Date:16/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/16/stories/2008091657481800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Highland Glory shines

Pune: Highland Glory shone when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Sept. 15).

Sand track

600m: Swept Away (Jethu) 42. Easy.

800m: Rags To Riches (Pereira) 55, 600/40. Urged. Red Romeo (Jethu) 57, 600/42. Easy. Highland Conquest (Jethu) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Call To Arms (Shelar) 54, 600/40. Moved freely. Jolteon (Hanumant), Katania (W.Smith) 53, 600/39.5. They moved level freely. Golden Spurs (rb) 55, 600/40. Easy. Canton Caper (rb) 56, 600/41.5. Easy. Alohamora (Aadesh) 53, 600/40. Pressed. Gorgeous Lady (T.S.Jodha), Attractive Girl (Hanumant) 52, 600/40. They finished level. La Joie De Vie (S.Nayak), Van De Graff (rb) 52.5, 600/39.5. Former finished four lengths ahead.

1,000m: Socaroro (Merchant) 1-4, 800/49.5, 600/37.5. Pushed.

1,200m: Hava Nagila (Riyaz) 1-25.5, 800/55.5, 600/41. Moved freely. Dance Away (W.Smith), Flo Nightingale (Hanumant) 1-23.5, 600/41.5. They were pushed and former ended two lengths in front.

Gate practice (Sand track)

1,000m: Highland Glory (Jethu), Highland Magic (Merchant) 1-5, 800/50, 600/38.5. Former was two lengths superior. Tigresse Noire (W.Smith), Devilitto (S.Fargeat) 1-5.5, 800/51, 600/39.5. Former finished well clear. Khubsoorat (C.S.Jodha) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Moved freely. Stellar Affair (Kharadi) 1-9, 600/42. Moved well. Gold Quest (Kotwal), Step By Step (S.Fargeat) and The First Lady (Khalander) 1-8, 800/51.5, 600/39. Gold Quest finished five lengths ahead. A dark bay colt (Verglas-Ghassak) (Jethu), Aristrocratic (A.Qureshi) and a bay colt (Rock Of Gibraltar-Speckled Band) (Merchant) 1-9.5, 600/43. First named easily finished four lengths ahead. They are 2-y-o’s.