January 03, 2008	Thursday	Zilhaj 23, 1428

LAHORE, Jan 2: In a card of six races scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, only one favourite and one joint favourite could oblige the punters. The most impressive winner of the day was the chestnut filly Well Done, who completed a hat-trick of victories by winning the supporting and fifth race on the card.

Owned by K.A. Ahmad and trained by Haji Fazal Hadi, the filly beat fellow filly Little Smile by three-fourths of a length to achieve this feat.

In the second supporting event of the day, the LRC stewards changed the riders of two horses after those taking part in the fifth race had already arrived at the starting point. By some error of judgement or sheer anxiety, the starter too signalled when the mare Armida could enter the box. As a result, she ran off the frame.

Stewards should take care to avoid such incidents and even if it becomes necessary to substitute riders, the process should be completed 10 minutes before the start of a race. Such incidents have been witnessed earlier as well but have so far gone unnoticed.

Results:

Sahiwal Plate Class VII

Div I-A 900M:

Wonderful Smile (Malik Javaid Awan) 9-0 M. Akram 1. Raksh-e-Raqeeban 8-10 Ali Raza 2. Non Stop 9-4 Majid Ali 3. Mahima 8-10 Sikander Khan 4.

Won by 4 L, 2 L, 1 L. Time one minute 1 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Choudhry Mohammad Rafiq.

Sahiwal Plate Class VII

Div 1-B 900M:

Leader’s Wing (Imtiaz Mansoor/ Raees Ahmad) 9-0 Allah Yar 1. Sohna Bhakkar 8-7 Shakeel Mahmood 2. Shahbaz Love 8-6 M. Akram 3. Mera Bhakkar 9-0 Waris Tariq 4.

Won by 2 L, 4 L, 5 L. Time one minute 2 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by M. Abbas.

Landhi Plate Class VI

Div III 1,000M:

Great Rhythm (Muqaddar Ali Dogar) 7-10 Sajjad Hussain 1. Have No Fear 7-10 Bilal Ahmad 2. Company 7-12 A. Alam 3. Dimple 8-4 Ali Raza 4.

Won by 1 1/2 L, 2 1/4 L, 3 1/2 L. Time one minute8 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.

Kotli Plate Class V Div II 1,000M:

Zohra Jabeen (Mohammad Nawaz) 8-2 M. Zeeshan 1. Home Star 9-0 Shakeel Mahmood 2. Mirana Choice 9-0 M. Hanif 3. Shah Pari 8-0 A. Alam 4.

Won by Neck, 1 L, 3 3/4 L. Time one minute 4 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by M. Arshad.

Landhi Plate Class VI

Div II 1,000M:

Sabbet Qadam (Nisar Ahmad) 8-12 A. Imran 1. High Quality 8-4 Khalid 2. Sun Shine 8-6 M. Waseem Khan 3. Regulation 8-12 Sajjad Hussain 4.

Won by 5 L, Neck, 1 L. Time one minute 7 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Abid Mahmood.

Landhi Plate Class VI

Div I 1,000M:

Well Done (K. A. Ahmad) 8-2 A. Alam 1. Little Smile 8-5 M. Akram 2. Babbu The Great 8-2 Zameer 3. First Dream 7-10 Sajjad Hussain 4.

Won by 3/4 L, 4 4/5 L, 5 L. Time one minute 7 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Fazal Hadi.