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| December 24, 2005 | Saturday | Ziqa’ad 21, 1426 |
Swing and Trace Hit to fight for spoils today
LAHORE, Dec 23: The season’s first duel among two Pakistan Derby contenders that has brightened up the Lahore Winter Meetings reaches its fitting climax when they measure each other in Christmas Cup at the Racecourseon Saturday.
Mian Maahir Ahmad owned and A. B. Malik trained shapely colt, Swing, takes on chestnut filly Trace Hit, owned by Khawaja M. Arif and trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.
It is a class IV handicap race to be gone over 1600m. A progeny of English sire, Stranger In Paradise out-of-Rosina Folly, Swing, has been performing very well during the ongoing meetings.
His three race unbeaten streak is already exciting for his caretaker Mahmood Khan, who is hoping the colt would win this first big event of the career to look for more in days to come.
Trace Hit, a daughter of Trace Creek out-of-Huckitta, has also won three races at random and will be going to belie her inconsistent performance so far.
Interestingly both the colt and the filly, has not so far gone over the middle distance of 1600m.
On bloodline both are to stay over the distance. Going through the previous performance Swing with his hat-trick of victories looks to be enjoying an edge over Trace Hit.
The supporting and fifth event, Sialkot Plate, a term race for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies to be contested over the sprinting distance of 1000m has eight acceptors barring last minute withdrawals.
Of them two attract attention on track work and pedigree. They are Herry Can View, a beautiful colt from Dazzling Star out-of-Tango Cash and Shim Jim, a fine-bred filly from English sire, Cisco Wells out-of-Let Get Going.
Cisco Wells, owned by Syed Pervaiz Hussain Shah died a couple of year’s ago, was from the lineage of famous Coolmore racing empire sire, Saddler Wells. They both should fight it out.
The colt, Ghoray Wah, who has won two races in-a-row will be going to complete a hat-trick of victories in the seventh and last race of the day, Bhakkar Plate, class IV division II and III combined handicap race over 1600m.
His close rivals could be Green Street, Stereo Nation and Penalty Corner. A card of seven events has been drawn for the Christmas Cup race day meeting.
First four events will be held over 1200m, the fifth over 1000m and the sixth and seventh over 1600m. The last two events will be held in floodlights.
The first race will be held at 1.00pm.
The following are the fields and our selections:
Hazara Plate Class VII Div II 1200m.
Government Gift 9-0 May May 8-11 Royal power 8-10 Sohna Malook 8-10 Gift 8-6 Royal Palace 8-2 Malook Star 8-2 Dogar’s Gift 8-0 Black Leopard 7-8 and Easy Come Easy Go 7-6.
Win: Malook Star.
Place: Easy Come Easy Go and May May.
HAZARA PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1200m.
Owais Prince 9-0 Paro 9-0 Zohair Choice 9-0 Dream Comes True 9-0 Attraction 9-0 Victorious 8-12 Royal Destiny 8-10 Stride To Moment 8-8 London News 8-6 High Hill 8-6 Jago 8-6 Fair Boy 8-3 Dam Dama Dam 8-3 and Lovely Diana 8-0.
Win: Royal Destiny.
Place: Stride To Moment and Fair Boy.
Rahim Yar Khan Plate Class V Div II 1200m.
Eye Of The Tiger 9-0 Jan Gee 9-0 Moj Mayla 9-0 Mer Chandiwala 9-0 Royal Performance 8-10 Love Moon 8-10 Dancing Star 8-8 Capeletti 8-6 Tallal The Great 8-6 First Passion 8-6 Rising Sun 8-1 Bahar-i-Bhakkar 7-13 and Murad Love 7-12.
Win: Eye Of The Tiger.
Place: First Passion and Tallal The Great.
Rahim Yar Khan Plate Class V Div I 1200m.
Dashing Paradise 9-0 Gold bird 8-10 Manu Janu 8-10 Simoom 8-7 Royal Fish 8-6 Grey Dancer 8-2 Major Rana 8-2 Freedom Fighter 8-0 and Sanam 8-0.
Win: Sanam.
Place: Manu Janu and Gold Bird.
SIALKOT PLATE. A TERM RACE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT AND FILLIES (MAIDENS) 1000m.
Herry Can Run 8-8 Herry Can View 8-8 Big Show 8-5 Don’t Follow 8-5 Trace Kim 8-5 Tan Man Dhan 8-5 and Shim Jim 8-5.
Win: Herry Can View. Herry Can Run and Shim Jim.
CHRISTMAS CUP CLASS IV DIV I 1600M.
Pawan 9-2 Trace Hit 8-13 Swing 8-10 Millennium Count 8-3 Decent Proposal 8-3 Shershah 8-0 High Dream 7-13 Brave Majesty 7-11 Puma The Great 7-10 Storm Warning 7-10.
Win: Swing. Place: Pawan and Trace Hit.
THE BHAKKAR PLATE CLASS IV DIV II & III 1600M.
Ghoray Wah 9-6 Ghazi Rifle 9-2 Stereo Nation 9-2 Eid 8-13 Putra’s Lady 8-1 Green Street 8-1 Moment To Moment 7-11 Penalty Corner 7-6 Key Guy Doll 7-4 and Zardan 7-4.
Win: Ghoray Wah.
Place: Green Street and Penalty Corner.
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