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LAHORE, Feb 15: The Derby Trials, a term race for four-year-old Pakistani colts and fillies, looks a contest between three top colts, who will measure each other’s strides, when the 20th Lahore Winter Meeting gets under way at the Racecourse on Sunday.
They are: Red Ransom, The Conqueror and Raqeeb-i-Azam, a raider from Karachi. All are highly strung colts, having won acclaim at the Lahore and Karachi Racecourse with their extra- ordinary performances.
The Derby Trials, is to be run over 2000m and will be the fifth race of the day.
Bay Red Ransom is by Dexter out-of-Raba Riba and has registered three victories and two places during the on-going Lahore Winter Meetings before running unplaced twice. Dark-bay The Conqueror, a progeny of Polineso out-of-Night Pealn has won five races and placed twice in his eight outings this season. Bay Raqeeb-i-Azam is the leading colt from Karachi and brought here with high hopes.
The supporting event, the Bin Qasim Cup, a term race for three-year-old Pakistani colts and fillies to be contested over 1200 metres has only six acceptors. Of them three come into reckoning, namely, Freedom Dancer, Theatre’s Breeze and Muqaddar. The former has an edge over the others.
A card of six events will be decided in the afternoon. The first race will start at 1.30pm.
The following are the fields and our selections:
Frontier Plate Class IV Div II 1400m:
Hot Spur 9-1 Miracle 8-10 Shama 8-9 Sound Of Music 8-6 Moment To Moment 8-5 Ponchi 7-13 Fabulous 7-8 Innuendo 7-8 and Dancing Star 7-4.
Win: Miracle. Place: Moment To Moment and Ponchi.
Frontier Plate Class IV Div I 1400m:
Dare To Dream 9-0 Daring Eagle 9-0 Dizzy Height 8-8 Al Ashiya 8-7 Snoopy 8-4 Better Case 8-2 Throbis 8-0 Prime Force 7-13 African Knight 7-6 and Zargar 7-4.
Win: Dizzy Height. Place: African Knight and Prime Force.
Bin Qasim Cup, a term race for three-year-old colts and fillies.1200 Metres:
Freedom Dancer 8-11 Theatre’s Breeze 8-11 Blu’s Traveller 8-7 Muqaddar 8-7 King Cobra 8-0 and Cinderella 7-11.
Win: Freedom Dancer. Place: Theatre’s Breeze and Muqaddar.
Begum Kishwer Abid Hussain Cup Class V Div I 1600m
My Own Business 9-0 King’s Way 9-0 Moon Walker 9-0 Charming Boy 9-0 Snow Line 9-0 Aecho 8-13 Dynasty 9-0 Show Counting 8-9 Prince Khurrum 8-4 My Fantasy 8-3 Cess Poll 8-1 Trace Gold 7-11 Knowledge Of Power 7-8 Set A Fire 7-8 and Burn Heart 7-8.
Win: Set A Fire. Place: My Fantasy and Prince Khurrum.
Derby Trials 2003, A term race for four-year-old Pakistani colts and fillies. 2000M:
Raqeeb-i-Azam 9-0 Great King 9-0 Red Ransom 9-0 Paddock Fancy 9-0 The Conqueror 9-0 Democracy 8-11 and Fidayeen 8-11.
Win: Red Ransom. Raqeeb-i-Azam and The Conqueror.
Begum Kishwer Abid Hussain Memorial Cup Class V Division II 1200m:
Shining Steel 9-4 Tora Bora 9-3 Storm Bird 9-1 Rukhtas Again 8-13 On On 8-10 My Home Land 8-9 Royal Gunner 8-6 Al Ailan 8-2 Cape Town 8-1 Rukhsh 8-0 Flame 7-13 Pistol Pete 7-10 and Green Hill 7-7.
Win: Storm Bird. Place: Rukhtas Again and My Home Land.
