1) Attacked like a jaguar 2) Attacked like a lion 1) Sprang 
Pounced is a Breeders` Cup Juvenile Turf-winning thoroughbred racehorse owned by Lady Rothschild. He was retired to stud in 2010. He is a son of Rahy who stands in Kentucky and the Storm Cat mare Golden Cat. On November 7, 2009 at Santa Anita Park, Pounced stalked the front-running Bridgetown for much of the race before blowing past the Florida-b....
• (a.) Ornamented with perforations or dots. • (a.) Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle.
Pounced adjective 1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle. Thomson. 2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. [ Obsolete] 'Gilt bowls pounced and pierced.' Holinshed.