November 11, 2007	Sunday	Shawwal 29, 1428

KARACHI, Nov 10: Three-year-old bay colt Vice Admiral should go all out to make it two on trot in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

Promoted to top division of class VII following a facile nine lengths victory under Kashif Qamar last weekend, the speedy colt start as our days’ best and had good prospects to repeat the winning feat. His victory was preceded by four good second places in succession.

On Sunday, she will be up against 10 aspirants barring last minute withdrawls in the five furlongs opener with M. Nasir in the saddle.

Filly Leopard Of Arab and either Hi Darling or Red Rufus should battle it out for places. The latter two belonged to the same connection.

If all goes well, seasoned jockey Ghulam Shabbir II should present owner-trainer Ehtisham with a winner in the feature event by powering five-year-old bay Tharkyee to victory.

Though Reyan King, Phapha Kutni, and Truf Shot also come in the reckoning but Tharkyee enjoys an edge with Shabbir aboard. He is likely to be followed by Reyan King and Phapha Kutni for the places.

Filly Taiz Per whose winning streak was interrupted by Sir Jee in the last outing is fancied to make amends by picking up spoils in the supporting event.

Drawn in the six furlongs third race of the programme, the filly from the stables of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara should edge out the rivals – Closing Argument and Cash Flow – with ease.

Taiz Per’s stable mate filly Sweetie Pie should also reign supreme in an earlier race.

Her likely challengers are The Ghazan Prince and Shah Pasand. However, if tried, Crown Prince can upset the applecart.

Colts Discreet Cat and Dark Secret should fight for glory in the fifth race, restricted to two-year-old colts and fillies. We prefer the former to make amends. They are to be chased by Star Is Born.

In the sixth race couple of horses have come down in handicap and can win anytime. They include Azam The Great, Al Zarrar, Little Girl, Silent Love, Desperado and Royal Loyalty.

We prefer Desperado, Little Girl and Royal Loyalty to oblige punters.

Four-year-old chestnut colt Hamza Joy and three-year-old colt Count The Money should win honours in the last two races.

A card of eight races has been chalked out for the day with first race starting at 12.00noon.

Following is the field and our selections:

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE DIV I CLASS VII 5F:

Leopard Of Arab 9-3, Thanks Naeem 9-0, Vice Admiral 8-12, Prize Beauty 8-11, Red Rufus 8-10, Princess Rozi 8-6, Mr. Mention Not 8-4, Sonia 8-4, Hi Darling 8-2, Cash deposit 8-0, Lucky Friend 7-12.

Win: Vice Admiral.

Place: Leopard Of Arab and Hi Darling.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE DIV II CLASS VII 5F:

Sweetie Pie 9-4, Swift Arrival 9-0, Can’t Catch Me 8-12, Laat Sahib 8-10, Harry Potter 8-9, Shah Pasand 8-8, Chahat 8-8, Faith 8-8, The Ghazan Prince 8-6, Dr. Dre 8-6, King Of Cool 8-6, Crown Prince 8-2, Shawanda 7-13.

Win: Sweetie Pie.

Place: The Ghazan Prince and Shah Pasand.

THE SHIR-E-MASHRIQ PLATE CLASS VI 6F:

Taiz Per 9-4, Paidagir 9-2, Khyber 9-2, Cash Flow 8-13, Awan 8-11, Closing Argument 8-10, Haibat Nak 8-9, Samreen 8-8, Black Arrow 7-13, Green Park 7-13.

Win: Taiz Per.

Place: Closing Argument and Cash Flow.

THE MANILA PLATE CLASS IV 6F:

Reyan King 9-0, Phapha Kutni 8-12, Tharkyee 8-11, Truf Shot 8-10, Sindh Malook 8-4, Black Girl 8-3, Stormy Kiss 8-2, Royal King 8-2, The Arab 8-0, Savabeel 7-11.

Win: Tharkyee.

Place: Reyan King and Phapha Kutni.

THE ALIZA PLATE (TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT AND FILLIES) 5F:

Dark Secret 9-0, Discreet Cat 8-7, Cavalli-O-Arab 8-4, Flawless Victory 8-4, Shu Manter 8-4, Sweet Girl 8-4, Victoroous 8-4, Star Is Born 8-0, Jadu Jantar 7-11, Princess Zara 7-11.

Win: Discreet Cat.

Place: Dark Secret and The Star Is Born.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE DIV V CLASS VII 5F:

Cape Town 9-5, King Of The Ring 9-2, Azam The Great 9-1, Al Zarrar 8-12, Shah Sawar 8-9, Chistian The Great 8-9, Gul Bano 8-8, Annaba 8-5, Little Girl 8-4, Silent Love 8-2, Eye Lady 8-1, Desperado 8-0, Royal Loyalty 7-12, Lucky View 7-11, Ghabra 7-10, Sherry The Great 7-10.

Win: Desperado.

Place: Little Girl and Royal Loyalty.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE DIV IV CLASS VII 5F:

Spider Man 9-0, Sharpness 8-13, Good Naeem 8-12, Paidagiree 8-12, Hamza Joy 8-11, Wizard 8-11, Marista 8-8, Lucky Gem 8-8, Golden Bangles 8-7, Silver City 8-7, Campari 8-7, Jaguar 8-7, Dr. Dang 8-5, Master Of Disaster 8-1, Meri Paidagiree 8-0, Samra Love 7-13.

Win: Hamza Joy.

Place: Good Naeem and Jaguar.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:

With Interest 9-5, Count The Money 9-1, Captain Oats 9-0, Mandli Wala 8-12, Trust Again 8-11, Phool Patti 8-10, Bacaradi 8-7, Make Millions 8-6, Pirate Girl 8-6, Daruwala 8-3, The Choice Of The Day 8-3, Mame 8-3, Mani Love Janu 8-2, Walayat 8-2, Sweet Grandy 8-0, Moon Baby 8-0, Ganga 7-12, Queen Of Awan 7-11.

Win: Count The Money.

Place: The Choice Of The Day and With Interest.

DAY’S BEST: Vice Admiral.

GOOD DOUBLE: Taiz Per and Count The Money.