Date:19/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/19/stories/2008091958321700.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Fire Bender pleases

Hyderabad: Fire Bender, Lancashire, Power Ranger, John Galt, Coral Gables and Sprucespringstien pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Sept.18).

Sand:

600m: Sound Of Nature (Mukesh) 47, 400/30.5. Maintains form. Onera Onera Onera (Ali Khan) 47.5, 400/32. Not extended. Canadian Girl (Anil), Cripple Creeke (rb) 47, 400/31. Both level. Go Air (M.Krishna) (1,000-400) 46.5. Easy. Donna Summers (rb), Maximum City (Laxman) 47.5, 400/30. They were easy and level. Cogent (Sequeira) 47, 400/31. Easy.

800m:Lucky Damsel (rb) 59.5, 600/44.5, 400/28.5. Moved well. Vijay Marg (Trainer) 1-1, 600/45, 400/30. Moved freely. Ivory Snow (rb), Allegation (rb) 59, 600/43, 400/29. Former superior. Ravileena (Mukesh) 1-2.5, 600/45.5, 400/30.5. Easy. Encounter (Abhinay) 59.5, 600/44.5, 400/30. Not extended. Yes Es Yes Ses (Joshi) 59, 600/44, 400/30. Easy. John Galt (rb), Coral Gables (Mukesh) 59, 600/42, 400/26.5. They impressed. Venturous (Sequeira) (1,200-400) 1-1.5. Easy. Good Speed (Mukesh) (1,400-600) 1-2.5. Not extended. Grand Slam (A.Imran Khan), Private Dancer (Sreekant) 1-1, 600/46, 400/30.5. They were easy and level. Torrestrella (Ramana) (1,200-400) 1-2.5. Not extended. Power Ranger (A.Imran Khan) 57.5, 600/43.5, 400/31. Moved on the bit. Green Vision (Anil), Golden Celebrity (rb) 58, 600/42.5, 400/28. Former finished six lengths in front. Go Easy (A.Imran Khan) 1-0.5, 600/45, 400/28.5. Moved well.

1,000m: Bakersfield (Mukesh), Costa Mesa (Antony) 1-17.5, 800/1-1, 600/46.5, 400/31.5. Former a length in front. Sprucespringstien (rb) 1-12, 800/56.5, 600/43.5, 400/30. Pleased. Fire Bender (D.Singh) 1-15.5, 800/59, 600/45, 400/28. Pleased.

1,200m: Dark Stranger (Trainer) 1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/59.5, 600/45.5, 400/29.5. Easy. Vijaysena (Joshi), Vijayveer (rb) 1-28, 1,000/1-13, 800/57, 600/42.5, 400/28.5. Former finished ten lengths in front. Siddipet Express (Ali Khan) 1-32.5, 800/1-1, 400/32. Moved freely.

1,400m: Lancashire (Mukesh) 1-47.5, (1,400-400) 1-13. Pleased.

Mock race (Inner grass) — Sept. 17:

1,200m: Hot Seat (Ali Khan), Marvel Queen (Laxmikanth) and Barkha Rani (Shoban Babu) 1-22, 1,000/1-6.5, 800/54, 600/40, 400/27. Hot Seat finished eight lengths in front of the pair.