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| January 07, 2007 | Sunday | Zilhaj 16, 1427 |
Terrorist top notch for Horse of the Year Cup
KARACHI, Jan 6: Five-year-old chestnut Terrorist is fancied to lift the Horse of the Year Cup when the first Gymkhana race meeting of 2007 takes place at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
Having good handicap advantage he is on course for a double hat-trick and seems to finish ahead of the nine opponents barring last minute withdrawal in the six furlongs eighth race restricted to thoroughbred Pakistani horses of four years and upwards. It is also feature event of the day.
Terrorist stable mate filly Abhi Abhi and bay colt The Arab should battle it out for the places.
A card of nine races has been drawn for the day. The first race begins at 12.00noon.
If all goes well, five-year-old chestnut mare Butter Fly should make amends by sprinting to victory in the next race. She has failed to come up to the mark in the last couple of meetings.
She is likely to get a tough opposition from mare Voo Doo Doll and colt Awan.
Bay colt Laat Sahib is also in contention and can deliver the goods if backed by the connections. He was beaten by The Conqueror’s in his last run.
In a similar situation, Tharkyee and Al Zarrar from the stables of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara will vie for honours in the Eid Milan Cup. We prefer the former to return with flying colours. Another form horse six-year-old mare Sonu Love Mani is in line for a place. Dragon Heart had won the Eid Milan Cup last year.
Four-year-old dark bay colt, Air Supply, is poised to make it two-in-a-row should he land the New Year Cup.
His likely challengers are Lucky Friend and Champion Express.
Saddled by Mansoor Alam, bay horse New Ferrari is preferred to pick up spoils in a field of 18 contestants. Filly Make Millions and mare Juliat are likely to pose immediate threat.
After a long layoff 10-year-old dark bay horse Chand Aya is on chance to claim a long overdue victory in the division IV class VII. He should be chased by Daruwala and Silent Love.
With four successive second positions under his belt, three-year-old bay colt, Sir Jee, is favourite to start the year on winning note by grabbing the opener.
Mida’s Touch and Vice Admiral should fight it out for places.
Mares Roop Ki Rani and Royal Beauty are on chance to pick up the remaining two races.
One hopes that after the last week incident, the KRC Racing Committee should restore the confidence of race goers by allowing the horses to run on merit and give severe punishments to the riders who violate it.
Following is the field and our selection:
KHUSHAB PLATE 5F:
Count The Money 8-7, Mida’s Touch 8-7, The Ghazan Prince 8-7, Vice Admiral 8-7, Green Rose 8-4, Shawanda 8-4, Baig Sahib 8-0, Beyond Belief 8-0, Ho Ho Ho 8-0, Mr. Mention Not 8-0, Sir Jee 8-0, With Interest 8-0, Sweetie Pie 7-11.
Win: Sir Jee.
Place: Mida’s Touch and Vice Admiral.
MALKA PLATE DIV IV CLASS VII 5F:
Chand Aya 9-2, Gul-e-Lala 9-1, Ghabra 9-1, Lucky Boss 9-1, Silent Love 8-13, Sweet Saba 8-13, Hamza Joy 8-12, Easy Come Easy Go 8-11, Breaking News 8-10, Right Approach 8-10, Daruwala 8-5, Miss Bank Bank 8-5, Vital Force 8-5, Taneez 8-3, Gul Bano 8-2, Desperado 8-1, Fizza 8-1, Acho Gunna 8-0.
Win: Chand Aya.
Place: Daruwala and Silent Love.
EID MILAN CUP DIV I CLASS VII 5F:
Bay Kasoor 9-0, Darwaish Babu 9-0, Queen Of Mirwa 8-11, Kat Mandu 8-10, Can’t Catch Me 8-10, Princess Rozi 8-8, Al Zarrar 8-5, Hasena-e-Arab 8-5, Lucky Gem 8-4, Love Comes To Town 8-1, Sonu Love Mani 8-1, The Princess Arab 8-0, Tharkyee 8-0, Thanks Naeem 7-13, Moment To Moment II 7-12.
Win: Tharkyee.
Place: Al Zarrar and Sonu Love Mani.
MALKA PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:
Birj-ul-Arab 9-2, Juliat 8-13, Jadu Nagri 8-13, Dr. Good Head 8-12, Fair Boy 8-10, Annaba 8-10, Waja 8-9, Super Salute 8-7, Field Commander 8-6, Fascinate 8-5, Make Millions 8-4, Sher-e-Awan 8-4, Romeo 8-3, Mari Paidagiree 8-3, Tom Cruise 8-3, Sonia 8-2, New Ferrari 8-0, Shah Pasand 7-13.
Win: New Ferrari.
Place: Make Millions and Juliat.
NEW YEAR CUP 2007 DIV II
CLASS VII 5F:
Sweet Grandy 9-1, Air Supply 8-13, Khas-ul-Khas 8-12, Lucky Luck 8-9, The Choice Of The Day 8-8, Lucky Friend 8-7, Rolex 8-6, Jan-e-Mun 8-5, Lucky Leader 8-4, Foolish Pleasure 8-3, Queen Of Awan 8-2, Rokara 8-2, Champion Express 8-1, Hi Darling 7-13.
Win: Air Supply.
Place: Lucky Friend and Champion Express.
MALKA PLATE DIV V-B CLASS VII 4F:
Afzaal Prince 9-0, Flying Prince 9-0, Golden Voice 9-0, Grey Fight 9-0, Rashk-e-Rawan 9-0, Roop Ki Rani 9-0, Raysham 9-0, Sweet Senorita 9-0.
Win: Roop Ki Rani.
Place: Flying Prince and Sweet Senorita.
MALKA PLATE DIV V-A CLASS VII 4F:
King Of The Ring 9-4, Shahsawar 9-0, Go Piyaray 9-0, Royal Beauty 8-13, Lucky View 8-11, Sharp Edge 8-10, Lucky Legs 8-9, Silver March 8-9, Captain Cook 8-8, Lucky Girl 8-4, Tun Baba Tun 8-4, Sweet Sindhri 8-0.
Win: Royal Beauty.
Place: King Of The Ring and Sweet Sindhri.
HORSE OF THE YEAR CUP 2006 6F:
Al Faris 9-7, Makina 8-10, Fantasia 8-0, The Arab 8-0, Paidagir 8-0, Moon Raker 7-12, Chaleswan Chur 7-12, Terrorist 7-10, Abhi Abhi 7-7, Stormy Kiss 7-7.
Win: Terrorist.
Place: Abhi Abhi and The Arab.
KHUSHABAD PLATE CLASS V
DIV II 6F:
Voo Doo Doll 9-0, Laat Sahib 9-0, Inside Story 8-13, Arab Hi Arab 8-11, Velvet Green 8-9, Scarface 8-5, Gwenivare 8-5, The Concord 8-4, Butter Fly 8-4, Harry Potter 7-13, Awan 7-12, Jawan Bakht 7-10.
Win: Butter Fly.
Place: Voo Doo Doll and Awan.
DAY’S BEST: Terrorist.
GOOD DOUBLE: Sir Jee and Tharkyee.
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