Date:26/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/26/stories/2008112652992000.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Palace Affairs catches the eye

Hyderabad: Palace Affairs, Spot On, Fly By Wire, Meticulous and Vijayrath caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Nov. 25).

Monsoon inner grass:

800m: Pretty Fit (rb) 53, 600/38.5, 400/26. Pleased. Belle Dancer (Mukesh), Emerald Bay (Ramana) 56, 600/40, 400/25.5. Former a length in front. Ride To Glory (Mukesh), Above The Line (Ramana) 57.5, 600/42.5, 400/27.5. Former a length in front. Vijay Marg (rb) 56.5, 600/42.5, 400/27.5. Easy. Palace Affairs (Harish), Spot On (Christopher) 50, 600/38, 400/25. They impressed. Sterling Smash (Farookh), Welcome Baby (Sharookh) 57, 600/42, 400/28. Both were level. Fantastic Boy (rb) 54, 600/40, 400/25.5. Easy. Al Zahara (Ali Khan), Queen Of Habashe (Christopher) 54.5, 600/40, 400/27. Former finished six lengths in front. Top Act (Ali Khan) 54.5, 600/39.5, 400/26. Moved freely. Attorney General (rb), Disco Flash (Ali Khan) 56, 400/26. They moved freely.

1,000m: Secret Asset (Ravinder), Dream Dancer (Umesh) 1-8, 800/51.5, 600/37, 400/25. Former easily finished three lengths in front. Vijayrath (Joshi) 1-4.5, 800/50.5, 600/38, 400/25.5. Impressed. India Gate (Ali Khan), Music Express (M.Krishna) 1-9, 800/53.5, 600/38.5, 400/25. Former moved better. Kohinoor Mystic (Ravinder), Iki Tombi (Umesh) 1-7, 800/51, 600/37, 400/25. Former a length in front. Southern Rose (Umesh), Amber Rose (Sharookh) 1-9, 800/51.5, 600/37.5, 400/24.5. They moved well. Royal Light (rb), Blend Of Beauty (Christopher) 1-5, 800/52, 600/38.5, 400/26. Former a length in front.

1,400m: The Scot (Christopher), Anemometer (Ali Khan) 1-41, 1,200/1-25, 1,000/1-10.5, 800/55, 600/40.5, 400/28. Former finished two lengths in front.

Sand:

600m: True Fashion (Khade) (1,000-400) 45. Easy. Cool Spice (Asbar) 46, 400/31. Not extended. Orochi (rb) 46, 400/31. Not extended. Royal Dignitary (rb) (1,000-400) 47.5. Easy. Dream Counsel (Sequeira) 47.5, 400/31.5. Not extended. Ocean City (Ramana) (1,400-800) 47. Easy.

800m: Toofan Express (rb) 1-1, 600/45, 400/28. Not extended. Sikander E Alam (Christopher) 59, 600/44, 400/29. Easy. True Legend (Ramana) 1-2, 600/46, 400/30. Not extended. Fly By Wire (rb) 57.5, 600/43.5, 400/28. Pleased. Meticulous (A.Imran Khan) 54.5, 600/41, 400/28. Impressed. Golden Tricks (Umesh) 1-0, 600/43, 400/28. Easy. Mission Chief (Adesh) 58, 600/43.5, 400/29. Moved on the bit. Lucky Damsel (Joshi) 56, 600/41.5, 400/28. Pleased. Pampering (Sreekant), Scamper (A.Imran Khan) 57, 600/44, 400/31.5. They were easy and level. Yes Es Yes Ses (rb) 1-2, 600/47, 400/30. Easy. One Tough Boy (Ravinder) 58, 600/43, 400/28. Moved well. Toledo (Christopher) 1-2, 600/47, 400/31.5. Easy. Nano War (Umesh) 58.5, 600/43, 400/28.5. Retains form. One Mission (A.Imran Khan) 1-1, 600/42.5, 400/29. Moved on the bit. Perfect Strike (Shinde) 58.5, 600/43.5, 400/29. Easy. Regents Park (Ali Khan), Essence (Mukesh) 59, 600/43, 400/28. They moved well. Rudolph Valentino (rb) 59, 600/44, 400/29.5. Easy. Romantic Flyer (Laxman) 1-1, 600/45.5, 400/30. Easy. Fusion Music (rb) 58.5, 600/43.5, 400/28. Moved well. Splendid Scot (rb) 1-1.5, 600/46, 400/30. Easy. Meritorious (A.Imran Khan), Joint Appeal (Sreekant) 1-0, 600/45, 400/30. They moved freely. Debonaire (rb) 1-1.5, 600/47.5, 400/32.5. Not extended. Al Awal (rb) 1-2, 600/46, 400/31. Easy. Star Senora (Harish) 58.5, 600/43.5, 400/28.5. Pleased.

1,000m: Mystic Impact (Ali Khan), Chamatkar (Ravinder) 1-17, 800/59, 600/44.5, 400/28.5. Former finished three lengths in front. Sprint Champ (Ravinder) 1-17.5, 800/1-1, 600/44.5, 400/27.5. Moved well. Fire Blaze (Ravinder), Alborado (Umesh) 1-16, 800/59, 600/44, 400/29. Former moved very easy while latter was slightly extended. Cannon Treasure (Ali Khan) 1-15, 800/58.5, 600/44.5, 400/30.5. Pleased. Bold Blast (Ravinder) (1,400-400) 1-17. Moved on the bit.

1,400m: Irish Intellect (Christopher), See You There (Sharookh) 1-43.5, 1,200/1-29, 1,000/1-16, 800/1-1, 600/46.5, 400/31. They moved freely.

Gate Practice (Monsoon inner grass):

1,200m: Al Hobart (Ramana), Chemeli (Anil), Canadian Girl (Nitin) 1-21.5, 1,000/1-7, 800/53, 600/40, 400/27.5. They jumped out well. Victory Hoot (Sequeira), Democracy (Christopher), Kings Cruise (Umesh) 1-21, 1,000/1-8, 800/55, 600/42, 400/29. They took a smart jump Victory Hoot was the pick. Drum Dance (rb), Lone Ranger (Joshi), Vijaysarathi (Harish) 1-20.5, 1,000/1-5, 800/52, 600/39.5, 400/27. They jumped out well and Vijaysarathi finished four lengths behind the pair. Red River Rebel (Adesh) 1-18.5, 1,000/1-4.5, 800/51.5, 600/39, 400/26. Took a smart jump. Queen Of Sheeba (Sequeira), Glorious Bay (Christopher) 1-27, 400/30.5. They jumped out well. Archon (Ravinder), Commander Moial (rb), Vijays Angel (Harish), Miss Everywhere (Joshi) 1-19, 1,000/1-5.5, 800/53, 600/39.5, 400/27.5. They jumped out well and Miss Everywhere finished six lengths behind the trio. Ave Maria (Rawal), Victory Signal (Shinde), Green Mist (Asbar), Grey Shot (rb), Ruby Crown (Laxman), Triple Nine (B.Shanker)1-20, 1,000/1-6, 800/53, 600/40.5, 400/26. They jumped out well and were separated by half a length, half a length, half a length, distance and ten lengths. Leading Light (rb), Mighty Prince (Ali Khan), Mandavi (Mukesh), Zulima (Nitin), Apple Valley (Anil) 1-24, (1,200-400) 57.5. They jumped out well and moved very easy. Indian Storm (Ravinder), Your Excellency (Abhinay) 1-27, 600/45, 400/31. They jumped out well. Impact (rb), Aphrodisiac (Laxman) 1-21, 1,000/1-6, 800/53, 600/40.5, 400/27.5. They took a smart jump and finished together.