April 30, 2007	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1428

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LAHORE, April 29: Fancied chestnut colt Lucifer won the April Cup during the 35th Lahore Day/Night Winter Meeting at the floodlit Racecourse on Sunday.

With the staging of the April Cup, the nine-month long Lahore winter races concluded. It was the sixth and the last race of the day which was contested over 1400 metres.

Owned by Lahore Racecourse chairman Tariq Aziz and rode by M. Atif, the winner overshadowed five rivals. He beat Harry Can Run by three lengths.

Desert Queen and Don't Follow completed the frame among six starters.

A race earlier, Syed Pervaiz Hussain Shah's English mare Grecianette won the Farewell Cup, contested over 1000 metres.

Under jockey Shahid Rehman, the mare beat English filly Miss Thailand by about three lengths in 58 3/5 seconds.

Sun Stroke and Catch All completed the frame among six runners which were left after withdrawal of Brummell and Lucky Winner from the race.

Jockey Shahid Rehman brought home three winners — Born To Run, Poly Cat and Grecianette — in first, third and the fifth race.

Trainer Haji Ghulam Sarwar sent out three winners — River Edge, Poly Cat and Lucifer — while Sohail Aziz two — Born To Run and Grecianette.

Four favourites obliged punters in a card of six.

Results:

BAHAWALNAGAR PLATE CLASS-VII DIV-I 1000M:

Born To Win (Malik Ghulam Qadir) 9-0 Shahid Rehman 1, Ikon 8-6 M. Wasim Khan 2, Gulf Line 9-0 A.Imran 3, Stride To Moment 8-12 Rafaqat Ali 4.

Won by 4 L, 5 ½ L, 5 L. Time one min 2 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Suhail Aziz.

TALAGANG PLATE CLASS-V

DIV-II-B 1200M:

River Edge (Waqar Ahmad) 8-10 M. Atif 1, Safe And Sound 8-8 M. Wasim Khan 2, Little Legend 8-10 Ali Raza 3, Willhewish 8-10 A. Imran 4.

Won by Distance, 8 L, 8 L. Time one min 14 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.

TALAGANG PLATE CLASS-V

DIV-II-A 1200M:

Poly Cat (Shoaib Tariq 8-10 Shahid Rehman 1, Tan Man Dhan 9-0 M. Wasim Khan 2, Sharp Burg 8-12 Atif Javaid 3, Miss Play 9-0 Tariq Habib 4.

Won by 3 L, 5 ½ L, Distance. Time one min 16 sec.

Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.

TALAGANG PLATE CLASS-V

DIV-I 1200M:

King Of Murad (Shahbaz Ali Butt) 8-3 Ali Raza 1, Jung Frau 9-0 Salahuddin 2, Eid 8-7 M. Wasim Khan 3, Fruity 8-3 Atif Javaid 4.

Won by ½ L, 3 1/4 L, 4 ½ L. Time one min 15 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mohammad Afzal.

FAREWELL CUP CLASS-I, II & III 1000M:

Grecianette (Syed Pervaiz Hussain Shah) 11-6 Shahid Rehman 1, Miss Thailand 10-3 Salahuddin 2, Sun Stroke 8-1 Javaid Iqbal 3, Catch All 8-1 Imran Pervaiz 4.

Won by 2 3/4 L, Distance, Distance. Time 58 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.

APRIL CUP CLASS-IV DIV-III 1400M:

Lucifer (Tariq Aziz) 8-13 M. Atif 1, Harry Can run 8-9 M. Wasim Khan 2, Desert Queen 9-4 A. Imran 3, Don't Follow 7-8 Naseer Ahmad 4.

Won by 3 L, 1 ½ L, Distance. Time one min 29 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.