Date:09/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/09/stories/2009010952312000.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Touch Of Gold catches the eye

Hyderabad: Touch Of Gold, Vijayraaj, Sprucespringstien, Modest Bride and Commander Moial caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Jan. 8).

Sand:

600m: Doing My Best (rb) (1,200-600) 47. Moved on the bit. True Legend (Farookh) 46, 400/30. Not extended. Superfluous (rb) (1,000-400) 46.5. Easy. Disco Flash (Chary) (1,000-400) 46.5. Easy.

800m: Sound Of Nature (Mukesh), Vinaleo (rb) 1-1.5, 600/45.5, 400/27.5. They finished together. Commander Moial (Harish) 57.5, 600/42.5, 400/28. Pleased. Above The Line (Kamlesh), Bakersfield (rb) 1-0.5, 600/44, 400/28. Former moved better. Encounter (Abhinay) 57, 600/44, 400/27.5. Moved well. Vijayveer (Umesh) 58, 600/44, 400/30.5. Moved on the bit. Walk In The Park (Ramana), Alborado (Christopher) 1-2.5, 600/47. They were easy. Lenavi (Antony), Pacific Groove (Kamlesh) 1-0, 600/45, 400/27.5. Former moved on the bit. Blaack Mischief (Nayak) (1,200-400) 1-2.5. Moved on the bit. Winning Strides (Sequeira) 1-2.5, 600/47.5, 400/31. Not extended. Southern Spice (A.Imran Khan) 57, 600/44, 400/30.5. Pleased. Stormy Gladiator (Chary) 57.5, (800-400) 26. Extended. Hardccore (rb) 1-2, (800-400) 28.5. Moved well. Boyance (Sequeira) 1-2.5, 600/46.5, 400/30.5. Moved on the bit. Tigana (Nayak) 57, 600/43.5, 400/31.5. Extended. Modest Bride (A.Imran Khan) 55.5, 600/42.5, 400/28. Impressed. Copertina (Nayak) 1-2.5, 400/32.5. Easy. Glorious Bay (Shinde), Top Shape (Christopher) 1-2, 600/45, 400/30. Former finished two lengths in front. Queen Of Sheeba (Sequeira), Apparitor (Ganesh) 1-2.5, 600/46, 400/30. Former moved better. Execute (Ramana) 1-2.5, 600/45, 400/30. Easy.

1,000m: Smart Choice (rb), Acciaccatura (Kamlesh) 1-14.5, 800/58, 600/42, 400/28.5. Both were level. Sprucespringstien (Harish) 1-11, 800/55, 600/42, 400/29. Impressed. Alcohology (Khade) (1,400-400) 1-16.5, (1,200-400) 1-2. Moved well. Vijayraaj (Abhinay) 1-10, 800/55.5, 600/43, 400/30. Impressed. Zorbonaut (Chary) 1-11, 800/55, 600/41, 400/27. Pleased. Hundred Flowers (Chary) 1-14, 800/58.5, 600/43.5, 400/29. Pleased.

1,200m: Touch Of Gold (Chary) 1-26, 1,000/1-11, 800/55, 600/42, 400/28. Caught the eye.