Date:23/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/23/stories/2008092351501800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Sauvemente catches the eye

Pune: Sauvemente caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Sept. 22).

Sand track

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

800m: Fidel Defensor (app) 55, 600/42. Urged. Item Bomb (Dashrath) 55, 600/41. Moved freely. Grey Island (Dashrath), Flying Spirit (Belose) 51, 600/38. Former finished six lengths ahead. Kai (Ikram) 54.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. Dangerous Belle (rb) 52, 600/39.5. Pushed. Nitrous (W.Smith) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Hidden Danger (Belose), Black Partridge (Dashrath) 57, 600/42. Pair easy. A bay gelding (Tirol-Making Waves) (Baandal), a bay filly (China Visit-Santorini Star) (Aadesh) 54.5, 600/40. They are 2-y-o’s and moved freely. Set Alight (K.Kadam) 57.5, 600/44. Easy. Arkhos (N.Alam) 57, 600/43.5. Easy. Red Chili (Belose), Shayara (Dashrath) 57, 600/42. Former ended two lengths in front.

1,000m: Go Guzzi Go (W.Smith), Hot Talent (Lisa Jones) 1-7.5, 800/52.5, 600/40. Former was two lengths superior.

1,200m: Hymns To Freedom (Belose), Radiating (Tograllu) 1-23, 1,000/1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Former strode out well and finished six lengths ahead. Everybody Counts (Tograllu), Rule Of Law (Belose) 1-22.5, 1,000/1-6.5, 600/40.5. Former ended four lengths in front.

1,400m: Rococo (Hanumant) 1-41.5, 1,200/1-26.5, 600/43.5. Slightly urged.

Gate practice (Sand track)

1,000m: Khubsoorat (Biramne) 1-12, 600/41. Easy. Sauvemente (W.Smith), Devilitto (rb), Step By Step (S.Fargeat) and The First Lady (Kotwal) 1-6, 800/51.5, 600/39.5. Sauvemente moved well and beat the others by five lengths. Siroco (rb) 1-11, 600/44. Moved freely.

Mock race (Race track) — Sept. 21

1,200m: Red Romeo (Kamlesh), Highland Magic (A.Qureshi), Chios (M.Narredu), Classic Ruler (Baandal), Highland Glory (Merchant), Blue Vision (C.S.Jodha), Saddlers Rule (Neeraj) and Royal Crown (I.Shaikh) 1-11, 600/35.5. Dist, Sh, 1. Red Romeo who is in great heart won from pillar to post.

Second Mock race

1,200m: Clas (Ikram), Splendid Monarchy (Pradeep) 1-15, 600/37. Clas finished well clear.