November 15, 2007	Thursday	Ziqa’ad 04, 1428

LAHORE, Nov 14: With the reputation of being a reliable runner, fancied filly Pind De Kuri stormed home to complete a hat-trick of victories during Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.

Owned by the Lahore Race Club (LRC), the filly from unknown pedigree showed courage, consistency, speed and soundness to win the third consecutive race to become the first-ever unknown pedigree animal to earn this distinction.

She beat high-pedigree bay filly Tosca by one-and-a-half lengths.

Murad King and Shikari completed the frame among eight runners.

This was the fourth race of the day, the Chakwal Plate Class-VI Division-II.

Her victory gave jockey M. Hanif a fine double as he also piloted home fancied Sher Khan in the third race of the day.

Rank outsider chestnut horse Sohna Billoo won the supporting and fifth race, defeating Weldon Shogun by half a length at the finishing line.

Raging favourite three-year-old colt Cheeta Aya put up a dismal show, leaving race-fans wondering. Ridden by Aamir Pervaiz and trained by Chaudhry Mohammad Rafiq, Cheeta Aya finished off the frame.

LRC stewards ordered an inquiry into the poor running of the colt and stopped its participation in races till outcome of the inquiry.

Trainer Rashid Aziz stole the limelight as he sent out two winners — Mah-e-Noor in the first race and Sohna

Billoo in the fifth.

The stewards cancelled the sixth and the feature event of the day’s card anticipating lack of competition as the runners were not fancied by their respective stables.

Two favourites –- Sher Khan and Pind De Kuri –- triumphed while the other three events were lifted by long shots.

All the events were contested over 1000 metres.

Results:

TALAGANG PLATE CLASS-VII DIV-I-B 1000M:

Mah-e-Noor (Haji Chiragh Din) 9-0 Khalid 1, Magic Dream 8-10 M. Jahangir 2, Mosaic 8-6 Aamir Wali 3, Pretty 8-0 A. Alam 4.

Won by 6 ½ L, 1 ¾ L, 5 L. Time one min 9 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Rashid Aziz.

TALAGANG PLATE CLASS-VII-A 1000M:

Little Smile (Malik Javaid Awan) 9-0 M. Akram 1, Regulation 9-0 M. Atif 2, Dimple 8-10 Asad Abbas 3, Sajju The Great 8-12 M. Hussain 4.

Won by 4 L, 7 L, Neck. Time one min 7 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Chaudhry Mohammad Rafiq.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS-VI DIV-III 1000M:

Sher Khan (Hassan Pervaiz Akhtar) 9-0 M. Hanif 1, God’ Gift 7-10 M. Jehangir 2, Great Rhythm 8-1 Pervaiz Bhatti 3, Dogar Gift 8-6 Munir Ahmad 4.

Won by 2 ¼ L, 6 ½ L, 2 ½ L. Time one min seven sec.

Winner trained by Amjad Ali II.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS-VI DIV-II 1000M:

Pind De Kuri (Lahore Race Club) 8-7 M. Hanif 1, Tosca 7-10 Javaid Iqbal 2, Murad King 9-0 Aamir Pervaiz 3, Shikari 9-0 Majid Ali 4.

Won by 1 ½ L, 2 L, 7 L. Time one min 6 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Qaiser.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS-VI DIV-I 1000M:

Sohna Billoo (Allauddin Khan) 7-13 Javed Iqbal 1, Weldon Shogun 8-2 M. Jahangir 2, Sun Shine 8-2 Pervaiz Bhatti 3, Sundri 9-0 Imran Mustafa 4.

Won by ½ L, 3 L, ¾ L. Time one min 6 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Rashid Latif.