LAHORE, April 2: A six-event card consisting of moderate fields has been chalked out for the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday.
With the advent of an early summer season in Lahore, the number of acceptors for the races has been dropped sharply because the owners of horses have started resting their animals.
All races will be run over the sprinting distance of six furlongs, the first to go under the starter’s order at 2.30 pm.
The feature event, the Khanewal Plate Class VII Division IV & V handicap race has 10 runners, if there are no last-minute withdrawals. Of the lot it looks to be a match between a colt and a filly.
The two in contention is the three-year-old dark-bay colt Paddock Fancy and the three-year-old chestnut filly Value Of Life.
Paddock Fancy is the beautifully bred son of Rambo out-of- Lucky Umber, while Value Of Life is the good looking daughter of Cry For The Clown out-of-Meri Ma. Both have to their credit impressive victories on their recent outings, rated equally good.
There are a couple of other contestants, namely, Chrysler and Rukhsh, who can put up some challenge before bowing out. But both are very inconsistent in their performances. This will be the sixth and last race in the racing order.
The remaining five events look competitive, having four or more chance horses in each race.
The following is the field and our selections:
KHANEWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VIII A & B 6F
Majestic Prince 9-6, Dun Hill 9-5, Last Love 9-0, Sugar Daddy 8-1, Golden Time 7-12, Anokhi 7-10, Garden Court 7-10, D-Star 7-10, Diva 7-10, Silent Fire 7-10, Power Star 7-10 and Talk Of The Town.
Win: Dun Hill.
Place: Sugar Daddy or Majestic Prince.
Upset: Talk Of The Town.
KHANEWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VII & VIII 6F
My Game 9-2, Tiger’s Wood 9-0, Royal Stake 9-0, Dan See 8-13, Viva Zapata 8-10, Unite Love 8-8, Lex Lugar 8-6, Subzero, Sahib-e- Sultan 8-3, Super Time 7-12, Jashan 7-10 Gently 7-10 and Super Shot 7-10.
Win: Tiger’s Wood.
Place Royal Stake or Dan See.
Upset: Subzero.
KHANEWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VI & VII 6f
Rambo Princess 9-0, Visit Again 9-2, Hot Press 9-1, Lot Of Thanks 8-10, New Cannon 8-10, Devi Husn Ki, 8-6 Copper Fields 8-6, Rocket Fuel 8-6, Mary Star 8-2 Flying Legs 8-1 and Morning Bird 8-1.
Win: Rocket Fuel.
Place: Flying Legs or Mary Star.
Upset: Lot Of Thanks.
KHANEWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV & DIV-C & VI 6F
Salman Love 9-0, Blu’s High 9-0, My Shelter 9-0, Fantastic Cute 8-13, Fifty Six Fifty Six 8-12, Lucky Grace 8-12, Little Master 8-10, Skipper 8-8, Lucky Shot 8-8, Son Of Gold 8-8, Pistol Pete 8-8 and Lucky Lass 8-8.
Win: Little Master.
Place: Lucky Lass or Blu’s High.
Upset: Fifty Six Fifty Six.
KHANEWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV V 6F
Russian Pet 9-0, Happy Boy 8-12, Iram State 8-9, Most Inn 8-7, Top Gun 8-7, Balat Star 8-7, Naseeb-o-Lal 8-3, Cherry’s Own 8-2, Divine Force 8-2, The Warrior 7-13, Moment To Moment 7-13, Thank You Dear 7-13 and Sky Man 7-11.
Win: Naseeb-o-Lal.
Place: Iram State or Moment To Moment.
Upset: Divine Force.
KHANEWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV & V 6F
Blue Bird 9-4, Wing Commander 9-2, Chrysler 9-2, Golden Wings 9-0, Paddock Fancy 9-0, Rukhsh 8-12, Fair Boy 8-9, Prince Of Arabia 8-2, Value Of Life 7-13 and Beena Roy Baby 7-10.