August 15, 2007	Wednesday	Sha’aban 1, 1428

KARACHI, Aug 14: Showing great endurance, seven-year-old bay Naseeb overcame the smallest field in a late burst to lift the prestigious Independence Day Cup as jockey Ghulam Shabbir II set two new marks in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Tuesday.

Running on the heels of filly Abhi Abhi and mare Makina in the one mile race, he went past his rivals just a furlong before the finishing post to register a three-and-a-half length win.

Favourite filly Big Show let down the punters and completed the frame as the field was reduced to four following the withdrawal of King Of Sanghar.

The winner of Derby at Lahore in the past, Naseeb, which belongs to the stable of Rajars, was saddled by Mushtaq Ali Khan and galloped home by Kashif Qamar. This is the second time Kashif had won the Independence Day crown as he piloted Reformer to victory seven years back.

The schedule of the Independence Day Cup was slightly changed by the organisers.

The Pakistan 60th Anniversary Cup ended in a blaze of glory for second favourite Sahibzadi, a three-year-old filly, when she stormed to a facile six-length victory over favourite filly Taiz Per with rider Ghulam Shabbir in the saddle.

Earlier, rider Shabbir presented The Kingree Lodge Performance Cup to Syed Sadruddin Shah and The Sanghar Cup to Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara.

Sadruddin’s two-year bay filly Claim To Victory posted a magnificent 10-length victory to register her maiden win while Pir Pagara’s filly Sugar Sweet edged out Mr Mention Not by three lengths after colt Royal King was withdrawn.

Eager Saint, Closing Argument and Gorella, who were nowhere throughout the year, also emerged victorious under rider Shabbir which is an eye-opener.

Riders Nasir and M. Yousuf sprinted colt Drem Rose and Rokara to glory in the other two races.

Rider Shabbir added two feathers to his cap by picking up spoils in six of the total nine races including three cups. Neither has any rider won six races in a day nor three cups, an official of KRC confided to Dawn.

Results:

THE KINGREE LODGE PERFORMANCE CUP 2007 4F:

Claim To Fame (Syed Sadruddin Shah) 8-4 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Play Boy 8-7 M. Nasir 2, Flawless Victory 8-4 Lateef 3, Dandy Boy 8-7 Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 10L, 1/2L, Head. Time: 51.1/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.

BTHE JASHN-E-AZADI PLATE CLASS IV 6F:

Drem Rose (Gul Mohammad Rajar) 8-11 M. Nasir 1`, Phapha Kutni 9-6 Ghulam Shabbir II, 2, Savabeel 8-6 Ashiq Ali 3, Gwenivare 8-4 Mohammad Essa 4. Won by 1 1/4L, 12L, 8 1/2L. Time: One min 17 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

BTHE SANGHAR CUP 2007 DIV I CLASS VII 5 1/2F:

Sugar Sweet (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 9-0(cr8-9) Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Mr Mention Not 8-8 M. Nasir 2, Janu Love Inshu 8-8 M. Khizer 3, Hi Darling 8-9 Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 3L, 4L, 2 3/4L. Time: One min 11 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE JASHN-E-AZADI PLATE DIV V CLASS VII 5F:

Eager Saint (Syed Sadruddin Shah) 8-12 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Fascinate 8-13(cr8-6) Abdul Mutlib 2, Romeo 8-6(cr8-1) Pervaiz Ali 3, Shah Sawar 9-3(cr8-10) Asghar Ali Khan 4. Won by 8 1/2L, 9L, 3/4L. Time: One min 7 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.

THE JASHN-E-AZADI PLATE DIV IV CLASS VII 5F:

Closing Argument (Syed Ismail Shah) 8-2 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Silent Love 8-4 Nadim Akhtar 2, Field Commander 8-11 Fahim K 3, Fantastic Horse 8-2(cr7-9) Shahzad Shahwani 4. Won by 8L, 6 1/2L, 3 3/4L. Time: One min 6 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.

THE PAKISTAN 60th ANNIVERSARY CUP 2007 DIV II-A CLASS VII 5 1/2F:

Sahibzadi (Murtaza Mirza) 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Taiz Per 8-3 M. Nasir 2, Symbol Of Love 8-8 Yousuf Ikram 3, Captain Oats 8-8(cr8-2) Mazhar Ali 4. Won by 6L, Dist, 3/4L. Time: One min 11 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Ghulam Channa.

THE JASHN-E-AZADI PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:

Gorella (Syed Ismail Shah) 8-2 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Fasten Your Seat Belt 8-9(cr8-2) Asif Nazir 2, Geo Naeem 8-10 Mohammad Naeem 3, Reyan The Great 8-3(cr7-10) Zulfiqar Ali 4. Won by 4L, 6L, 2L. Time: One min 5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.

THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP 2007 IM:

Naseeb (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar) 10-0 Kashif Qamar 1, Abhi Abhi 7-6 Ghulam Shabbir II, 2, Makina 8-0 Fahim K 3, Big Show 9-4 M. Nasir 4. Won by 3 1/2L, 7 1/2L, 4L. Time: One min 45 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

THE JASHN-E-AZADI PLATE DIV II-B CLASS VII 5F:

Rokara (Mir Ahmed Khan) 8-1 M. Yousuf 1, Make Millions 8-11 Arshad 2, Smiling Face 9-4(cr8-13) Nazil Hussain 3, Sher-e-Awan 8-12 M. Nasir 4. Won by 6L, 1/2L, 1 1/2L. Time: One min 5 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by M. Pervaiz.