Date:17/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/17/stories/2008101751882100.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Touch Of Gold impresses

Hyderabad: Touch Of Gold, Champ Forever, Bold Blast, Ice Candy and Power Ranger impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct.16).

Sand:

600m: Easy Flash (Chary) (1,000-400) 47. Easy. Dorabella (Sequeira) 44.5, 400/29. Moved freely. Sprucespringstien (Harish) 46.5, 400/31.5. Easy. Indian Army (Laxmikanth) (1,200-600) 46. Easy.

800m: Clever Ploy (Mukesh) 1-1, 600/44, 400/27. Pleased. Autumn Gold (Laxmikanth) 58, 600/43, 400/28. Moved well. Champ Forever (A.Imran Khan) 57, 600/42, 400/29. Impressed. Mayfair Girl (Joshi), Drum Dance (rb) 1-0.5, 600/44.5, 600/29. Both level. Vijaysiddanth (Joshi), Jay Jay (rb) 1-0.5, 600/45, 400/31. Both were level. Cool Spice (rb), Donna Summers (rb) 1-1, 600/45.5, 400/31. Former finished four lengths in front. Time Square (M.Krishna), Bon Fire (Ramana) 1-0, 600/45, 400/28. Former finished two lengths in front. Madho (Ramana) (1,200-400) 56.5. Pleased. Green Haven (Sequeira), Dream Counsel (Ganesh) 1-0.5, 600/44, 400/27.5. Former moved slightly better. Ice Candy (A.Imran Khan), Power Ranger (Sreekant) 55.5, 600/43, 400/29. They impressed. Classic Sky (A.Imran Khan) 1-2.5, 600/47, 400/31.5. Easy. Sweeping Success (Sreekant) 1-3, 600/47.5, 400/32. Easy. Corps Command (Chary), Garrison Chief (rb) (1,200-400) 1-2. They moved freely. Colour Sergeant (rb) (1,200-400) 1-2. Easy.

1,000m: Zorbonaut (Ali Khan) 1-17, 800/59.5, 600/45, 400/30. Easy.

1,200m: Silver Rose (rb), Unexpected Twist (Trainer) 1-31, 1,000/1-14.5, (1,000-400) 42.5. Former moved better. Touch Of Gold (Laxmikanth) 1-30, 1,000/1-14, 800/56.5, 600/42, 400/27. Impressed. Bold Blast (Sequeira) 1-31.5, 1,000/1-16, 800/59.5, 600/44.5, 400/29.5. Retains form. Stormy Gladiator (Laxmikanth), Lavender Mist (Ali Khan) 1-29, 1,000/1-14.5, 800/58, 600/43, 400/28.5. Former started ten lengths behind and finished a length in front. Hunting Boy (D.Singh), Montush (M.Krishna) 1-32, (1,200-400) 1-1. They were easy. Ruben Stein (Sequeira), Toledo (Ganesh) 1-32.5, 1,000/1-15, 800/1-0, 600/45, 400/30. They finished together.

1,400m: Bharadvij (rb) 1-44, (1,400-400) 1-11, (1,400-600) 57. Moved well.