Date:02/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/02/stories/2006110202442100.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Lago Medio excels

Pune: Lago Medio and Major Roberts pleased when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Nov. 1).

Sand track:

600m: A bay gelding (Flitch-Priceless Art) (Shelar), Chiclet (Kotwal) 39.5. Former is a 2-y-o and they ended level. Labuan (Shelar), Socaroro (Kotwal) 39.5. Both are 2-y-o's and moved level freely.

800m: Lago Medio (Kotwal), Major Roberts (Lobow) 52, 600/38.5. They moved level freely. Mubarras (Kotwal), a bay gelding (Warrshan-Code Word) (Shelar) 55, 600/39. They were urged ended level. Both are 2-y-o's.

Sand track — Oct. 31:

800m: Cry Of Truth (T. Mahesh) 55, 600/41. Moved freely.

Gate practice (Race track):

1,000m: Perfection (Shelar), Black Hussar (D. K. Ashish) and Temptation (D. G. Shanker) 1-8.5, 600/40.5. Perfection easily finished two lengths ahead. Temptation was slowly off. They are 2-y-o's. A bay colt (Major Impact-Freedom Cry) (T. S. Jodha), Queen Adler (Riyaz) and Spanish Star (rb) 1-1, 600/35. First named who is a 2-y-o strode out well and finished three lengths ahead, while his companions were pushed.

Gate practice (Sand track):

1,000m: A bay gelding (Warrshan-Code Word) (Shelar), a bay gelding (Flitch-Priceless Art) (Kotwal) and Mubarras (Lobow) 1-11, 800/55, 600/41. They are 2-y-o's and jumped out well.