Date:13/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/13/stories/2008071357001700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Stroke Of Luck pleases

Hyderabad: Stroke Of Luck, Cefiro, See You There and Standing Ovation pleased when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (July 12).

Sand:

600m: Prohibition (Nitin) 46.5, 400/32. Easy. World Wide (Ramana) 47, 400/32. Not extended. Execute (Ramana) 46.5, 400/30.5. Easy. Sir Almas (Farookh), Olympic Crown (Sharookh) (1,000-400) 46. They were easy. Turning Point (Anil) 47.5, 400/31.5. Not extended. Jaan Baaz (Farookh) 45, 400/29. Easy. Monochrome (Sharookh) 47, 400/32. Not extended. Red Carpet (Ganesh), Ruby Rouge (Sequeira) 45, 400/31.5. They were easy and level. Attorney General (Laxmikanth) 44, 400/30.5. Easy. Apparitor (Sequeira) 47, 400/32. Moved on the bit.

800m: Colorados Pride (Ravinder) 1-2.5, 600/46, 400/32. Moved freely. Secret Command (Antony) (1,200-400) 1-0.5. Easy. Benazir (Laxmikanth) 1-1, 600/45, 400/29.5. Moved well. Cefiro (Ramana) 58.5, 600/41.5, 400/29. Impressed. Chamatkar (Ravinder) 1-0, 600/44, 400/29.5. Easy. Galloping Grocer (Laxmikanth), Star Caliber (Ali Khan) 1-2, 600/46.5, 400/31. They were easy and level. Sprint Champ (Ravinder) 1-1, 600/44.5, 400/27. Pleased. True Fashion (Ravinder) 1-0, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. Moved well. Secret Silence (Sharookh) 1-2, 600/46.5, 400/32. Not extended.

1,000m: Bundle Of Roses (Laxmikanth) 1-14.5, 800/57.5, 600/43, 400/28. Speedy. Stroke Of Luck (Ravinder) 1-13, 800/57.5, 600/42.5, 400/28. Pleased. Golden Flame (Laxmikanth) 1-16, 800/59, 600/42.5, 400/28.5. Moved well.

1,200m: Holly Go Lightly (Ex: Holly) (Trainer), Dark Desire (rb) 1-32.5, (1,200-400) 59. Former moved slightly better. See You There (Farookh), Standing Ovation (Sharookh) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 800/58, 600/44, 400/30. They impressed. Torrestrella (rb) 1-29, (1,200-400) 58. Moved well.

1,400m: Flash Flares (Ali Khan), Adelaide (Laxmikanth) 1-47, 1,200/1-30.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/1-0, 600/45.5, 400/31.5. Former showed out.

Sand — July 11:

600m: Lady Escort (Trainer) 47, 400/31.5. Moved on the bit. Unexpected Twist (Trainer) 47.5, 400/32.5. Not extended. Torrestrella (Ramana) (1,200-600) 47.5. Moved freely. Avon Gorge (rb) (1,000-400) 46.5. Easy. Dancing Harbour (Ganesh), Girl Of Love (Sequeira) 47, 400/30. Both level.

800m: Krrish (M. Krishna) (1,200-400) 59.5. Easy.

1,000m: Exclusive Monarch (Chary), Time On (Ali Khan) (1,400-400) 1-15.5, (1,400-600) 59. Former moved slightly better.