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| December 11, 2006 | Monday | Ziqa'ad 19, 1427 |
Inside Story makes it two in a row
KARACHI, Dec 10: Fancied two-year-old bay colt, Inside Story, added yet another feather in his cap when he claimed Sapphire Stakes by posting a facile two-and-a-half lengths victory over his closest opponent Sir Jee in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
He had won the Sprinter’s Cup under jockey M. Nasir by edging out Phapha Kutni by three lengths last week.
This was Nasir’s first triumph of the day as he came out with a splendid treble. His other two winners were chestnut colt, Sindh Malook and bay colt, The Conqueror’s.
As predicted, three-year-old chestnut filly, Eswarah, with Arshad astride beat another filly Big Show by half length to land the Colts and Fillies Trial Cup.
Rider Ghulam Shabbir II pulled off a major upset when he galloped five-year-old bay horse, Al Faris, to seven lengths victory over filly, Makina, to win Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup. He won the 10 furlongs race in a smart time of two min 5 2/5 seconds.
He took a flying start overcoming a bad habit of a late starter which he had developed lately.
Dawn had six winners in a card of 10 races while three were beaten to second place and the last completed the board.
Rider Mohammad Essa also came out with a double by winning back to back races. First he piloted Fair Boy to victory in the opener followed by Al Zarrar’s triumph in the next race. Both the races raised quite a few eyebrows as rider of Sher-e-Awan, Faiz Mohammad, did not allowed his mount to run on merit and was penalised with two week suspension and a fine of Rs30,000.
Similarly, public fancy and odds on favourite filly, Kat Mandu, was throttled all the way by experienced and seasoned rider Ghulam Shabbir II but he managed to second place finishing three lengths behind Al Zarrar. The rider was spared by the Racing Committee.
Second favourite bay filly, Sweet Smile, beat fancied colt Dubawi by six lengths.
Three-year-old bay filly, Lady Conqueror and rank outsider Lucky Senior won the last two races. The former was ridden by Ghulam Shabbir II who also shared honours with his two contemporaries.
Meanwhile, the next Gymkhana race meeting will be held on Wednesday, deputy secretary KRC, Ali Akbar Shah Rashdi, told Dawn.
Results:
CHAMP PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F
Fair Boy (Mr. Sher Mohammad) 8-3 Mohammad Essa 1, Foolish Pleasure 7-13(cr7-10) Sohail Ahmed 2, Tom Cruise 8-9 M. Kashif 3, Sher-e-Awan 8-8 Faiz Mohammad 4. Won by 3 1/2L, 3 1/4L, 2 3/4L. Time: 1 min 8 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by owner
CHAMP PLATE DIV II CLASS VII 5F
Al Zarrar (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-1 Mohammad Essa 1, Kat Mandu 8-10 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Mr. Paidagir 8-8 Yousuf Ikram 3, Khas-ul-Khas 8-13 M. Manzoor 4. Won by 3L, 2 1/2L, 3/4L. Time: 1 min 4 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Sher Mohammad
SAPPHIRE STAKES 2006 6F
Inside Story (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar) 8-7 M. Nasir 1, Sir Jee 8-0 Mohammad Essa 2, Samreen 8-4 Yousuf Ikram 3, Rebecca 7-11 Sohail Ahmed 4. Won by 2 1/2L, 5L, 3L. Time: 1 min 17 1/5 sec.
Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan
LAJAWAB PLATE 6F
Sindh Malook (Mr. Ghulam Dastagir Rajar) 8-6 M. Nasir 1, Miss Milee 8-10 Mohammad Essa 2, Red Rufus 8-2 Waheed Baran 3, Countess Mah Again 9-2 M. Kashif 4. Won by 11L, 4L, 5L. Time: 1 min 18 1/5 sec.
Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan
BE SHARP PLATE 6F
Sweet Smile (Mr. Aalee Humayun)7-12 Fahim K 1, Dubawi 9-1 Arshad 2, Butter Fly 9-0 Mohammad Essa 3, Stormy Kiss 8-13 M. Nasir 4. Won by 6L, Head, 1 1/4L. Time: 1 min 16 sec.
Winner trained by M. Rafiq K
COLTS AND FILLIES TRIAL CUP 2006 7F
Eswarah (Syed Sadruddin Shah) 8-11 Arshad 1, Big Show 8-4 M. Nasir 2, The Arab 8-10 Shahid Manan 3, Fido Dido 8-10 Fahim K 4. Won by 1/2L, 5 1/2L, 6L. Time: 1 min 29 4/5 sec.
Winner trained by S. Ehtisham
FIRST LADY PLATE 6F
The Conqueror’s (Mr. Ghulam Dastagir Rajar) 8-6 M. Nasir 1, Chaleswan Chur 9-3 Mohammad Essa 2, Gwenivare 8-8 Tariq Baran 3, Bilal Choice 7-10 Zaki Zakir 4. Won by 10L, 14L, 13L. Time: 1 min 16 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan
QUAID-I-AZAM TRIAL CUP 2006 10F
Al Faris (Mr. Faisal Farooq) 8-7 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Makina 8-12 Tariq Baran 2, King Of Sanghar 8-4 Arshad 3, The King Of Arab 9-0 Shahid Manan 4. Won by 7L, 2 1/2L, 6L. Time: 2 min 5 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by Manzoor Baran
CHAMP PLATE DIV I CLASS VII 5F
Lady Conqueror (Syed Ismail Shah) 8-2 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Cant Catch Me 9-0(cr8-11) Waheed Baran 2, Killer Instincts 8-13 M. Kashif 3, Sweet Grandy 8-5 Asghar Ali 4. Won by 6L, 3L, 1/2L. Time: 1 min 5 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Allah Judrio
CHAMP PLATE DIV IV CLASS VII 5F
Lucky Senior (Mr. Adnan Azam Khan) 8-4 Nasim Ahmed 1, Silent Love 8-9 Mohammad Essa 2, Mixed Blessing 8-10 M. Manzoor 3, Noman The Great 8-8 Nazil Hussain 4. Won by 2 1/2L, 1 3/4L, 2 1/4L. Time: 1 min 8 1/5 sec.
Winner trained by Hussain
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