Date:24/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/24/stories/2008102457451900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Attractress shines

BANGALORE: Attractress, Splendid Power, Edmondo and Royal Amber shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct. 23).

Inner sand:

800m: Sun Zone (Krishnan) 52.5, 600/40.5. Moved well. A 2-y-o (Don Micheletto – Super Smile) (R. Ravi), a 2-y-o (Serious Spender – Ragamuffin) (rb) 55, 600/40. They strode out well. A 2-y-o (Brave Act – Saddle Star) (R. Ravi), a 2-y-o (Greensmith – Divine Elegance) (rb) 54, 600/41.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Red Ruben (R. Ravi) 53.5, 600/41. Moved freely. Good Gift (rb), a 2-y-o (Ontario – Gagna Purna) (rb) 56.5, 600/43. Maahi Ve (Rajesh), Royal Filly (B. Paswan) 52.5, 600/39. Former finished well ahead. Lava (Krishnan) 56, 600/41.5. Easy. Attractress (A. Joshi) 50.5, 600/39. Moved fluently. Jersey Pride (Ghous) 51, 600/39. Strode out well. Easy (Sapra) 49, 600/37. Stretched out well. Edmondo (Appu), Green Bax (Ghous) 49, 600/38. Former showed out. Jedi Knight (Gnaneshwar) 51.5, 600/39.6. Strode out well. Stage Coach (rb) 54, 600/42.5.

1,200m: Splendid Power (Md. Shafiq), Timeless Treasure (P. Ramesh) 1-19, 800/51, 600/39.5. Former impressed. Silken Thomas (R. Marshall) 1-23, 800/53.5, 600/41. In fine trim. Scramjet (rb), Crown Sceptre (Zia) 1-26.5, 800/51.5, 600/40.5. Former pleased. Royal Amber (Guruprasad) 1-23, 800/51, 600/39.5. In fine condition. Masquenada (rb) 1-21, 800/52.5, 600/41. Moved impressively.

1,400m: Supreme Splendour (Raja Rao) 1-39, (1,400-600) 54. Easy. Commandperformance (rb) 1-41, (1,400-600) 51.6. Eased up.

1,600m: Undue (S. Ramesh), Flair Queen (rb) 1-55.5, 800/53.5, 600/41. They moved on the bit.

Gate practice – Inner sand:

1,400m: Star Blue (Sapra) 1-43, (1,400-600) 54.5. A 2-y-o (International – Tapioca) (Chandrashekar), Simply Phenomenal (Koch) 1-41, (1,400-600) 52.5. They jumped out well.