December 21, 2003	Sunday	Shawwal 26, 1424

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LAHORE, Dec 20: Four-year-old English filly, Aegean Daisy, is fancied  to win the Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Jehangir Cup to be contested over 1400m during the 15th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.

The chestnut filly from Ball Harbour out-of-Dizzyday, Aegean Daisy has already won three races and placed fourth in her previous outing in the Australia Cup over the identical distance of 1400m on Dec 12 last.

She will be vying in a field of eight class I, II and III runners, in a handicap race. Her closest rivals should be Royal Falcon and Think Thank. This will be the seventh race of a lengthy card of eight events drawn for the day.

Three-year-old English filly, Kowalska, who won a race on her maiden appearance at the Lahore Racecourse in last October, will be contesting in the Khyber Cup to be run over 1400m to stamp her class.

This daughter of a reputed English sire Grand Lodge out-of- Time Limit, was inducted into racing with high hopes by her owner, Malik Hamid Ali Noon and she obliged him with a remarkable victory.

After winning the race she later developed some trouble in the legs which kept her away from the race track. She has now fully recovered to be on the beat. She will be followed by Moment To Moment and Snow Drop.

The progenies of Grand Lodge, namely, Grandera, Oriental Treasure, Parnac, Grand Tube, Shiban, Benevenum and Golden Croft have performed very well in Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany and Italy and won big stakes.

Three-year-old bay colt, Super Star, who was beaten to third place by Storm Bird and Lucky Dawn in Singapore Cup run over 1400m should make amends this time and win the Mian Channu Plate, a class V division I and II combined handicap race to be run over 1400m.

Besides Super Star, the bay colt Lucky Dawn bay filly Glorious Song and On On are the other serious contenders having a liking over the distance among 16 runners.

The Nawab Shah Plate class VII division I to be run over the sprinting distance of 1000m has 16 speedsters to make it a good contesting event. The chance ones are Canopy, Green Hill, Show Counting, Kala Shah Kaku. They should fight it out.

The first race will be held at 11.30.

The following are the fields and our selections.

NAWAB SHAH PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV 1000M.

Raad 9-0 Opening Partner 8-11 Stage Shot 8-11 Desperado 8-10 Sky Hawk 8-8 All In Favour 8-6 Stride To Moment 8-6 Wall Street 8-5 Malook Star 8-4 Golden Copy 8-3 Ghabra 8-0 Easy Come Easy Go 7-12 and Nijinsky 7-6.

Win: Opening Partner. Place: Wall Street and Malook Star.

NAWAB SHAH PLATE CLASS VII DIV III 1000M.

Velvet Green 9-0 Abbevalle 9-0 Prince Of Peace 9-0 Fifty Six Fifty Six 9-0 Rasputin 8-9 Druree 8-3 Quite Arrival 8-3 Oscar 8-2 and Double Mithoo 7-10.

Win: Velvet Green. Place: Rasputin and Abbevalle.

NAWAB SHAH PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 1000M.

Bach View 9-0 Burrat Again 8-13 Extra Heat 8-11 High Light 8-8 Shaheen 8-8 Cue Bid 8-8 Gomal 8-8 Laughing Queen 8-8 Nice And Power 8-8 JR 95 8-8 Hot Touch 8-4 My Love 8-4 Payari Mehbooba 8-4 Sodagar 8-4 Black Rock 8-4 Final Count Down 8-0 The Reporter 8-0 and King’s Burry 8-0.

Win: Burrat Again. Place: Bach View and Final Count Down.

NAWAB SHAH PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1000M.

Green Hill 9-0 Came Home 8-10 Show Counting 8-10 Royal Loyalty 8-10 Royal Leader 8-10 Canopy 8-9 Waseem’s Love 8-8 Madam Lorina 8-7 Polo Gambler 8-7 Imagine Iff 8-5 Casper 8-5 Sun Princess 8-5 Kala Shah Kaku 8-4 Talah Folly 8-4 New Smokey 8-4 and Poppey Well 7-12.

Win: Canopy. Place: Show Counting and Green Hill.

SIALKOT PLATE, a term race for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies 1000m.

Best Trace 8-7 Leading Prince 8-7 Ceanu Reeves 8-7 Trace Day 8-7 Polly Seek 8-4 Black Dancer 8-4 and Polly Rose 8-4.

Win: Polly Rose. Place: Trace Day and Cenu Reeves.

KHYBER CUP CLASS IV DIV I & II 1400M.

Kowalska 9-4 Snow Drop 9-0 Amazing 8-10 Great King 8-8 Moment To Moment 8-8 Rukhtas Again 8-5 Key Guy Princess 8-1 Lucky Winner 8-0 and Flame 8-0.

Win: Kowalska. Place: Moment To Moment and Snow Drop.

NUR-UD-DIN MUHAMMAD JEHANGIR CUP CLASS I, II & III 1600M.

Son Of A Gun 10-0 Aegean Daisy 8-11 Royal Falcon 8-9 Think Thank 8-4 Millennium Count 8-3 Incognito 7-8 Burn Heart 7-8 and Miracle 7-4.

Win: Aegean Daisy. Place: Royal Falcon and think Thank.

MIAN CHANNU PLATE CLASS V DIV I & II 1400M.

Lucky Dawn 9-4 Glorious Song 9-2 Super Star 9-1 Guys And Dolls 8-13 Dhandhana 8-11 Abu Zouz Park 8-10 On On 8-8 Flood Of Gold 8-5 Royal Prosper 8-5 Love Moon 8-4 Tow-B 7-13 Beena Roy Baby 7-13 Fair Boy 7-13 Gold Rush 7-9 Arizona 7-5 and The Assassin 7-4.

Win: Super Star. Place: Lucky Dawn and Glorious Song.