Date:01/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/01/stories/200803015103ai00.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Read My Mind impresses

BANGALORE: Read My Mind, Alekona and In The Zone impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (Feb. 29).

Outer sand:

800m: Major Asset (rb), Bullish Luck (rb) 58.5, 600/45. Former finished five lengths ahead. Zafar (S. Ramesh) 57, 600/44. Moved well. Faction Leader (rb) 58.5, 600/45. Strode out well. In The Zone (S. John) 56, 600/42.5. Pleased. Powerfuldreams (R. Ravi) 57.5, 600/44. Worked well.

1,000m: Green Bax (Ghous), Chief’s Dream (rb) 1-14, 800/58.5, 600/46. Former finished four lengths ahead. Crackerjack (S. John), Royal Amber (P. Woods) 1-14, 800/57, 600/44.5. They finished level. You’re Wonderful (rb) 1-13.5, 800/57, 600/44. Stretched out well.

1,200m: Olivia Valere (S. Marshall) 1-31, (1,200-600) 44. Easy. Ever So Clever (Shinde) 1-25, (1,200-600) 39. Eased up. Baffled (Ghous), a 3-y-o (Local Talent – Valencia) (rb) 1-29, (1,200-600) 42. Pacific Pride (Shakti) 1-27, 800/57, 600/44. In fine nick. Alekona (rb) 1-28, 800/55.5, 600/42. Moved fluently. Read My Mind (rb), Bliss (Ghous) 1-24, (1,200-600) 37.5. Former showed out. Leopardino (Selvaraj), Full On (Shinde) 1-32.5, (1,200-600) 42.5.

1,400m: Einstein (rb), Alinski (Ghous) 1-40, (1,400-600) 53. They are in fine trim. Divine Dew (M. Ravi), Music On Demand (V. Patel) 1-45, (1,400-600) 39. They moved well. Van De Star (rb), Rapido Gonzales (rb) 1-45, (1,400-600) 41.5. Shisham (rb), Ahira (Shinde) 1-40, 800/58, 600/45. They moved fluently. Lightnin Blues (S. Marshall) 1-46.5, 800/58.5, 600/46. Moved on the bit.

Gate practice – Inner sand:

1,400m: Moneyinthebank (Sunil), Jersey Power (Ghous), Turbo Babe (rb) 1-36, (1,400-600) 48. Moneyinthebank impressed. Imperial Dream (Raja Rao), Competent Soldier (S. Babu) 1-34, (1,400-600) 50.5. They jumped out well.