December 19, 2002	Thursday	Shawwal 14, 1423

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LAHORE, Dec 18: A totally neglected Lucky Bailiff sprang a big surprise when he beat fancied Familiar Master, in the  feature event of the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.

Off  to a fine start Lucky Bailiff led all the way home and warded off a strong challenge from Familiar Master to gain a length’s success at the finishing line. Rukhsh finished third, another two and three-quarters of a length behind while Royal Victory completed the frame, a distance further away. Only eight ran after the last-minute withdrawal of Pistol Pete from the race.

It was,a day of even exchanges when three fancied mounts obliged the followers of favourites while the other three events were bagged by neglected and long shots.

The favourites to win in the afternoon were: the even-money favourite Jehandar in the third race, 30 to 100 odds-on Prime Force in the fourth and 80 to 100 Shadow Snatcher in the fifth and supporting event.

In the other three events favourite runners flopped  one  after the other. In the opener fancied Silver Baby was routed by 7 to 2 Tiger’s Wood. Another outsider Mohni Road, with apprentice Faisal Tahir in the saddle beat second favourite Lovely Diana by a street’s margin. Fancied Shaiman ran hopelessly poor to figure out of the frame. All events were contested over the sprinting distance of 1200 metres.

Riding boy A. Aziz, who is showing consistent performance in the saddle, highlighted day’s racing by registering a grand double. He sailed in Prime Force and Lucky Bailiff in the fourth and sixth race, respectively.

Results:

Taxila Plate Class VII Div VIII 1200m:

Tiger’s Wood (Choudhry Sagheer Hussain) 8-9 M. Zeeshan 1. Silver Baby 9-1 Shahnawaz 2. Silver Sweet 7-10 Nazir Ahmad  3. Tulip 7-10 A. Aziz 4.

Also ran: Rocket, Nijinsky, Miss Pecasso, Rambo Princess, Yasoob Princess, King Panther and New Cannon.

Won by 3 L, 4 L, Head.

Time One minute 22 4/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.

Taxila Plate class VII Div VII B 1200m:

Mohni Road (Mohammad Amin) 8-9 Faisal Tahir 1. Lovely  Diana 8-8  Shahid Mustafa 2. In The Game 8-1 Javed Iqbal 3. Hot  Press 7-11 A. Imran 4.

Also ran: Royal Touch, Aao Payar Se, Blue Champion,  Shaiman, Balal Star, Cranbrook Boy, Easy Come Easy Go and Haroon Prince.

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

Time one minute 21 4/5 seconds.

Winner trained by the owner.

Taxila Plate Class VII Div VII A 1200m :

Jehandar (Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah) 8-7 A. Imran  1.  Final Count  Down  8-12 M. Zeeshan 2. Super Time 8-13 Faisal  Tahir  3. Time To Lead 8-7 A. Aziz 4.

Also  ran:  Golden Time, Disney Land, Fifty  Six  Fifty  Six, Narala, Malook Star Deep River and Yarrow Braw.

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

Time one minute 21 1/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.

Taxila Plate Class VII Div VI 1200m:

Prime  Force (Sohrab Khan) 7-10 A. Aziz 1. Madam Lorina  7-10 M. Jehangir 2. Lado Rani 7-10 Nazir Ahmad 3. Burrat Again 9-1  A. Imran 4.

Also  ran: Ujala, Fiji, Sun Of Gold, Sher Singh,  Rizwan  The Great, Capricorn, Free My Heart and Goshie The Great.

Won by 5 L, 2 1/4 L, 3 1/4 L.

Time one minute 20 1/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Amjad Ali II.

Taxila Plate Class VII Div V B 1200m:

Shadow Snatcher (Sardar Kabir Ahmad Khan) 9-0 Nadeem Ikram 1. Gently 8-8 M. Jehangir 2. Copper Fields 8-10 Mujahid Ali (II)  3. Set A Fire 8-6 Anwar Khan 4.

Also ran: Fine Gold, Noor Mahal, Miracle and Blue Bird.

Won by 6 1/4 L, 6 L, 6 L.

Time one minute 20 3/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Mohammad Siddiq.

Taxila Plate Class VII Division V A 1200 Metres:

Lucky  Bailiff  (Arif Mahmood Butt) 8-6 A. Aziz  1.  Familiar Master M. Zeeshan 2. Rukhsh 8-5 Mujahid Ali (II) 3. Royal Victory 8-7 Mohsin Ali 4.

Also ran: Hot Spell, Arizona and Iram State.

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

Time one minute 19 2/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Mohammad Afzal.