Date:17/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/17/stories/2008101751892100.htm
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Sport - Racing : Horse

Set Alight pleases

Pune: Set Alight and Swept Away pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct. 16).

Sand track:

800m: Can Can (W.Smith) 53, 600/39.5. Urged. Highland Bounty (C.S.Jodha), Oyster Gem (Baandal) 53, 600/40. Former easily finished a length ahead. Beau Monde (S.Chinoy) 51, 600/39. Pressed. Golden Symbol (W.Smith) 53, 600/39.5. Moved well. Asceleipion (rb) 56, 600/41. Easy. Chandelier (H.G.Rathod) 57, 600/43. Easy. Rohans Glory (Bernard) 51.5, 600/38.5. Moved well. Pure Devotion (M.Narredu), River Tern (S.N.Chavan) 52, 600/40. Former finished four lengths ahead. Fire Vault (F.Irani), Grand Warrior (Bernard) 54, 600/41.5. Former ended three lengths in front. Elegante (app), Nymph (Parmar) 56, 600/41. Former ended three lengths in front. Swept Away (Jethu) 51, 600/38.5. Moved attractively. River Blossom (Baandal), River Glory (C.S.Jodha) 51.5, 600/38. They moved neck and neck freely. Both are 2/y/os. Ikaria (T.Mahesh) 57, 600/42. Easy.

1000m: Algorithms (M.Narredu), Almarina (S.S.Rathore) 1-7.5, 800/52.5, 600/39.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished three lengths ahead. Firefoot (S.N.Chavan) 1-10, 600/42. Moved freely. Blue Jay (C.Rajendra), Ravishing (K.Kadam) 1-10, 800/54.5, 600/41.5. They moved freely.

1200m: Set Alight (M.Narredu), Blue Mountain (C.Rajendra) 1-22, 1000/1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Former who is in great heart finished a distance ahead. Balthazaar (M.Narredu) 1-20.5, 1000/1-6.5, 800/53, 600/40. Moved well. Hugo (Hamir), Hugo Boss (N.Jodha) 1-22.5, 1000/1-8, 800/54, 600/40.5. Former started five lengths behind and finished two lengths in front.

Gate practice (sand):

1000m: De Nada (app), Diyena (M.Narredu) 1-9.5, 800/54.5, 600/42.5. Former was a length superior. They are 2/y/os. A bay filly (Bee’s Prospector/Dancing Dreams) (S.Fargeat), Zen (Kotwal) 1-8, 600/41. Former is a 2/y/o and finished three lengths ahead. River Lass (Baandal), River Rule (C.S.Jodha) 1-10, 800/54.5, 600/42. Both are 2/y/os and jumped out well.

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