Date:19/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081957221800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Star Always shines

Pune: Star Always shone when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Aug. 18).

Sand track

800m: Free Spirit (Shelar), Rags To Riches (Pereira) 54.5, 600/40.5. They moved neck and neck freely. Royal Crown (Jethu) 56.5, 600/41.5. Easy. Bee Quick (Neeraj) 54.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. Nyala (H.G.Rathod), Cameo (Baandal) 51.5, 600/38. They moved level freely. Mountain King (rb) 52.5, 600/39.5. Urged. Ptolemy (Kharadi), Aquilo (T.Mahesh) 57, 600/41.5. Former ended six lengths in front. Supreme Orator (rb), Princess Samerah (I.Shaikh) 53, 600/40. They finished level. Double Vision (app) 52.5, 600/40. Moved freely. Bonny Light (S.Fargeat) 57.5, 600/43. Easy. Red Dawn (Hanumant), Sparta (S.Fargeat) 51, 600/38.5. Former was one length superior. Royal Empire (Hanumant), Ravenspark (S.Fargeat) 53.5, 600/41. Former ended five lengths in front.

1,000m: Star Always (Biramne) 1-6, 800/51, 600/38. Moved attractively.

1,200m: Grand Stand (Tograllu) 1-25.5, 1,000/1-9, 800/53, 600/38.5. Moved well. Got To Go (Neeraj) 1-27, 1,000/1-11, 600/42. Easy. Blazing Angel (rb) 1-26.5, 800/56, 600/42.5. Urged. Lone Sentinel (Srinath) 1-23, 600/41.5. Pressed. Diego Rivera (Pereira) 1-26.5, 600/44. Easy.

1,600m: Absolute Reality (H.G.Rathod) 1-56, 1,000/1-11, 800/56, 600/41.5. Moved freely.

Gate practice (Sand track)

1,000m: Just Once More (C.S.Jodha), Shabdeez (Biramne), Sir Taj (rb) 1-12.5, 800/56.5, 600/43. First named ended five lengths in front. Nara (rb) 1-7, 800/52, 600/40.5. Jumped out well. Cherokee (rb), Embarr (Kamlesh) 1-10, 800/55, 600/42. Former finished six lengths ahead. Vitriol (Rathore), Royal Hunter (Farooq) 1-6, 800/51, 600/39. Former finished well clear. Highland Glory (A.Qureshi), Talk Of The Town (Merchant) 1-12.5, 600/44. Pair easy. Audacity Unleashed (Shelar), Highland Flame (I.Shaikh) 1-10, 800/53.5, 600/41.5. They finished level. Master Craft (Biramne), Khubsoorat (C.S.Jodha) 1-8, 800/52, 600/39.5. Former finished eight lengths ahead. Tembung (Merchant), Es Sider (Kotwal), Houdini (Khalander) 1-8, 800/52.5, 600/40.5. First named finished well clear. Accumulate (S.Fargeat), Sioux Chief (N.Alam), Inch Perfect (Neeraj), Raftaar (N.Jodha) 1-6.5, 800/52, 600/40. Accumulate finished six lengths ahead.