March 19, 2007	Monday	Safar 29, 1428

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KARACHI, March 18: Giving an awesome performance, favourite four-year-old bay colt Khyber lived up to his top billing when he claimed maiden victory in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

He galloped to three-and-a-half lengths victory over Reyan The Great with Fahim K astride to land the opener.

The horse had won the honours in the last outing too but was penalised on technical grounds and pushed to fourth place. Moment To Moment II and Hi Darling had to be content with third and fourth positions.

Surprisingly, two form horses – Sonia and Azam The Great – who were well backed disappointed the punters by not occupying a place even on the board.

In addition to Khyber, predictions about seven-year-old bay mare Princess Rozi, four-year-old bay colt Truf Shot and six-year-old bay mare Ouija Board also came true.

Rider Zaki Zakir pulled off the first upset of the day when he piloted filly Sugar Sweet to one-and-a-half lengths victory over public fancy Midas Touch.

Four-year-old colt Can’t Catch Me with Waheed Baran in the saddle, atoned to the previous loss by posting a two lengths victory over Jack In The Box. The performance of Shahid Manan, rider of public fancy Trust Again, left much to be desired as he did not let his mount run on merit.

Four-year-old chestnut gelding Dr Dre, bay mare Gul-e-Lala and colt Sindh Malook claimed the other races.

Jockey M. Nasir was the pick of the day as he ended with a fine treble. His winners were Princess Rozi, Truf Shot and Sindh Malook. Trainers Mansoor Alam and Mushtaq Ali Khan sent a brace of winners apiece.

Riders of Trust Again Shahid Manan and Queen Of Awan Faiz Mohammad were fined Rs10,000 apiece for ‘unsatisfactory’ riding.

Results:

THE KARACHI PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:

Khyber (Akhtar Ali) 8-3 Fahim K 1, Reyan The Great 8-4(cr8-1) Zulfiqar Ali 2, Moment To Moment II 8-1 M. Amjad 3, Hi Darling 8-11(cr8-4) Rehan Usman 4. Won by 3 1/2L, Head, 1 1/2L. Time: 1 min 5 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mansoor Alam.

THE KARACHI PLATE DIV II-B CLASS VII 5F:

Princess Rozi (Rana Zahid Anwar)8-12 M. Nasir 1, Lucky Luck 8-4 M. Yousuf 2, Khas-ul-Khas 8-1 M. Amjad 3, Janu Love Inshu 7-12 Dasrat 4. Won by 1 1/2L, 5L, 3/4L. Time: 1 min 7 sec.

Winner trained by Ramzan A.

THE KARACHI PLATE DIV II-A CLASS VII 5F:

Sugar Sweet (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara)8-2 (cr7-11) Zaki Zakir 1, Midas Touch 8-4 Fahim K 2, Thanks Naeem 9-2 M. Yousuf 3, Shiracco 8-2 Lateef 4. Won by 1 1/2L, 9L, 10L. Time: 1 min 5 sec.

Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE KARACHI PLATE DIV I CLASS VII 5 1/2F:

Truf Shot (Gul Mohammad Rajar)9-2 M. Nasir 1, Lady Conqueror 8-12 Mohammad Essa 2, Killer Instincts 8-2(cr7-11) Zaki Zakir 3, Lucky Friend 8-1 Sohail Ahmed 4. Won by 5L, 4 1/2L, 5 1/2L. Time: 1 min 11 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

THE HOOR PLATE CLASS VI 5 1/2F:

Can’t Catch Me (Beenish Hasan) 8-8 Waheed Baran 1, Jack In The Box 9-4 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Gwenivare 8-10 M. Naeem 3, Shan-e-Arab 8-12 M. Yousuf 4. Won by 2L, 3L, 5L. Time: 1 min 11 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Ameer Ahmed.

THE KARACHI PLATE DIV V CLASS VII 4 1/2F:

Dr Dre (Syed Konain Mohammad Shah) 8-12 S. Khan 1, King Of The Ring 8-10(cr8-3) M. Naeem 2, Lucky View 8-12(cr8-7) M. Waseem II 3, Shah Sawar 8-5 Fahim K 4. Won by 1 1/4L, 6L, 4 1/2L. Time: 1 min 1 sec.

Winner trained by Talib Hussain.

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

Gul-e-Lala (Tahir Aziz) 8-12 M. Alam 1, Queen Of Awan 8-12 Faiz Mohammad 2, Tom Cruise 8-4 M. Yousuf 3, Crarlie 8-1(cr7-8) Shahzad 4. Won by 2L, 3/4L, 1 3/4L. Time: 1 min 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mansoor Alam.

THE ZEBA PLATE CLASS V DIV I and II 6F:

Sindh Malook (Ghulam Dastagir Rajar) 7-12 M. Nasir 1, Butter Fly 8-5 Nadeem Akhtar 2, Virile 7-10 Fahim K 3, Moon Raker 9-2 Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 1/2L, 4L, 2 1/2L. Time: 1 min 18 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

THE MUREE PLATE CLASS III and IV 6F:

Ouija Board (Syed Ismail Shah)8-11 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Tharkyee 8-13 Arshad 2, Paidagir 8-4 Asghar Ali 3, Adaab Arz 8-4 Naseem Ahmed 4. Won by 2L, Dist. 4L. Time: 1 min 19 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.