Date:07/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/07/stories/2008100757421800.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Rare And Precious pleases

BANGALORE: Rare And Precious, Chilli Chocolate and Dazzling Honour pleased when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (Oct. 6).

Inner sand:

800m: Dazzling Honour (S. John) 51, 600/38.5. Impressed. Gris Rapide (A. Velu) 52, 600/39. Moved well. The Rolls (rb) 55, 600/42. Easy. Rebellious (R. Ravi), Awesome Fighter (rb) 53, 600/41. Former finished well ahead. Fanaa (Shahbuddin) 52.5, 600/40. In fine trim. Fly Free (rb) 51.5, 600/38.5. Strode out well. True Confidence (Shobhan) 53, 600/40. Moved freely. Double Emerge (Narasimha) 52.5, 600/40. Worked well. Jedi Knight (Gnaneshwar) 52, 600/39. Shaped well.

1,000m: Super Spear (rb), Mercurial (Sreekanth) 1-8.5, 800/50, 600/38. They moved fluently. Rare And Precious (Md. Shafiq) 1-5.5, 800/49.5, 600/37.5. Moved attractively. Chilli Chocolate (rb), Applique (Appu) 1-5.5, 800/49.5, 600/38. Former impressed.

1,200m: Four Seasons (rb), Marcegalia (rb) 1-28, 800/55, 600/42. They moved on the bit. Cassandra (Appu) 1-20, 800/53, 600/41. Pleased.

1,400m: Rhapsidion Snow (P. Woods) 1-38, (1,400-600) 52.5. Eased up. Silken Thomas (rb) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 56. Easy. Hawaiian Sunrise (S. John) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 57.

1,600m: Azureus (S. Marshall) 1-46.5, 800/52, 600/40. Strode out well.

Inner sand – Oct 5:

800m: Giftofachievement (Chethana) 54, 600/37.5. Stretched out well. Diamond Hunter (Ghous) 51, 600/37.5. In fine nick. Different Opinion (Chethana) 53, 600/40. Easy. Stormy River (P. Woods) 50, 600/37.5. Strode out well. Neel Gagan (Amarpreet), Little Splendour (B. Paswan) 53, 600/38.5. Former finished four lengths ahead. Maahi Ve (Rajesh), Flying Jet (rb) 54, 600/39. Former finished three lengths ahead. Lady One (P. Woods) 50, 600/38. Moved impressively. Star Of The Nation (Amarpreet), Orange Orchard (B. Paswan) 58, 600/41.5. Royal Filly (Rajesh) 54, 600/40. Moved well.

1,200m: Live It Up (Md. Shafiq) 1-20, 800/54, 600/40. In fine shape. Chilli Chocolate (rb) 1-22.5, (1,200-600) 38. In fine trim.

1,400m: Mercurial (rb) 1-39.5, (1,400-600) 51. Eased up.