November 05, 2007	Monday	Shawwal 23, 1428

KARACHI, Nov 4: Three-year-old bay colt Sir Jee halted filly Taiz Per’s winning reign by galloping to a facile five-length victory in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

Installed as favourite in the betting ring, Sir Jee, who was beaten by Quince in the last run, atoned for the loss by reigning supreme in the six furlongs eighth race which was reduced to seven runners following Sharp Cat’s withdrawal.

Occupying third place five-and-a-half lengths away was mare Closing Argument while colt Cash Flow completed the frame finishing further four lengths behind.

In an earlier race, favourite four-year-old bay colt Captain Black outclassed colt Truf Shot imposing 10 lengths victory to claim feature event with jockey Ghulam Shabbir II in the saddle.

Tharkyee and Stormy Kiss followed the two in same order as filly Phapha Kutni was not backed by the connection.

Earlier, Shabbir piloted colt Dark Secret and mare Marista to victory in back-to-back races to end the day on a successful note with treble.

Dark Secret edged Jadu Jantar by six-and-a-half lengths while Marista was home by one-and-a-half length.

The trio comprising owner Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara, trainer Allah Judrio and rider Essa were jubilant with their double which came through the victories of mare Fruity and filly Sugar Sweet in the fourth and ninth races.

Joint favourite Fruity picked up spoils beating Count The Money by one-quarter-of-a-length while favourite Sugar Sweet crossed the finishing post two-and-a-half lengths ahead of Rolex to make it four on the trot.

Fancied three-year-old bay colt Vice Admiral was impressive in his nine lengths victory over filly Sweetie Pie to claim his maiden win after finishing good second four times in succession.

Mare Mixed Blessing pulled off the first upset of the day beating colt Hamza Joy as favourite Muktadar had to be content with third slot.

Similarly, filly Lady Conqueror with no form worth stormed to six-and-a-half lengths victory over filly Leopard Of Arab.

Apart from Pir Pagara, owner Syed Ismail Shah also returned happy with a double (Dark Secret, Captain Black).

Among trainers, Ehtisham saddled three winners while Mushtaq and Allah Judrio came out with two apiece.

Results:

THE JUNIOR PLATE 5F:

Dark Secret (Syed Ismail Shah) 8-7 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Jadu Jantar 7-11 Mohammad Essa 2, Star Of Angel 8-4 Waheed Baran 3, Star Of Glaxy 8-0 Sohail Ahmed 4. Won by 6 1/2L, 6L, 5L. Time: One min 5 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.

THE LAJAWAB PLATE DIV IV

AND V CLASS VII 5F:

Marista (S. Ehtisham) 8-7 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Shah Sawar 8-5(cr8-2) M. Waseem II, 2, Eye Lady 8-0(cr7-11) Zaki Zakir 3, Sherry The Great 7-13 Sohail Ahmed 4. Won by 1 1/2L, 2 1/2L, 4 3/4L. Time: One min 10 sec.

Winner trained by owner.

THE LAJAWAB PLATE DIV IV

CLASS VII 5F:

Mixed Blessing (Zainab Ali) 8-13 M. Yousuf 1, Hamza Joy 8-6 Mohammad Essa 2, Muktadar 8-13 S. Khan, Good Naeem 9-0(cr8-7) Mohammad Naeem 4. Won by 3/4L, 4L, 1/2L. Time: One min 6 3/5 sec.Winner trained by Taj Mohammad.

THE LAJAWAB PLATE DIV III

CLASS VII 5F:

Fruity (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-7 Mohammad Essa 1, Count The Money 8-11 Ghulam Shabbir II, 2, With Interest 9-4 Arshad 3, Arabian Butterfly 8-1(cr7-11) Pervaiz Ali 4. Won by 1 1/2L, 7L, 3/4L. Time: One min 5 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE LAJAWAB PLATE DIV II

CLASS VII 5F:

Vice Admiral (Gul Mohammad Rajar) 8-12 Kashif Qamar 1, Sweetie Pie 9-0 Mohammad Essa 2, Can’t Catch Me 8-11 M. Rehman 3, The Ghazan Prince 8-6 Arshad 4. Won by 9L, Dist, 3L. Time: One min 3 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

THE LAJAWAB PLATE DIV I

CLASS VII 5F:

Lady Conqueror (Owais Junejo) 8-10 Lateef 1, Leopard Of Arab 8-13(cr8-6) A. Ahmed 2, Princess Rozi 8-5(cr8-2) M. Waseem II, 3, Hi Darling 8-5 Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 6 1/2L, 4 1/2L, 3L. Time: One min 3 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

THE OKARA PLATE CLASS III

AND IV 7F:

Captain Black (Syed Ismail Shah) 7-13 Ghulam Shabbir II, 1, Truf Shot 8-4 M. Nasir 2, Tharkyee 8-8 Lateef 3, Stormy Kiss 8-3 Sohail Ahmed 4. Won by 10L, 4 1/2L, 2L. Time: One min 30 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.

THE KOTRI PLATE CLASS VI 6F:

Sir Jee (Kamil Malik) 9-2 Arshad 1, Taiz Per 9-0 Mohammad Essa 2, Closing Argument 8-9 Ghulam Shabbir II, 3, Cash Flow 9-2 M. Nasir 4. Won by 5L, 5 1/2L, 4L. Time: One min 17 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE MUMMY PLATE CLASS V

DIV I AND II 6F:

Sugar Sweet (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-1 Mohammad Essa 1, Rolex 8-1 Ghulam Shabbir II, 2, The princess Arab 8-0 Nazil Hussain 3, Dragon Heart 8-8 Shahid Manan 4. Won by 2 1/2L, 3L, 1/2L. Time: One min 17 3/5 sec.Winner trained by Allah Judrio.