Date:23/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/23/stories/200805235379rr00.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Rare And Precious pleases

BANGALORE: Rare And Precious, Music Forever, Superior Surprise and Rimpuche pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (May 22).

Inner sand:

800m: Crocodile Hunter (Ms. L. Jones) 54, 600/41. Moved on the bit. Alcmene (Suraj), Top Of The Class (S. Marshall) 54, 600/39.5. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Compton Star (Harish), Mafioso (-) 54, 600/41.5. They finished level. Portpatrick (S. John) 52, 600/39.5. Moved impressively. Rimpuche (Suraj), Lightnin Blues (S. Marshall) 51, 600/38. Former showed out. Kaliyug Raja (D. K. Ashish), Neel Gagan (P. Sharma) 52, 600/40. Former finished well ahead. Alexanderthegreat (rb), Brave Arjun (Sk. Sharookh) 55, 600/42. South Parade (Pereira) 53.5, 600/41. Moved well. Clap And Run (Shadab Khan) 52, 600/39.5. Worked well. Char Chand (P. Sharma), Little Splendour (Sk. Sharookh) 50, 600/38. Former finished three lengths ahead. Talk Of The Devil (Appu) 52.5, 600/41.5. Easy. Equidae (Ms. L. Jones), Western Command (P. Woods) 52, 600/40. Former finished ten lengths ahead. Light Brigade (D. K. Ashish) 54, 600/41.5. Easy. Competent Soldier (S. Babu), Gleam Of Night (Shakti) 52.5, 600/39.5. They finished level. Adamant Approach (Ms. L. Jones) 54, 600/41. Moved freely. Jaan Baaz (Sk. Sharookh), Sir Almas (Appu) 56, 600/41.5. Pinaakini (Shobhan) 52.5, 600/40. Moved impressively. Burning Ambition (P. Sharma), Sensational Bay (Koch) 55, 600/42. Stirring (rb) 54, 600/42. Opprimo (rb) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Rare And Precious (Gnaneshwar) 49, 600/36.5. Pleased. Bella Coole (-), Storm Command (-) 54, 600/40.5. They finished together. Spicy Star (Gnaneshwar) 53.5, 600/41. Moved on the bit. Sparsh (Appu), Friendly Fire (B. Mukesh) 53, 600/40. They moved well.

1,200m: Amazing Flora (Faisal), Let The River Run (Gnaneshwar) 1-25, 800/54, 600/41. They are in fine trim. Act Of Duty (L. Marshall) 1-25.5, 800/56, 600/42. Easy.

1,400m: Hill Of Grace (P. Woods) 1-40, 800/54.5, 600/41. Moved with plenty in hand.

1,600m: Superior Surprise (Appu) 1-46, 800/50.5, 600/39. Responded well to the urgings. Music Forever (Appu) 1-47, 800/49, 600/38. Impressed.

Gate practice – Inner sand:

1,400m: Royal Treasure (rb), Gampu (S. John), Raider’s Sun (W. Smith) 1-43, (1,400-600) 51. They jumped out well.