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LAHORE, March 30: Heavily backed favourite bay colt, The Conqueror avenged his Pakistan Derby defeat when he crowned a narrow success over Derby Winner bay filly Democracy in the Eclipse Stakes Of Pakistan run over 2000 metres at the Racecourse on Sunday.
Four-year-old colt, The Conqueror’s, reputation was dented after a defeat by neck from Democracy in the big event on March 16 last.
He duly compensated his owner Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah by reversing the race order in the feature and sixth event during the Lahore Winter Meeting on Sunday before a sizable gathering.
The colt beat Democracy by half-a-length. Bay Jet Master finished third, one-and-a-half lengths further behind while Red Storm completed the frame, another one-and-a-half lengths back. In all, ten ran for the event in which the winner clocked two minutes 9 2/5 seconds over the distance.
Jockey Shahid Rehman superbly partnered The Conqueror and warded of the last 100 metres challenge from Democracy.
Three-year-old bay colt Blue’s Traveller, who strode to grab the Shalimar Cup run over the sprinting distance of 1200 metres in the second race was the best performer of the day.
The colt was ridden by jockey Shahid Rehman. Running abreast of the small field the winner beat Saqi by two-and-a-half lengths. Naseeb and Muqaddar completed the frame among only four runners.
Dark fluke bay colt Dancing Star sprang big surprise when he
lifted the Mohy-ud-Din Muhammad Auragzeb Alamgir Cup run over 1600 metres. He beat fancied Rukhtas Again by about two lengths. Asif Love and Shama made up the board among six runners.
Jockey Shahid Rehman shared the day’s honours with trainer Haji Fazal Hadi by bringing a treble each. Shahid rode home Blue’s Traveller in the second race, The Conqueror in the sixth race and Canwara in the seventh and last race. Haji Fazal Hadi sent out Flame in the opener, Royal Falcon in the fifth and Canwara in the seventh race.
Following are the results:
Mohy-ud-Din Muhammad Alamgir Plate Class V Div II 1200m.
Flame (Malik Hamid Ali Noon) 7-7 Mubashar Ali 1. Beena Roy Baby 7-5 Javed Choudhry 2. Fly To The Stars 7-4 Azhar Hussain 3. Al Jarrar 7-12 Majid Khan 4.
Won by 1 1/2 L, 3/4 L, 1 1/4 L.
Time one min 15 3/5 secs.
Winner trained by Haji Fazal Hadi.
Shalimar Cup 1200m:
Blue’s Traveller 9-4 Shahid Rehman 1. Saqi 8-6 Majid Khan 2. Naseeb 8-7 Aamar Parvez 3. Muqaddar 9-0 Salah-ud-Din (II) 4. Only four ran. Won by 2 1/2 L, 4 3/4 L, 2 1/4 L. Time one min 12 3/5 secs. Winner trained by Abid Ali.
Ever New Plate Class IV Div II 1200m: Storm Bird (Sohrab Khan) 7-12 A. Aziz 1. Super Star 9-2 Khurrum Sheikh 2. My Own Business 8-11 Javed Iqbal 3. Al Ashiya 9-0 Zahid Ahmad 4. Won by 1 L, 7 1/2 L, 7 L. Time one min 14 1/5 secs. Winner trained by Amjad Ali II.
Mohy-ud-Dim Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir Cup Class V Div I 1600m:
Dancing Star (Syed Parvez Hussain Shah) 8-3 Majid Khan 1. Rukhtas Again 8-2 A. Aziz 2. Asif Love 9-0 Shahid Rehman 3. Shama 8-1 Zubair Ahmad 4. Won by 1 3/4 L, 2 1/2 L, 7 L. Time one min 45 1/5 secs. Winner trained by Al Berooni.
Ever New Plate Class IV Div I 1600m :
Royal Falcon (Makhdoom Syed Ali Raza) 9-5 Salah-ud-Din (II) 1. Miracle 9-8 Azeem Pervaiz 2. One Man Show 7-11 Javed Iqbal 3. Zargar 8-12 M. Zeeshan 4. Won by Short-head, 6 L, Head. Time one min 43 secs. Winner trained by Haji Fazal Hadi.
Eclipse Stakes Of Pakistan. Class I,II & III 2000m :
The Conqueror (Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah) 8-0 Shahid Rehman 1. Democracy 7-11 A. Aziz 2. Jet Master 8-5 Salah-ud-Din (II) 3. Red Ransom 8-0 Aamar Parvez 4. Won by 1/2 L, 1 1/2 L, 1 1/2 L. Time two min 9 3/5 secs. Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.
Ghakkar Plate Class VII Div I 1200m :
Canwara (Malik Hamid Ali Noon) 8-8 Shahid Rehman 1. Lucky Winner 7-12 M. Aatif 2. Arizona 7-12 Shahnawaz 3. Dahis Again 9-0 Shahid Mustafa 4. Won by Neck, 5 L, 2 3/4 L. Time one min 16 secs. Winner trained by Haji Fazal Hadi.
