LAHORE, Sept 9: Bay filly Noor, who finished fourth in the War Heroes Cup last week, landed the September Cup ran over 1,000 metres in a stunning performance during the 2nd Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.

Ridden by jockey Shahid Rehman, Noor beat Lovely Gate by over three lengths. Harry Can Run and Chill completed the frame. In all, 12 ran for the event after the last-minute withdrawal of Princess Of Gujrat and Royal Luck from the race.

Last Sunday, Noor had put up a dismal show, finishing fourth way behind Kiss Of Luck, Royal Fish and Zanjeer. But Noor sped like a limousine to win the feature event while leading all the way.

Two three-year-old colts, Baker View and Desert Prince, put up fine performances winning their respective events. Baker View beat Richy Dancer to claim the supporting and fifth event while Desert Prince stormed home in the fourth race ahead of the field. He beat gelding Trump Coup by about four lengths. Shah Pari and Dazzy Against All completed the frame. The race was contested by a large number of 15 runners after the withdrawal of Mannan Prince at the last moment.

The second race was a close affair with long shot Love Minister edging out Black King by a short head in a photo-finish verdict. Favourite Shah Pari finished third, a length behind.

Jockey Shahid Rehman stole the limelight, riding home two winners. He piloted Baker View in the fifth race and then followed it with a fluent win on Noor in the sixth race.

Three firm favourites won in a card of seven races gone through on Sunday.

Midway through the proceedings, the race-goers held fateha for the soul of the veteran trainer Haji Ghulam Sarwar (68), who died early on Sunday morning and was buried in the afternoon. They also observed a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for the departed soul.

Results:

SAHIWAL PLATE CLASS

VII DIV III 900M:

Weldon Shogun (M. Saeed Butt) 9-0 M. Wasim 1. Simoom 9-0 Khalil Vicky 2. Dillagi 8-4 Tariq Habib 3. Dogar Gift 8-10 Javed Iqbal 4.

Won by 2 1/2 L, 3 L, 1/2 L. Time 57 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Ameer Azad.

SAHIWAL PLATE CLASS

VII DIV II 900M:

Love Minister (Mian M. Ashraf) 8-0 M. Wasim Khan 1. Black King 7-11 Khalid 2. Shah Rani 9-0 Tariq Habib 3. Mama Mia 8-9 Khalil Vicky 4.

Won by Short-head, 1 L, 3/4 L. Time 57 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Rashid Latif.

SAHIWAL PLATE CLASS

VII DIV I 900M:

Pretty Princess (Shah Nawaz Qaiser) 8-4 M. Zeeshan 1. Sohna Billoo 9-0 Khalil Vicky 2. Princess Afgaq 9-0 M. Atif 3. Sun Shine 9-0 M. Wasim 4.

Won by 6 L, 3/4 L, Distance.Time 56 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by the owner.

SAMMA SATTA PLATE CLASS

V DIV II 1000M:

Desert Prinmce (Mirza Khurshid Baig) 9-0 Javed Iqbal 1. Trump Coup 8-10 Irfan Razzaq 2. Shah Pari 7-12 Naseer Ahmed 3. Dazzy Against All 9-0 A. Wahab 4.

Won by 3 3/4 L, 2 L, Distance. Time one minute 3 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Tauqeer Ahmad.

SAMMA SATTA PLATE CLASS

V DIV I 1000M:

Baker View (Pervez Masood) 8-12 Shahid Rehman 1. Richy Dancer 8-0 Khalil Vicky 2. Run And Win 8-6 Farid Ali 3. Volcano 8-10 A. Imran 4.

Won by 3 L, Neck, 1 L. Time one minute 1 second. Winner trained by I. Nawab.

SEPTEMBER CUP CLASS IV

DIV 1, 11 & 111 1000M:

Noor (Faraz Ahmed Chaudhry) 8-10 Shahid Rehman 1. Lovely Gate 8-1 Shakeel Mahmood 2. Harry Can Run 8-4 Khalil Vicky 3. Chill 7-10 Naseer Ahmed 4.

Won by 3 1/2 L, 7 L, Neck. Time one minute 2 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Abdul Rasheed.

SAHIWAL PLATE CLASS

VII DIV IV 900M:

Kotli (Sheikh Naseem Ahmed) 8-10 M. Sharif 1. Malika 8-2 Anjum 2. Sona 8-0 Shakeel Mahmood 3. Sajju The Great 9-0 Munir Ahmed 4.

Won by 4 L, 3 1/2 L, 3 L. Time 57 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by Qaiser.