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| April 30, 2006 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 1, 1427 |
Top contenders to vie for May Day Cup
LAHORE, April 29: The 35th Lahore Winter Meeting featuring the May Day cup with a handsome prize-money on offer and a star studded cast will attract a large number of sports connoisseurs at the Racecourse on Sunday.
In view of the hot summer being braved by the people of Lahore, the Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards have decided to hold day and night racing from now onwards with the first race to start at 4pm.
The May Day Cup has been instituted to observe the international labour day marking the martyrdom of Chicago (USA) workers.
A class IV handicap race to be gone over 1400m, there are seven colts and fillies, who will be jostling for the cup.
However, four of them are on chance. They are Chan, River Dancer, Trace Kim and Alexander.
They should fight for the top honours with Chan enjoying advantage on form and handicap. This will be the sixth race of the day.
In the supporting and seventh race, Empire Maker will be on the trot to make it two in a row. He has only to beat Royal Power and Puma The Great.
There are three strong contenders in the fifth and second supporting event, the May Day Plate class IV division III to be gone over 1400 metres.
They are Cobbler, Ferrari and Herry Can View. Cobbler thought promoted in the handicap giving one stone advantage to Herry Can View is still the best looking colt to win the top honours.
The fourth race has a big field of 17 acceptors barring last-minute withdrawal.
Among them on top is the colt Tuman Khan ( Tora Bora-Polly Darshan), who was beaten on his last outing should make amends and win this time.
The colt is owned by Mr Ali Muhammad Al-Shamsi, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) ambassador in Islambad, who incidentally is the first foreign diplomat to own a race-horse in Pakistan.
Charming King, Para Game and Scarlet Empress will be his challengers, if any.
A card of seven events has been drawn for the first day and night racing card promising some good and exciting finishes.
The first two races will be held over the sprinting distance of 900 metres, two over 1200 metres and three over 1400 metres.
The following are the fields and our selections.
LODHRAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 900M.
Savera 9-4 Wendy Trace 9-0 Wah Bhai Wah 9-0 Stride To Moment 9-0 Dream Comes True 9-0 Simoom 8-10 Victorious 8-10 Song Of Freedom 8-8 Dam Dama Dam 8-7 Spring Breeze 8-6 Lovely Diana 8-6 and Royal Palace.
Win: Savera.
Place: Victorious and Royal Palace.
LODHRAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 900M.
Royal Cannon 9-4 Dancing Star 9-0 Ministry 9-0 Bad-i-Naseem 8-12 Talal The Great 8-11 Moj Mela 8-10 Daisy Against All 8-9 Billoo The Great 8-7 Jago 8-6 and Kosay Kaza 8-4.
Win: Royal Cannon.
Place: Bad-i-Naseem and Talal The Great.
TALAGANG PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1200M.
Dashing Paradise 9-0 Cross Ruff 8-12 Jattanwala 8-10 Himmat 8-10 Eye Of The Tiger 8-7 Token Of Love 8-6 Golden Faith 8-6 Fido Dido 8-3 Booster 8-2 Dil Vil 8-2 Rana Choice 8-2 and Shaba Queen 7-6.
Win: Token Of Love.
Place: Fido Dido and Cross Ruff.
TALAGANG PLATE CLASS V DIV I 1200M.
Charming King 9-4 Philosopher 9-0 Ward 9-0 Have No Fear 8-10 Tipu Sultan 8-10 Scarlet Empress 8-9 Julia Robert 8-7 Lucky Mayla 8-6 Tuman Khan 8-5 Para Game 8-4 King Kong 8-2 Jewna 8-2 Bright Star 8-2 Gold Creek 8-2 New Bhakkar 8-2 Ezzam 8-2 and Top Figure 7-13.
Win: Tumman Khan.
Place: Para Game and Charming King.
MAY DAY PLATE CLASS IV DIV III 1400M.
Like A Hero 9-0 Cobbler 9-0 Penalty Corner 8-12 Big Bird 8-11 Zargar 8-6 Safe And sound 8-4 Royal Command 8-3 Ferrari 8-3 and Herry Can View 8-2.
Win: Cobbler.
Place: Herry Can View and ferrari.
MAY DAY CUP CLASS IV DIV I 1400M.
Trace Hit 9-4 Fajr 8-10 Fidel Castro 8-10 Chan 8-4 River Dancer 8-4 Alexander 8-0 and Trace Kim 7-9.
Win: Chan.
Place: Trace Kim and River Dancer.
MAY DAY PLATE CLASS IV DIV II 1400M.
Empire Maker 9-0 Scooby 8-12 Puma The Great 8-11 Royal Power 8-3 Storm Warning 8-4 Run And Win 8-0 and Green Street 7-12.
Win: Empire Maker.
Place: Royal Power.
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