March 15, 2007	Thursday	Safar 25, 1428

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KARACHI, March 14: Fancied four-year-old bay colt, Lucky Leader, powered his way to claim the feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Wednesday.

Ridden by M. Yousuf, the public fancy horse posted a three-quarter-of-a-length victory over favourite mare Patricia as punters heaved a sigh of relief in the concluding event after they were hoodwinked by connections in the opening race.

Filly Foolish Pleasure finished three lengths behind to secure third place while chestnut Killer Instincts completed the frame by finishing further eight lengths away.

The field was reduced to 17 following last minute withdrawl of mare Lady Umpire.

Joint favourite three-year-old bay filly, Sweetie Pie, made amends when she galloped to two-and-a-half lengths victory over mare Princess Rozi to land supporting event.

The filly from the stables of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara, was sprinted home by Zaki Zakir and saddled by Allah Judrio.

With a win and a second in the last two outings under his belt, the running of 10-year-old chestnut Thanks Naeem left much to be desired. He failed to appear even on the board.

As predicted, three-year-old bay filly, Be Jamalo, lived up to her top billing when she posted a facile seven lengths victory over The Choice Of The Day.

The triumph earned rider Fahim K a fine double his earlier winner being Raaz in the second race. Owned by Ms Beenish Hasan, Be Jamalo was installed favourite in re-betting after withdrawl of earlier joint favourite Lucky Gem before the start of race.

Azam The Great was another favourite who atoned to previous loss by registering a four lengths victory over Sher-e-Awan.

Public fancy bay horse Burnish Pride claimed a long overdue victory after a layoff when he beat mare Gule-Lala by two lengths.

Raaz, a 10-year-old bay horse, who was among those who also ran in the last outing, gave a surprise when he edged out Welcome Pachino by four lengths to win the second race. Earlier, Raaz had claimed honours on Feb 25. Mare Lucky Girl was installed favourite in the race but for unknown reason she was not allowed to run on merit.

Seven-year-old chestnut, Lucky View, land the opener by beating filly Gul Bano by four-and-a-half lengths.

Earlier, the modus operandi drew severe criticism from the public following change of rider of Lucky View by the connections at the eleventh hour thus depriving them of their money. The horse was neglected by punters when the betting opened in view of a novice rider Hameed H.K on board. However, when the rates soured up, the connections start backing making it a joint favourite finally replacing the weak rider with experienced Sohail Ahmed.

The race-goers are of the opinion that if needed, riders be changed before the odds open in the ring so that they may not be hoodwinked.

The next Gymkhana race meeting will be held on Sunday.

Results:

THE JHAMPIR PLATE

DIV V-B CLASS VII 4F:

Lucky View (Mr. M. Tariq)8-3 Sohail Ahmed 1, Gul Bano 8-9 Ashiq Ali 2, Flying Prince 9-0(cr8-7) Rehan Usman 3, Shah Sawar 9-0 Fahim K 4. Won by 4 1/2L, 2L, 2L. Time: 0.55 sec.

Winner trained by Aftab Nawaz.

THE JHAMPIR PLATE

DIV V-A CLASS VII 4F:

Raaz (Mr. Mohammad Ishaq) 8-8 Fahim K 1, Welcome Pachino 9-0 Ali Ehsan 2, Go Piyaray 9-0(cr8-11) Mumtaz Ali 3, King Of The Ring 8-13(cr8-6) M. Naeem 4. Won by 4L, S. Head, 3/4L. Time: 0.55 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mansoor Alam.

THE JHAMPIR PLATE

DIV IV-B CLASS VII 4 1/2F:

Burnish Pride (Mr. M. Yaqoob Butt) 8-1 Naseem Ahmed 1, Gul-e-Lala 8-8(cr8-3) Zaki Zakir 2, Charlie 8-0 Shahzad 3, Martini 9-0(cr8-7) M. Nawaz Bilal 4. Won by 2L, 10L, Dist. Time: 0.59 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by owner.

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DIV IV-A CLASS VII 5F:

Azam The Great (Mr. M. Mustafa Khan) 8-8(cr8-1) Tahir Ali 1, Sher-e-Awan 8-11 Faiz Mohammad 2, Silent Love 8-9 Nadim Akhtar 3, Tom Cruise 8-7(cr8-2) M. Waseem II 4. Won by 4L, 2L, 2 1/4L. Time: 1 min 7 sec.

Winner trained by Ghulam Channa.

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DIV III CLASS VII 5F:

Be Jamalo (Miss Benish Hasan) 8-7 Fahim K 1, The Choice Of The Day 8-12 Asghar Ali 2, Meri Paidagiree 8-12 Raees Ahmed 3, Sonia 8-8 (cr8-5) Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 7L, 2 1/2L, 1 1/2L. Time: 1 min 5 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Naveed Baran.

THE JHAMPIR PLATE

DIV II CLASS VII 5 1/2F:

Sweetie Pie (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-1 Zaki Zakir 1, Princess Rozi 8-8 M. Nasir 2, Sweet Saba 8-3 M. Waseem II 3, Lucky Luck 8-7 M. Kashif 4. Won by 2 1/2L, 3L, 5 1/2L. Time: 1 min 14 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE JHAMPIR PLATE

DIV I CLASS VII 5 1/2F:

Lucky Leader (Mr. Ghulam Jilani)8-5 M. Yousuf 1, Patricia 8-7 Yousuf Ikram 2, Foolish Pleasure 8-7(cr8-2) Zaki Zakir 3, Killer Instincts 8-5 Nazil Hussain 4. Won by 3/4L, 3L, 8L. Time: 1 min 13 sec.

Winner trained by Hussain.