Date:16/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/16/stories/2008081660742102.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Centreofattention impresses

Pune: Centreofattention and Antonios impressed when the horses were exercised here on Friday morning.

Sand

600m: Mysterious Heights (T.S. Jodha) 42.5. Easy. Fantastic Fury (Pradeep) 40. Easy. Try Your Luck (Pradeep) 42.5. Easy.

800m: Juventus (T.S. Jodha) 53, 600/39. Pleased. Centreofattention (S. Fargeat), River Tern (Rathore) 51.5, 600/37.5. Former who was well in hand started two lengths behind and finished level. Courage Under Fire (Shelar), Aiming High (I.Shaikh) 54, 600/40. They were urged and ended level. Antonios (T.S. Jodha), Pine Crest (Hanumant) 51, 600/37. Former is in good shape and finished well clear. Highland Glory (Zameer), Talk Of The Town (Merchant) 58, 600/43. Easy. Highland Bounty (Shelar), Luck Factor (Aadesh) 51, 600/38. They moved neck and neck freely. Cherokee (rb) 50, 600/37. Moved well. Attractive Girl (Hanumant), Encouragement (T.S. Jodha) 55, 600/39.5. They were level. Elusive Trust (Hanumant), Nitrous (rb) (1400-600) 56. They were easy.

1000m: Flaming Arrow (Jethu), Orpheus (Zameer) 1-9, 800/53.5, 600/39.5. Former was well in hand and they finished level. Heavy Money (Baria) 1-8, 600/39.5. Moved freely. War Of Attrition (rb), Needforspeed (rb) 1-9.5, 800/54, 600/40. Both moved level freely.

1200m: Our Excellencee (S.Fargeat) 1-20, 1000/1-5.5, 800/51.5, 600/38.5. In great heart.