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| January 12, 2002 | Saturday | Shawwal 27, 1422 |
Son Of None starts off as day’s best bet
KARACHI, Jan 11: Son Of None, a six-year-old bay improving tremendously in his last two outings, is fancied as the day’s best, when the Winter Gymkhana Races begin Saturday at the Karachi Racecourse from 1.00 p.m.
Participating in the last race in a card of six events, Son Of None should pass the winning post ahead Queen Of Hearts and Shab-e-Noor, with Satellite Star providing the element of surprise.
All the six events will be contested over the sprinting distance of five furlongs.
Another runner that should not lose Saturday is the 12-year-old chestnut Tanveer-e-Sehar, finishing on the board in his last three starts.
With a good lad astride, Tanveer-e-Sehar should easily get the better of more fancied Baa Wafa, also in fine form and Noor-Un-Nisa.
If all goes well, the grey gelding Ever Shine has the speed to win fifth race from Hamza Saheb and Black Champion. But another grey Sachin lurks in the shadows, going all out to upset the apple-cart.
In the opener, Night Hero after an improved run last time out, looks a good thing to pick up the spoils chased all the way to the winning post by Atish Fishan and Pride Of Performance.
The bay mare Gharnata if ticking, should gallop home to victory in the third race of the afternoon, with Rip Off, Lady Killer, Even Top and Richy Rich joining the fray.
The fourth event has a big field of 17 runners in contention and the bay mare Raysham, being content to play the bridesmaid twice in a row, should oblige her followers by sprinting to victory ahead of Aziz Love and Just In Fun, unless Nihal Pervez’s bay gelding Wonderful Boy decides to prove us wrong. Following is the field and our selections:
HAPPY PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-IV 5F
Atish Fishan 9-0, Magican 8-10, Pride Of Performance 8-10, Night Hero 8-9, Queen Star 8-6, Clever Cat 8-4, Gypsy Queen 8-2, Baby Concept 7-9, Pretty Samrah 7-9, Meri Maya 7-9 and Sher Khan 7-6.
Win: Night Hero
Place: Pride Of Performance & Aatish Fishan.
HAPPY PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-III 5F
Baa Wafa 9-1, Noor-Un-Nisa 9-1, My Time 8-9, Law Of Nature 8-7, Shining Rock 8-6, Bach Fly 8-6, Baby Tasbassum 8-5, Double Your Money 8-4, Tanveer-e-Sehar 8-2, Super Boy 8-1, Lucky Love 8-0, Salar-e-Sehar 7-12 and Whitney Houston 7-11.
Win: Tanveer-e-Sehar
Place: Baa Wafa & Noor-Un-Nisa
HAPPY PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-II 5F
Trust 9-0, Rip Off 8-13, Little Sunny 8-13, Ever Smiling 8-13, Lady Killer 8-13, Richy Rich 8-12, Bahoo Jee 8-12, Symphony 8-12, Gharnata 8-11, Kiev 8-11, Even Top 8-10, Abr-e-Noor 8-7, Crorepati 8-7, Stylish Rider 8-3, Calypso Dancer 8-3 and Black Sajna 8-3.
Win: Gharnata
Place: Rip Off & Lady Killer
Upset: Even Top
HAPPY PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-I & G-12
Surprise Again 9-2, Mairay Naina 9-0, I Don’t Care 9-0, Royal Wisdom 9-0, Wondering Eyes 9-0, Walking Distance 8-13, Striker 8-13, Sur Sagar 8-13, Be Wafa 8-13, Fizza 8-9, Aziz Love 8-8, Raysham 8-8, Party Time 8-8, Just In Fun 8-7, Wonderful Boy 8-6, Zabyan 8-5 and Much Better 8-3.
Win: Raysham
Place: Aziz Love & Just In Fun
Upset: Wonderful Boy.
HAPPY PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-I 5F
Black Champion 9-1, Winning Queue 8-13, Hamza Saheb 8-12, Jango 8-10, Small Wonder 8-10, Miss Canny 8-10, Shahdad Star 8-8, Jubilant Action 8-8, Meme Sahib 8-8, Sachin 8-6, Blue’s Night 8-6, The Decent Style 8-4, Victory Princess 8-4, Gold Money 8-3, Bright China 8-2, Millennium Era 8-2, Lover’s King 8-1 and Ever Shine 8-1.
Win: Ever Shine
Place: Hamza Saheb & Black Champion
Upset: Sachin.
HAPPY PLATE CLASS IX DIV VII 5F
Welcome Shahtab 9-0, Pearl 9-0, Baby Face 8-12, Queen Of Hearts 8-12, Son Of None 8-11, Shab-e-Noor 8-8, Jadeem 8-6, Splendid Winner 8-4, Kali Nagan 8-4, My Lucky Star 8-1, Pilot 8-0, The Rock 8-0, Shining Steel 8-0, Wonder Thunder 8-0, Ustadon Ka Ustad 7-12, Great bakht 7-12, Satellite Star 7-11 and Payal 7-11.
Win: Son Of None
Place: Queen Of Hearts & Shab-e-Noor
Upset: Satellite Star
DAY’S BEST: Son Of None
GOOD DOUBLE: Tanveer-e-Sehar - Ever Shine.
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