April 3, 2006	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 4, 1427

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LAHORE, April 2: French mare, Chandni, stormed home to an easy victory to grab the PIA Cup run over 2000 metres during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday. Owned by Khawaja M. Arif and trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar, the grey mare Chandni beat English colt Banzine by three lengths to end his winning streak. Jockey M. Hanif rode the winner, who clocked two minute 4 3/5 seconds over the distance.

Trace Hit and Gujrati Babu completed the frame among six starters in this seventh race of the day.

Earlier in the fourth race Shoaib Tariq’s bay filly Ferrari comfortably won the Textile Cup contested over 1400 metres.

The filly trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar and partnered by M. Hanif beat gelding Grey Swallow by three lengths.

The Bahria Town Cup run over 1600 metres was won by fancied Big Show defeating Valentine by four lengths. Sher-i-Gujrat and Motivator completed the frame among five runners left in the field after the last-minute withdrawal of Key Guy Doll.

Results:

KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 1000M

Bad-i-Naseem (Mohammad Shafiq Khan) 8-6 A. Imran 1. Kosay Kaza 7-4 Azhar Hussain 2. Billoo The Great 9-4 Atif Javed 3. Attraction 8-2 Sajjad Hussain 4.

Won by 2 L, 3/4 L. 3/$ L. Time one minute 3 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by M.R. Khan.

KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1000M

Hallow Dancer (Ghulam Sarwar Sahi)9-0 Rehman Ali (II) 1. Magic Mirror 9-5 M. Hanif 2. Top Figure 8-0 Javed Iqbal 3. Tallal The Great 8-10 Shahid Mustafa 4. 3

Won by 3/4 L, 5 1/2 L, 1 L. Time one minute 2 seconds. Winner trained by M. Arshad.

SHEIKHUPURA PLATE CLASS V

DIV II

1400M Cobbler (Khawaja M. Arif) 9-0 Shahid Rehman 1. Quwat 8-6 M. Hanif 2. Cross Ruff 9-0 A. Imran 3. Shaoor 8-6 Salahuddin (II) 4. Won by 8 1/2 L, 2 3/4 L, Distance. Time one minute 29 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.

TEXTILE CUP CLASS V DIV I 1400M

Ferrari (Shoaib Tariq) 8-6 M. Hanif 1. Grey Swallow 8-12 Faisal Ali 2. Love Moon 8-5 Shahid Mustafa 3. Safe And Sound 9-0 Rehman Ali (II) 4.

Won by 3 L, Neck, 3/4 L. Time one minute 29 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.

SOHAWA PLATE CLASS IV DIVISION III 1600M

Total Surprise (M.R. Raza) 8-12 Shahid Rehman 1. Green Street 8-12 Salahuddin (II) 2.Shahpur Pride 9-0 A. Aziz 3. Royal Fantasy 8-6 Shahid Mustafa 4.

Won by 8 L, 1 L, 3 1/2 L. Time one minute 41 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by A. B. Malik.

BAHRIA TOWN CUP CLASS IV DIV I 1600M

Big Show (Sohrab Khan) 8-2 M. Hanif 1. Valentine 9-6 Shahid Rehman 2. Sher-i-Gujrat 9-6 A. Aziz 3. Motivator 8-3 Javed Iqbal 4.

Won by 4 L, 2 L, 4 L. Time one minute 40 seconds. Winner trained by Amjad Ali (II).

PIA CUP CLASS II & III 2000M

Chandni (Khawaja M. Tariq) 7-10 M. Hanif 1. Banzine 11-0 Salahuddin (II) 2. Trace Hit 7-4 M. Zeeshan 3. Gujrati Babu 9-0 Shahid Rehman 4.

Won by 3 L, Distance, Short-head. Time one minute 4 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.

SOHAWA PLATE CLASS IV DIV II 1600M

Fajar (Shoaib Tariq) 8-10 M. Hanif 1. Run And Win 7-9 A. Aziz 2. Puma The Great 9-1 A. Imran 3. Millennium Count 9-0 Faisal Ali 4.

Won by 9 L, 2 L, 6 1/2 L. Time one minute 42 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.