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| October 14, 2006 | Saturday | Ramazan 20, 1427 |
Azam The Great set to shine at Karachi Racecourse today
KARACHI, Oct 13: Azam The Great, a five-year-old bay horse, is poised to make it two in a row when the Summer Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.
Promoted to higher division of class VII after a facile three lengths victory on Oct 1 he has to bring about his best to overcome a big field of 14 runners barring last minute withdrawls.
Saddled by Ghulam Channa he sprinted to victory by Ghulam Shabbir II in one min 5 1/5 sec. A form horse, he start as our days’ best and can come up with another shining performance with a good rider on his back.
He will be opposed by ten-year-old bay mare Sweet Grandy and six-year-old bay horse Lucky Luck.
A card of five races with first four going over a sprinting distance of five furlongs and the last to six has been drawn for the day. The first race begins at 1.00pm.
Eight-year-old bay horse Trust Again is on course to make it two on trot should he land the feature event.
After acceptance, six runners are in contention for the honours with owner-trainer A. Hannan’s Trust Again enjoying an edge on track record.
Three-year-old filly Black Girl who was denied a hat trick in the Independence Day Cup meeting is making her appearance after a lay-off can bring an element of surprise. Four-year-old filly Voo Doo Doll is fancied to finish among top three.
If tried by connection, Lucky Leader, a three-year-old bay colt, should pick up spoils in division II class VII race to stretch his winning run.
Installed as second favourite he posted a three lengths victory over Sweet Grandy with M. Nasir astride in the last meeting.
His lilely challengers in a strong field of 18 are colts Jack In The Box and Aces High.
Gold Tip is likely to make amends by crowning glory in the second race of the day. He should be chased by Daruwala and Queen Of Awan for places.
Syed Ali Gohar Shah’s filly Jet Zone, Dr. Abdul Karim’s King Of the Field and Abdul Hafeez’s Yanga are set to finish among top three in the opener.
Following is the field and our selection.
LAJAWAB PLATE DIV V 5F
Yanga 9-1, King Of The Field 8-10, Jet Zone 8-8, Captain Cook 8-6, Flying Prince 7-10, Racing Leader 7-10.
Win: Jet Zone
Place: King Of The Field & Yanga
LAJAWAB PLATE DIV IV 5F
Silver City 9-3, Queen Of Awan 9-2, Royal Beauty 9-0, Daruwala 9-0, Tom Cruise 8-12, Gold Tip 8-11, Poply Billy 8-10, Piyari Mehbooba 8-10, Silent Love 8-9, Guarantee 8-9, Raka Poshi 8-7, Trust Him 8-6, Shah Sawar 8-2, Ghabra 8-2, Sharp Edge 8-0, Raj Prince 7-10, Rita 7-10, Your Excellency 7-10.
Win: Gold Tip
Place: Daruwala & Queen Of Awan
LAJAWAB PLATE DIV III 5F
Fascinate 9-2, Chand Aya 9-0, Ultimate Victory 8-13, Azam The Great 8-7, Lucky Luck 8-7, Sweet Grandy 8-6, Breaking News 8-6, Fizza 8-6, Lucky Senior 8-6, In Her Shoes 8-5, Super Shot 8-2, Gunel 8-2, Powerful Gambler 8-0, Canon Ball 7-11.
Win: Azam The Great
Place: Sweet Grandy & Lucky Luck
LAJAWAB PLATE DIV II 5F
Juliat 9-4, Champion Express 9-2, Laat Sahib 8-11, Gul-e-Lala 8-11, Lucky Leader 8-10, Sonia 8-8, Dr. Dre 8-8, Lucky Boss 8-8, Jack In the Box 8-7, Aces High 8-7, Genius Lady 8-6, Gul Bano 8-5, Vital Force 8-1, Leo Again 8-0, Kat Mandu 8-0, Sweet Saba 7-11, Zabil Jani 7-11, Shah Pasand 7-10.
Win: Lucky Leader
Place: Jack In The Box & Aces High
NEGRESS PLATE 6F
Black Girl 9-0, Trust Again 8-13, Voo Doo Doll 8-13, King Of Mehran 8-9, Rolex 8-9, Shah-e-Arab 8-6.
Win: Trust Again
Place: Voo Doo Doll & Black Girl
DAYS BEST: Azam The Great
GOOD DOUBLE: Jet Zone & Lucky Leader.
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