February 18, 2007	Sunday	Muharram 29, 1428

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KARACHI, Feb 17: Three-year-old bay colt Sir Jee who was outpaced by four-year-old filly Black Girl in his last outing has been rated high to make amends when the Gymkhana race meeting resumes at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

Overcoming a layoff, Black Girl created quite a stir when she stormed to three-quarter-of-a-length victory over fancied Sir Jee on Feb 11.

There are four form horses in the pack of 14 aspirants for the honours barring last minute withdrawl in the five furlongs supporting event. They are Sir Jee and his stable-mate Patricia, Can’t Catch Me and Birj-ul-Arab.

Either of the first two looks certain to pick up spoils and oblige punters.

A card of seven races has been worked out for the day. The first race begins at 1.30pm.

Similarly, there’s a two-way tie in the six furlongs concluding race which is also the feature event. The horses in the run for glory are fillies Sweet Smile and Black Girl. The latter has earned promotion to higher class after her last triumph.

We prefer Sweet Smile who is tipped to atone to her last loss at the hands of Awan.

Despite failing to attain success on Wednesday, five-year-old dark bay horse Jawan Bakht should gallop to victory in the five furlongs top division of class VII.

He is likely to be chased by Haseena-e-Arab and Sweet Grandy for the next two places.

Chestnut Champion Express has a good chance to claim a long overdue victory by beating opponents.

However, Thanks Naeem can bring an element of surprise if allowed to run on merit. Shah Pasand and Khas-ul-Khas should battle it out for places.

Mare Queen Of Awan should dominate the third race by overcoming Lucky Boss and Meri Paidagiree. The Choice Of The Day can pull off an upset if let go by connection.

Piyari Mehbooba and Sher-e-Awan enjoys an edge over rivals in the first two races of the day. Mare Silent Love can pose threat to Piyari Mehbooba in the opener.

Following is the field and our selection:

THE SHAFAQ PLATE DIV V-A CLASS VII 4 1/2F:

The Princess 9-2, Shah Sawar 9-1, Vital Force 9-0, Silent Love 8-12, Ghabra 8-12, Piyari Mehbooba 8-12, Auzy 8-12, Hamza Joy 8-12, Desperado 8-7.

Win: Piyari Mehbooba.

Place: Desperado and Shah Sawar.

THE SHAFAQ PLATE DIV IV CLASS VII 4 1/2F:

Metro 9-0, Taneez 9-0, Sher-e-Awan 8-11, Tom Cruise 8-9, Azam The Great 8-7, Al Jarrar 8-6, King Of The Ring 8-6, Prince Shahzad 8-6, Romeo 8-5.

Win: Sher-e-Awan.

Place: Tom Cruise and Azam The Great.

THE SHAFAQ PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:

Moment To Moment II 9-0, Mixed Blessing 8-12, Priceless 8-11, Lucky Boss 8-9, Daruwala 8-9, Queen Of Awan 8-9, Martini 8-8, The Choice Of The Day 8-8, Meri Paidagiree 8-7, Sweet Saba 8-6, Sweetie Pie 8-6.

Win: Queen Of Awan.

Place: Lucky Boss and Meri Paidagiree.

THE SHAFAQ PLATE DIV II CLASS VII 5F:

Check Mate 9-0, Final Count Down 8-11, Goroghantal 8-11, Darwaish Babu 8-11, Sanam Jan 8-11, Khas-ul-Khas 8-9, Raphari 8-9, Fantastic Face 8-9, Champion Express 8-5, Shah Pasand 8-5, Sweet Touch 8-5, Wah Wah Paidagir 8-3, Lucky Gem 8-1, Bewitched 8-0, Thanks Naeem 7-13.

Win: Champion Express.

Place: Shah Pasand and Khas-ul-Khas.

THE SHAFAQ PLATE DIV I CLASS VII 5F:

Kat Mandu 9-5, Lucky Step Junior 9-5, Jawan Bakht 9-4, Sing Sing 9-0, sweet Grandy 8-13, Killer Instincts 8-13, Nach Baliye 8-11, Shan-e-Arab 8-11, Bilal Choice 8-10, Count The Money 8-10, Vice Admiral 8-8, Be Jamalo 8-6, Lady Umpire 8-6, Look My Tiger 8-3, Haseena-e-Arab 8-2, Green Rose 8-2, Best Game 8-1.Win: Jawan Bakht.

Place: Haseena-e-Arab and Sweet Grandy.

THE JANBAZ PLATE 5F:

Sir Jee 9-4, Birj-ul-Arab 9-0, The Concord 9-0, Mushki 9-0, Virlie 8-10, Can’t Catch Me 8-6, Eager Saint 8-6, Scarface 8-6, Trust Again 8-2, Rangroot 8-2, Shawanda 8-1, Patricia 8-1, Moon Baby 8-1, Sharp Cat 8-1.

Win: Sir Jee.

Place: Patricia and Can’t Catch Me.

THE BIJILEE PLATE CLASS V DIV I & II 6F:

Moon Raker 9-0, Voo Doo Doll 8-11, Black Girl 8-6, Sweet Smile 8-0, Laat sahib 7-10.

Win: Sweet Smile.

Place: Black Girl.

DAYS BEST: Sir Jee.

GOOD DOUBLE: Jawan Bakht and Sweet Smile.