August 16, 2006	Wednesday	Rajab 20, 1427

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LAHORE, Aug 15: Enjoying low placing in handicap, long shot filly Discovery captured the PTCL Jashn-i-Azadi Cup during the day and night Lahore Summer Meeting held in connection with the Independence Day celebrations at the Racecourse on Sunday.

This daughter of Cisco Wells beat fancied Tuman Khan by a length. Lucky Murad and Harry Can View completed the frame among seven starters.

The filly set a hot pace with Tuman Khan right behind her. It looked the colt had come closer for a neck-to-neck battle with Discovery but he lost hold of the bit and the game was over.

This was the feature and last race of the day.

As many as six cup races were held to highlight the celebrations of the auspicious occasion, three named Jashn-i-Azadi Cups, two Independence Day Cups and one August Cup, the month during which the independence day falls.

Three-year-old colt Byron won the Independence Day in a dramatic way. After being beaten to second position by Quince (Shahid Rehman up) the colt got benefit from an objection lodged reluctantly by Salah-ud-Din II, the rider of Sher-i-Punjab, placed third against the winner Quince for pressing near the one furlong post.

Salah-ud-Din II, did not lodge the objection. After the race, when the Lahore Race Club (LRC) stipendiary steward reported the matter to the LRC stewards, they called him, who told them he was pressed by Shahid Rehman. After watching the race video , they upheld the objection and disqualified Quince from the race.

The stewards also fined Quince's trainer Khurram Hussain rupees 10,000 for advising Salah-ud-Din II not to lodge objection. He did so when the matter was reported to stewards.

Jockey Shahid Rehman was both winner and loser on Sunday. He was loser for his own folly as he could have won the race had he kept his mount away from the horse in question.

Under the LRC rules of racing, he stands disqualified from riding for two weeks along with a fine of of rupees 5000.

Shahid was also deprived of the unique feat of a hat trick of cup victories when earlier he had piloted home a brace of winners in cup races through Noor and Nosha.

Jockey Salah-ud-Din II was the other jockey to win a double. He rode Golden Goal and Gold Krick in cup races.

Results:

LODHRAN CUP CLASS VII DIV II 1200m.

Sohna Billoo (Arif Gulzar) 9-0 Atif Jvaid 1. Dam Dama Dam 8-1 M. Zeeshan 2. Bahar-I-Bhakkar 8-5 Anjum 3. Dashing Paradise 8-6 Naseer Hussain 4.

Won by Distance, 5 L, 2 L. Time one min 17 secs. Winner trained by Rashid Latif.

AUGUST CUP CLASS VII DIV I 1200m.

Noor (Faraz Ahmad Chaudhry) 9-0 Shahid Rehman 1. High Hope 8-6 Salah-ud-Din II 2. Dancing Star 9-2 Farhan Butt 3. Dogar's Gift 8-9 Javed Iqbal 4.

Won by 5 1/4 L, 2 1/2 L, Head. Time one min

16 4/5 secs. Winner trained by Abdur Rasheed.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP CLASS V DIVISION II 1200m.

Nosha (Gul Zareen Khan) 9-0 Shahid Rehman 1. Jewna 9-2 Salah-Ud-Din II 2.Scarlet Empress 8-6 Anjum 3. Volcano 8-7 Atif Javed 4.

Won by Distance, 2 l, 2 L. Time one min 15 4/5 secs. Winner trained by Abdur Rasheed.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP CLASS V DIV I 1200m.

Byron (Usman Khawaja) 8-0 Aamar Parvaiz 1.Sher-I-Punjab 9-0 Salah-ud-Din II 2. Wendy Trace 8-6 Atif Javaid 3. Quince 8-6 Shahid Rehman (Disqualified on objection after winning the race.

Won by Objection, 3 L, 4 1/2 L. Time one min 14 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Mustafa.

PTCL INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP CLASS V DIV I-A 1200M.

Golden Goal (Arif Mahmood Butt) 8-10 Salah-ud-Din (II) 1. Eid 8-7 Shahid Rehman 2. Jut Bahadur 8-10 Shahid Mustafa 3. Ministry 8-6 Faisal Tahir 4.

Won By 8 L, 1 L, 4 1/2 L. Time one min 14 3/5 secs. Winner trained byM. Afzal.

PTCL JASHN-I-AZADI CUP CLASS IV DIVISION III 1200m.

Gold Krik (Mohsin Ali Asghar) 8-12 Salah-ud-Din (II) 1. First Look8-2 Aamar Parvaiz 2. Dil Vil 9-2 Shahid Rehman 3. Ferrari 7-8 M. Hanif 4.

Won by 1 1/4 L, Distance, Distance. Time one min 13 secs. Winner trained by Iftikhar Ahmad Chaudhri.

PTCL Jashn-I-Azadai Cup Class IV Div I & II 1400M.

Discovery (farrukh Shahzad Malik) 7-9 M. Hanif 1.Tuman Khan 8-6 Shahid Rehman 2. Lucky Murad 8-9 Aamar Parvaiz 3. Harry Can View 9-0 Salah-ud-Din II 4.

Won by 1 L, 3 1/2 L, 3 1/2 L. Time one min 28 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.