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LAHORE, July 20: Bay colt Dhandhana with apprentice Azam Hussain in the saddle, won the third race to make it two in-a-row during the Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Sunday.
Trained by Zahid Khan Dhandhana, who drifted wide on the outer tan in the straight, held of main rival Puma King, while scorching the dust track over 1200 metres to win by half-a-length. Morning Noor and Legality completed the frame, a distance away among 11 runners.
Dhandhana was a two to one second favourite with even-money favourite Puma King.
Dark-bay colt Black Nigeria ridden by Nazir Ahmad caused the biggest upset of the day in the second race. He beat Weldon Shogun, Dancing Margina and Sun Of Gold in the same order.
Later another rank outsider Better Case stormed home to win the feature event defeating fancied bay mare On On by three- fourth of a length. Morning Bird and Green Hill made up the frame in the fifth race on the card. In all, 15 ran for the event.
The sixth and last race ended in a dead-heat between Burrat Again and Easy Come Easy Go. Wall Street finished a close third with Super Time fourth, over three-and-a-half lengths further behind.
Following were the results:
SWAT PLATE CLASS VII DIV III 1200M
Hot Press (Mohammad Shafiq Khan) 8-8 Mubarik Ali 1. Zuhair Choice 8-10 Faisal 2. Victorious 8-8 M. Hussain 3. Two-B 8-6 Qasim Shah 4.
Won by 1 1/4L, 6L, 1 3/4L. Time 1 min 19 sec. Winner trained by Chodhry Mohammad Rafiq.
SWAT PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 1200M
Black Nigeria (Haji Mohammad Saeed) 8-9 Nazir Ahmad 1. Weldon Shogun 8-3 A. Aziz 2. Dancing Margina 8-3 Qasim Shah 3. Sun Of Gold 9-6 Waqas Sheikh 4.
Won by 1 3/4 L, 9 L, Neck. Time 1 min 18
3/5 sec. Winner trained by Mussawar Choudhry.
SWAT PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1200M
Dhandhana (Sajid Ali Cheema) 9-4 Azam Hussain 1. Puma King 8-12 A. Aziz 2. Morning Noor 8-4 Shahid Hussain 3. Legality 8-1 Taufeeq Ahmad 4.
Won by 1/2L, Dist. 8L. Time 1 min 19 1/5 sec. Winner trained by Zahid Khan.
SWAT PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV 1000M
Muslim Badger (Raja Mohammad Ashraf) 7-12 Faisal Tahir 1. Blue Champion 8-4 Azhar Hussain 2. Malook Star 8-2 Shahid Mustafa 3. Asif Choice 8-5 Qasim Shah 4.
Won by 3 1/4L, 2L, Head. Time 1 min 5 1/5 sec. Winner trained by owner.
MANGORA PLATE CLASS V DIV I & II 1000M
Better Case (Choudhry Mushtaq Hussain) Mujahid Ali (II) 1. On On 7-4 M. Jehangir 2. Morning Bird 7-6 Shahid Mustafa 3. Green Hill 8-6 Faisal Hussain 4.
Won by 3/4L, 6 1/2L, Neck. Time 1 min 2 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
SWAT PLATE CLASS VII DIV V 1000M
Burrat Again (Wajid Ali Khan) 8-4 M. Hussain and Easy Come Easy Go (Choudhry Mohammad Iqbal) 8-2 Shahid Mustafa 1. Wall Street 9-0 Faisal Tahir 3. Super Time 9-0 Mujahid Ali (II) 4.
Won by Dead-heat, Head, 3 1/2L. Time 1 min 5 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Sohail Aziz and Iftikhar Ahmad Choudhry.
