Date:09/06/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/09/stories/2007060900011800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Hotstepper, Splendid Surprise shine

BANGALORE: Hotstepper, Splendid Surprise, Rhapsidion Snow and Southern Charge shone when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (June 8).

Outer sand

800m: Distributor (A. Imran) 56, 600/43.5. Extended. Kaliyug Raja (Gnaneshwar) 57, 600/44. Easy. Flying Jet (I. Chisty) 55, 600/42. Pleased. Dazzling Skill (M. Ravi) 54.5, 600/42.5. Strode out well. Everything Nice (P.S. Chouhan) 58.5, 600/45.5. Spread Smile (P.S. Chouhan) 57, 600/43.5. Extended.

1000m: Mangalya Prarambh (S. Marshall) 1-12, 800/56.5, 600/44. Strode out well. Ecuador (Chary), Lush Foliage (Gnaneshwar) 1-13.5, 800/55.5, 600/42. They pleased. Tobin (Rajesh Babu) 1-15, 800/58, 600/44.5. Easy. Jedi Knight (rb) 1-13.5, 800/55.5, 600/43. Moved well. Latin Twister (Sunil) 57, 600/44. Moved on the bit.

1200m: Regents Park (Appu), Lady Escort (Uday Kiran) 1-25, 1,000/1-11, 800/55.5, 600/43.5. They moved impressively. Mercurial (Appu) 1-26.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/58.5, 600/46. Easy. Swift Fire (Srinath) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/45. Moved fluently. Double Emerge (Srinath) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 800/59, 600/46. Moved freely. Time On (rb), Mission Chief (Ali Khan) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/58.5, 600/45.5. They finished level. Western Command (Mark Zahra) 1-27.5, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/43.5. In fine trim.

1400m: Conquering Love (Suraj) 1-44, 1,200/1-28, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/57.5, 600/44. Shaped well. Rhapsidion Snow (Ashwin), Southern Charge (Mark Zahra) 1-38, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-9, 800/54, 600/42. They moved attractively. Carlos (Suraj), Oro Neiro (rb) 1-42, 1,200/1-24, 1,000/1-11, 800/56, 600/45. They moved impressively. Vijayraaj (M. Narredu), Netor (rb) 1-42, 1,200/1-27, 1,000/1-13.5, 800/58, 600/45. They finished together.

1600m: Splendid Surprise (Srinath) 1-55, 1,400/1-37.5, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-9.5, 800/54.5, 600/43. In fine fettle. Hotstepper (Srinath) 1-53, 1,400/1-37, 1,200/1-23, 1,000/1-8.5, 800/53.5, 600/42. Responded well to the urgings.

Gate practice — inner sand

1400m: Rio Bravo (rb), Gift A Diamond (Aadesh) 1-31.5, (1,400-600) 51. Former showed out. Born Free (Tauseef) 1-40.5, (1,400-600) 49.5. Jumped out well. Blue Vision (Rajinder), Perpetuity (S.S. Baria) 1-35, (1,400-600) 51.5. They impressed. Land Of Smiles (Shakti), Event Horizon (Chandrashekar) 1-36.5, (1,400-600) 55. They took a good jump. Way To Wealth (rb) 1-35, (1,400-600) 53. Jumped out well. Antonique (rb), Ace Act (S. John) 1-32.5, (1,400-600) 50. They jumped out smartly. Power Punch (P.S. Chouhan) 1-42, (1,400-600) 53. Rexcellent (T. Bernard), Golden Tricks (Rajesh Babu) 1-33, (1,400-600) 49. Latter impressed. Quantico (S. John), Silver Fox (rb) 1-33.5, (1,400-600) 51. They pleased.