Date:29/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/29/stories/2008032954560600.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Bee Quick excels

Mumbai: Bee Quick and Asclepieion excelled when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning. (Mach 28).

Inner sand:

600m: Skyros (V.Walkar) 41. Easy.

800m: Bee Quick (S.Fargeat) 50, 600/37. In pink of condition. Icebreaker (Daniel Grant) 56, 600/41.5. Shaped like a winner. Adams Pleasure (rb), Kalpavruksha (Aadesh) 56, 600/41. They were easy. Absolute Reality (S.N.Chavan) 51.5, 600/39. Urged.

1000m: Salve Regina (S.Fargeat), Got To Go (Neeraj) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. They moved level freely. Swahili (Daniel Grant), Pure Devotion (Riyaz) 1-8, 800/52.5, 600/39. Former started three lengths behind and finished three lengths ahead. Enceladus (rb) 1-10.5, 600/45. Easy.

1200m: Asclepieion (S.Fargeat), Patek Philippe (Neeraj) 1-18.5, 1000/1-3, 800/50, 600/37.5. Former who is in good shape was well in hand and ended level.

Outer sand:

600m: Highland Conquest (Zameer), Fantasy Lake (Merchant) 38. They finished level. Colour Of Joy (S.S.Rathore) 38.5. Moved freely. Cinderella Man (rb), Rubidium (rb) 40.5. Pair easy. Nonios (Baandal) 41. Easy.

800m: Cosmopolitan (Merchant) 51.5, 600/38. Moved well. Green Valley (Hamir), Inch Perfect (P.S.Chouhan) 50, 600/37. Former finished three lengths ahead. Shanghai Gal (P.S.Chouhan) 52, 600/39.5. Urged. Jaaneman (rb) 55, 600/41. Urged.

1000m: Dancing Diva (I.Shaikh), Samarkhand (J.Chinoy) 1-3.5, 800/50.5, 600/38.5. Former moved well while the latter was urged to end level.

1200m: Da Vinci (V.Walkar) 1-22.5, 600/41. Moved freely. Blue Mountain (C.Rajendra) 1-27, 600/43. Easy. Rockefeller (Ruzaan), Totalitarian (C.Rajendra) 1-26, 600/43. They were easy.

Gate practice: inner sand:

1000m: Attention Seeker (Riyaz), Force Of Law (V.Walkar) 1-9, 600/42.5. Former superior. Young Offender (Merchant), Global Spirit (I.Shaikh) 1-9.5, 600/41.5. They were urged and former ended five lengths in front. Northern Prince (Zameer), Regina (rb) 1-7.5, 600/39.5. Former finished a distance ahead. Solor (rb), Distinguished (Neeraj) 1-10, 600/41. They finished level. Sir Taj (J.Chinoy) 1-8, 600/41. Pressed.

Mock race noted on March 27 (race track):

2000m: Polar Glow (Baandal), Knights Templar (Agarwal) 2-11, 600/41. Former finished a distance ahead.

Second Mock Race:

1400m: Silent Presence (Aadesh), Peninsula (Belose), Itsracingafterall (I.Shaikh) and Optimist (Merchant) 1-27.5, 600/37. 3/4, 1, dist. Peninsula jumped out well and easily finished second to Silent Presence.