Date:08/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/08/stories/2008030856621900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Rare And Precious shines

BANGALORE: Rare And Precious, Strong Minded and Moneyinthebank shone when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning (March 7).

Inner sand:

800m: Seize The Night (rb) 51.5, 600/39. Moved fluently.

Outer sand:

800m: My Friend Paul (Gnaneshwar) 1-0.5, 600/45.5. Easy. Green Bax (Ghous), Jersey Power (rb) 57, 600/44.5. They finished level. Olivia Valere (S. Marshall) 1-0.5, 600/47. Rare And Precious (Md. Shafiq) 57, 600/44. Retains form.

1000m: Moneyinthebank (P. Woods), Equidae (Sunil) 1-11, 800/55, 600/42.5. Former showed out. Valid Bid (S. John) 1-11, 800/56, 600/43.5. Strode out well. Mangalya Prarambh (S. Marshall) 1-10.5, 800/45, 600/42.5. Stretched out well.

1200m: Another Destiny (rb) 1-28, (1,200-600) 40.5. In fine condition. Swift Fire (Ghous) 1-32, (1,200-600) 45. Word To Word (rb) 1-29, (1,200-600) 42. Read My Mind (rb), Milford (Ghous) 1-25, (1,200-600) 37. They impressed. Logans Run (rb), Cannavaro (Selvaraj) 1-27, (1,200-600) 40.5. They pleased.

1400m: Royal Ambassador (Gnaneshwar) 1-46.5, (1,400-600) 56.5. Leon Cavallo (Shinde), Freemason (rb) 1-43, (1,400-600) 55.5. They moved together.

1600m: Strong Minded (Shinde), Van De Star (Selvaraj) 1-53.5, 800/57, 600/44. Former moved attractively.