.5, 600/41. Shaped well.