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| June 20, 2002 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1423 |
Classy Silk Route and Crysler justify favouritism
LAHORE, June 19: Fancied grey mare Silk Route romped home an easy winner in the supporting event of the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Wednesday.
The 70 to 100 favourite Silk Route came from behind to gain an easy success over the front-runner Little Master by three-and- a-half lengths. The bay filly Thunder Bird and the bay Royal Man completed the frame. In all, 16 ran for this fifth event of the day run over 800 metres.
The chestnut gelding Crysler lived up to his status of favourite when he clinched the feature event. Ridden by Azam Hussain, a novice among riding boys, running abreast of the field wore down Thank You Dear by three lengths. Prince Of Peace finished third after nosing out Fifty Six Fifty Six to fourth position. Eight contestants lined up for this sixth and last race of the day.
The outstanding performer of the day was chestnut colt Knock Out, who outclassed a field of classy sprinters to register victory in the fourth race. Backed at attractive odds of three to one, Knock Out outpaced Malook Star by two lengths to oblige his connections.
Raja Tehmasab Khan, who is leading Trainers’ log for the 2001-2002 season, excelled. He sent out Silk Route and Crysler in the fifth and sixth race, respectively. Tehmasab is now heading for the trainers championship with his tally of 42 winners. His nearest rival Amjad Ali II has 37 winners.
The Lahore Race Club stewards changed over half a dozen riders of the mounts who they suspected were not sent to perform on merits. But in most cases the change failed to bring desired results. All races were contested over 800 metres.
Results:
HAFIZ ABAD PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII (B) 800 METRES:
Abr-e-Sehar (Muzaffar Khan) 8-3 Zulfi 1. Delta Song 8-11 Qamar Zaman 2. Hamza Love 8-13 Mujahid Ali (II) 3. Lex Lugar 7-10 M. Jehangir 4.
Also ran: Dun Hill, Papa Jan, Gondal Badshah, Courtesan, Tulip, Silver March, Anokhi.
Won by 1 3/4 L, Neck, 2 L.
Time 51 2/5 seconds.
Winner trained by the owner.
HAFIZ ABAD PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII (A) 800 METRES:
Blue Blood (Abaid Akhtar Mir) 8-8 Javed Bashir 1. Lovely Diana 8-10 M. Hussain 2. Copper Fields 9-0 Mobashar Ali 3. Blue Champion 8-11 Azam Hussain 4.
Also ran: Golden Voice, Gently, Last Love, Sugar Dady, Flying Legs, River Wild.
Won by 2 3/4 L, 3 1/4 L, 3 L.
Time 51 4/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Akhtar Mir.
HAFIZ ABAD PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VII 800 METRES:
Easy Come Easy Go (Choudhry Mohammad Iqbal) 7-10 Javed Iqbal 1. Subzero 8-4 M. Zeeshan 2. Diva 8-0 Parvez Bhatty 3. Love Land 7-10 Qamar Zaman 4.
Also Ran: Goshie The Great, High Speed, Hot Press, Lucky Love, Jee Salman, King Panther, Dil Lagi, Shahzada Saleem, Cover Point, Sweet Victory, Candle Light.
Won by 3 L, Neck, 2 L.
Time 52 seconds.
Winner trained by Iftikhar Ahmed Choudhry.
HAFIZ ABAD PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VI 800 METRES:
Knock Out (Mian Mahir Ahmad) 7-10 Qamar Zaman 1. Malook Star 8-10 Mohsin Ali 2. Boogie Woogie 8-0 Azhar Hussain 3. Faizan The Great 7-11 Nadeem Ikram 4.
Also Ran: Abr-e-Bahar, Muslim Badger, Magambo, Love Faisal, Time To lead, Golden Time, Tiger’s Wood, Track Star, Yasoob Princess, Talk Of The Town, Rocket Fuel.
Won by 2 L, 1 1/4 L, 1/2 L.
Time 51 2/5 seconds.
Winner trained by A. B. Malik.
HAFIZ ABAD PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V 800 METRES:
Silk Route (Choudhry Sagheer Hussain) 9-2 Aamer Parvez 1. Little Master (Rana Mohammad Farooq) 9-0 Shahzad Iqbal 2. Thunder Bird 8-1 Majid Khan 3. Royal Man 7-10 M. Zeeshan 4.
Also Ran: Set A Fire, Surprise Mission, Show Counting, Silver Heart, Blue Bird, Bhola Jee, Samore Star, Jehandar, Densee, Concept Again, Final Count Down, Bilal Star.
Won by 3 1/2 L, 2 1/4 L, 1 1/4 L.
Time 50 4/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
HAFIZ ABAD PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION IV 800 METRES:
Crysler (Mohammad Rashid) 7-10 Azam Hussain 1. Thank You Dear 7-10 M. Zeeshan 2. Prince Of Peace 8-8 Mujahid Ali (II) 3. Fifty Six Fifty Six 8-0 M. Jehangir 4.
Also ran: Morning Noor, Popeye Well, Chief Executive, Faheem Choice.
Won by 3 L, 2 1/4 L, Head.
Time 50 2/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
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