Date:18/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/18/stories/2008091858001700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Touch Of Gold impresses

Hyderabad: Touch Of Gold impressed when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (Sept. 17).

Sand:

600m: Pacific Groove (Christopher), Enforcement (Mukesh) 46, 400/30. They were easy. Foot Print (Sequeira) 46, 400/31. Moved freely. Silver Bullet (Chary) (1,200-600) 47. Easy. Bon Fire (Shoban Babu) 47, 400/31.5. Easy. Asian Delight (rb), Golden Celebrity (Anil) 47.5, 400/31. They moved freely. Donna Summers (rb), Perfect Strike (rb) 45, 400/29. Both were level.

800m: Coral Gables (Christopher) (1,400-600) 1-2. Not extended. Adelaide (rb) 57.5, 600/44, 400/28.5. Moved well. Bold Blast (Ganesh) 1-2, 600/45.5. Easy. Storm Command (Anil), Baywatch Babe (rb) 1-0, 600/44, 400/29.5. They finished together. English Indian (Ali Khan) 1-1, 600/47, 400/32. Not extended. Lady In Limelight (rb), Embattled (Chary) 1-0, 600/44.5, 400/29. They were not extended. Tommy Hilfiger (Shoban Babu) 58, 600/44, 400/31. Easy.

1,000m: Caligatae (Ex:Cagliatti) (Ravinder), Phar Lap (Trainer) 1-14, 800/57.5, 600/44, 400/31. They finished together. Touch Of Gold (Chary) 1-12, 800/55, 600/41, 400/28. Impressed. Earth Bender (Shoban Babu), Easy Touch (D.Singh) 1-15.5, 800/59, 600/45, 400/29.5. They were easy and level.

1,400m: Time On (Chary), Star Senora (P.S.Chouhan) 1-47, 1,200/1-31, 1,000/1-16.5, 800/1-1, 600/46, 400/30. They were well in hand.

1,600m: Shakin Stevens (Chary), Central Command (P.S.Chouhan) 2-1.5, 1,400/1-46, 1,200/1-31, 1,000/1-17, 800/1-2, 600/48, 400/33. Former a length in front.