Sarfrosh triumphs

Published June 10, 2002

LAHORE, June 9: Bay colt Sarfrosh posted an amazing victory in the feature event of the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Sunday.

After the last-minute withdrawal of Shah The Great and Admiral’s Way, bay colt Sarfrosh justified the confidence of his backers coasting home about three lengths ahead of Half Love.

Following are the results:

LOWER BARI PLATE CLASS VII DIV V 900M:

Al Jarrar (Syed T. Kamal Shah) 8-12 Aamer Parvez 1. Silk Route 8-10 Qamar Zaman 2. Pistol Pete 8-4 A. Aziz 3. Prince Of Peace 7-10 Faisal Hussain 4. (Only nine ran).

Won by 1/2 L, 4 3/4 L, Distance.

LOWER BARI PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV 900M:

Thunder Storm (Mian Mohammad Saleem) 8-5 M. Hanif 2. Senna 9-0 A. Aziz 2. Fifty Six Fifty Six 7-12 Qamar Zaman 3. Blue Stone 8-12 M. Hussain 4. (Only seven ran).

Won by 2 1/2 L, 2 1/2 :L, 3 1/2 L.

LOWER BARI PLATE CLASS VII DIV III 900M:

Devi Husn Ki (Syed T. Kamal Shah) 8-0 Aamer Parvez 1. Lake District 9-4 Qamar Zaman 2. Decent Fellow 8-12 Qasim Shah 3. Popeye Well 7-11 M. Hussain 4. (Only five ran).

Won by 4 3/4 L, 1 1/2 L, 9 L.

LOWER BARI PLATE CLASS VII DIV I & II 900M:

Star Gate (M. Arshad) 8-12 Majid Khan 1. Lucky Credit Queen 7-10 Javed Iqbal 2. Al Zarrar 7-10 Kashif Qamar 3. Love Moon 9-1 Mujahid Ali (II) 4. (All 13 ran).

Won by Head, 1/2 L, Short-head.

BARISAL PLATE CLASS IV & V DIV (COMBINED) 900M:

Sarfrosh (Naeem-ud-Din Warraich) 8-2 Qamar Zaman 1. Half Love 9-2 Javed Iqbal 2. Great Grandy 8-7 Qasim Shah 3. King Fisher 10-8 Anwar Khan 4. (Only seven ran).

Won by 2 3/4 L, 1 1/2 L, Distance.

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