April 21, 2008	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 14, 1429

KARACHI, April 20: Fancied three-year-old chestnut colt Tyre Jee justified the confidence reposed in him by storming to a facile 10 length’s victory to stretch his winning run in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

With two successive wins under his belt, the colt ridden home by former champion jockey, Mohammad Essa, outpaced four-year-old colt Gorella in a start-to-finish bid.

Mare Hi Darling and bay Paidagir followed the two in the same order to complete the frame.

Essa turned out to be the pick of the day among riders as he achieved a rare feat — a double hat-trick — by riding home Abhi Abhi, Marista and Tyre Jee in the sixth, seventh and eighth races and galloping Tyre Jee to three-in-a-row.

Owner Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara ended the day with a treble including The Karachi Breeder Cup the other two winners being Lover’s Way and Tyre Jee.

Five-year-old chestnut mare Abhi Abhi edged past filly Diamond In Dust by half-a-length in the seven furlongs race to land The Karachi Breeder Cup, a handicap race for Pak horses three-years and upward, which was also days feature event.

They were chased by The Victorious and Stormy Kiss on the board.

Earlier, joint favourite mare Lover’s Way picked up her maiden race of the year when she breezed past co-favourite bay Trust Again by six lengths.

Tyre Jee sealed the fate in the eighth and concluding race.

Long shot eight-year-old bay gelding Khan Jee sprang a surprise when he toppled favourite mare Blind Date by two-and-a-half lengths to claim The Monsoon Cup.

Owned and trained by Sher Mohammad, 12-year-old bay mare Marista registered a three length’s victory against mare Shan-e-Awan in the seventh race.

Four-year-old filly Moon Baby pulled-off first upset of the day when she edged favourite Vice Admiral by one-and-a-half lengths to land the opener.

Similarly, outsider Good Hope beat favourite Desert Hawk by four-and-a-half lengths in the next.

Seven-year-old Cannon Ball atoned to successive losses beating Jaguar by five lengths in the third race.

Owner Naseem Ahmed Chohan came out with a brace of winners (Good Hope and Khan Jee) while trainers Allah Judrio and Sher Mohammad partnered two winners apiece.

Results:

THE GHAZALA PLATE CLASS V

DIV I AND II 6F:

Moon Baby (Mr. Arif Jokhio) 8-6 Fahim K 1, Vice Admiral 8-11 Kashif Qamar 2, Janu Love Inshu 8-4 Irfan Shehwani 3, Arab Hi Arab 8-1(cr8-5) M. Yousuf 4.

Won by 1 1/2L, 3 1/2L, 11 1/2L. Time: One min 18 1/5 sec. Winner trained by Amjad Ali.

THE GHARNATA PLATE CLASS VI 6F:

Good Hope (Mr. Naseem Ahmed Chohan) 8-5 Arshad 1, Desert Hawk 9-0 M. Nasir 2, Leopard Of Arab 8-9 Wasim 3, Closing Argument 8-4 Mumtaz Ali 4.

Won by 4 1/2L, 3 1/2L, 10L. Time: One min 19 2/5 sec. Winner trained by G. Hassan.

THE DHOOM PLATE DIV IV

CLASS VII 5F:

Canon Ball (Syed Konain Mohammad Shah) 8-4 S. Khan 1, Jaguar 8-13(cr8-10) Wasim 2, Taneez 8-8(cr8-1) Farmanullah 3, Haibat Nak 7-13 Mohammad Essa 4.

Won by 5L, 4 1/2L, 4L. Time: One min 9 1/5 sec. Winner trained by Talib Hussain.

THE MONSOON CUP DIV II

CLASS VII 5F:

Khan Jee (Mr. Naseem Ahmed Chohan) 9-0(cr8-7) M. Naeem 1, Blind Date 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II, 2, Baby John 8-12 Latif 3, Mushki 8-4 Mumtaz Ali 4.

Won by 2 1/2L, 4L, 1/2L. Time: One min 5 3/5 sec. Winner trained by M. Rafik K.

THE DHOOM PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:

Lover’s Way (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-11(cr8-4) Zaheer Ahmed 1, Trust Again 8-3 Sohail Ahmed 2, Yaqeen 8-2 Yousuf Ikram 3, NYX 8-0 Farmanullah 4.

Won by 6L, 1 1/4L, Head. Time: One min 6 3/5 sec. Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE KARACHI BREEDER CUP

(A handicap race for Pak horses 3

years and upward) 7F:

Abhi Abhi (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 9-4 Mohammad Essa 1, Diamond In Dust 7-10 Fahim K 2, The Victorious 8-4 Arshad 3, Stormy Kiss 8-4 M. Nasir 4.

Won by 1/2L, 3/4L, 11L. Time: One min 31 3/5 sec. Winner trained by Allah Judrio.

THE DHOOM PLATE DIV V CLASS VII 5F:

Marista (Mr. Sher Mohammad) 8-0 Mohammad Essa 1, Shan-e-Awan 9-1(cr8-7)M. Rashid 2, Power Plus 8-10 Maroof 3, Make Millions 8-6 Amjad 4.

Won by 3L, 6L, 1/2L. Time: One min 8 2/5 sec. Winner trained by owner.

THE DHOOM PLATE DIV I CLASS VII 5F:

Tyre Jee (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara)9-0 Mohammad Essa 1, Gorella 9-1 Ghulam Shabbir II, 2, Hi Darling 8-3 Mumtaz Ali 3, Paidagir 9-0 Shahid Mannan 4.

Won by 10L, 10L, 2 1/2L. Time: One min 4 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Sher Mohammad.