September 10, 2006	Sunday	Sha'aban 16, 1427

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KARACHI, Sept 9: Four-year-old chestnut filly, Butter Fly, who was stunned by Adaab Arz in her last outing, is tipped to make amends at the feature event of the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

After completing a hat trick, she finished off the board three times and now seems to have overcome the bad patch which is quite evident from her performance.

Drawn in a small field of six runners, she will be opposed by colt, Jawan Bakht and mare, Countess Mah Again. The latter is on course to make it two-in-a row.

A card of six races all going over a sprinting distance of five furlongs has been chalked out for the day. The first race begins at 2.00pm.

Owner-trained Hot Strides, a three-year-old dark bay colt whose winning run was intercepted by Sindh Malook on Aug 27, is our fancy in the supporting event.

However, he has to overcome challengers Champion Express and Your Honour in a field of 13 contestants.

If all goes well, three-year-old bay filly, Annaba, should pick up spoils by finishing ahead of the field. Her likely challengers are bay horse, Donatello and colt Can’t Catch Me.

Bay mare, Sweet Grandy, should have to bring about her best to beat the lot particularly Al Jarrar and Queen Of Awan while King Of The Field is once again favourite to claim the opener.

Following is the field and our selection.

MUSKAN PLATE DIV V 5F

Lucky Five 9-0, Sea Of Love 8-13, Ladla 8-13, Ghabra 8-10, Royal Beauty 8-10, Field Commander 8-5, Jallali 8-0, Afzaal Prince 7-12, King Of The Field 7-10, Shantul 7-10.

Win: King Of The Field

Place: Sea Of Love & Lucky Five

MUSKAN PLATE DIV IV 5F

Guarantee 9-3, Tom Cruise 9-0, Sweet Grandy 9-0, Shah Sawar 9-0, Queen Of Awan 8-12, First Shot 8-10, Lucky Luck 8-10, Mixed Blessing 8-9, Al Jarrar 8-8, Azam The Great 8-6, Captain Cook 8-0, Beautiful Bee 8-0, Ultimate Victory 7-13.

Win: Sweet Grandy

Place: Al Jarrar & Queen Of Awan

MUSKAN PLATE DIV III 5F

Daruwala 9-0, Jadu Nagri 8-12, New Ferrari 8-9, Fizza 8-8, Prince Shahzad 8-8, Poply Billy 8-6, Piyari Mehbooba 8-2, Jaguar 8-2.

Win: Daruwala

Place: Jaguar & New Ferrari

MUSKAN PLATE DIV II 5F

Patricia 9-0, Donatello 9-0, Annaba 8-12, Qandhar 8-12, Birj-ul-Arab 8-10, Chand Aya 8-6, Harbinger 8-5, Eye Sore 8-3, Gunel 8-3, Aces High 8-3, Romio 8-3, Fascinate 8-2, Cant Catch Me 8-0, Deniro 7-13.

Win: Annaba

Place: Donatello & Cant Catch Me

MUSKAN PLATE DIV I 5F

Laat Sahib 9-0, Hot Strides 8-12, Rokara 8-12, Speculation 8-12, Champion Express 8-7, Your Honour 8-6, Sher Garh 8-6, Sonia 8-5, Vital Force 7-13, King Of Cool 7-13, Shan-e-Awan 7-11, Zabil Jani 7-11, Hawk’s Bay 7-11.

Win: Hot Strides

Place: Champion Express & Your Honour

AKBER PLATE 5F

Butter Fly 9-5, Countess Mah Again 8-7, Jawan Bakht 8-6, Velvet Green 8-0, Reyan King 7-13, Jadugar 7-10.

Win: Butter Fly

Place: Jawan Bakht & Countess Mah Again

DAY’S BEST: Butter Fly

GOOD DOUBLE: King Of The Field & Hot Strides.