May 04, 2008	Sunday	Rabi-us-Sani 27, 1429

KARACHI, May 3: Having won three races on a trot this season, three-year-old chestnut colt Tyre Jee is rated to stretch his winning run should he land the feature event in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

This will be Tyre Jee’s first run under the ownership of Kamal Farooq. Previously it was owned by Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara and all his three victories are tagged with him.

He galloped to a facile 10 length’s victory over Gorella in the last run on April 20 which makes him favourite for a repeat performance in the six furlongs fifth and the last race.

Chestnut Desert Hawk comes in the reckoning for a place in a small field of six runners.

The second race looks to be evenly poised between chestnut King Of Cool and Dr Dang. Both are owned by powerful owners and who-so-ever is backed by connection should emerge victorious.

We prefer King Of Cool who is likely to make amends this time by overcoming the strong field of 18 aspirants barring last minute withdrawals.

Six-year-old bay Bharosa, formerly Legend Killer, should follow the two for a place.

Owned and trained by Sher Mohammad, 12-year-old bay mare Marista is poised to land the opener.

She is likely to be chased by Qandhar and Power Plus.

If all goes well, filly Baby John should oblige punters by overcoming opponents in the third while mare Blind Date should atone to previous loss by claiming the fourth.

She enjoys an excellent track record this season. After winning four races on the trot, she was placed twice.

A card of five races — four to be run over five furlongs and one to six — has been drawn for the day. The first race gets into action at 2.00pm.

Meanwhile, it is hoped that the incident, which occurred last weekend will not be repeated and races will be held fair.

Following is the field and our selection:

THE LASBELLA PLATE DIV V

CLASS VII 5F:

Marista 9-1, Paidagiree 9-0, Shan-e-Mir 8-13, Power Plus 8-11, Black Rock 8-4, King Of The Ring 8-4, Qandhar 8-2, Tom Cruise 8-0, Spider Man 7-13.

Win: Marista.

Place: Qandhar and Power Plus.

THE LASBELLA PLATE DIV III

CLASS VII 5F:

Bharosa 9-1, Spanzer 9-0, Dr Dang 8-10, King Of Cool 8-9, Love Pakistan 8-9, Guess It’s Me 8-7, Trust Again 8-6, Native King 8-5, Speed Of Arab 8-3, Dream Prince 8-2, Hilal Tob 8-2, Moon Dazzler 8-2, Queen Of Kinjher 8-2, Al Zarrar 8-1, Fly Over Home 8-0, Jonty Rhodes 7-13, Princess Zara 7-10, NYX 7-10.

Win: King Of Cool.

Place: Dr Dang and Bharosa.

THE LASBELLA PLATE DIV II

CLASS VII 5F:

Baby John 9-0, Khyber 8-12, Lady Clever 8-6, Pure Black 8-6, Hinglachi 8-3, Shu Manter 8-3, Mushki 8-1, Jadu Jantar 7-13.

Win: Baby John.

Place: Jadu Jantar and Mushki.

THE LASBELLA PLATE DIV I

CLASS VII 5F:

Spirit Of Arab 9-5, Baaz Babaaz 9-0, Royal Champion 9-0, John Player 8-13, Leading Of Arab 8-9, Marvi Express 8-9, Sugar Sweet 8-8, Paidagir 8-7, Mannan Prince 8-5, Blind Date 8-4, Hi Darling 8-1, Kicking King 8-0, Princess Rozi 7-12, My Rolex 7-10.

Win: Blind Date.

Place: Spirit Of Arab and Hi Darling.

THE KINGREE PLATE CLASS VI 6F:

Desert Hawk 9-2, Tyre Jee 9-0, Bam Bamm 9-0, Terrorist 8-2, Lady Conqueror 7-13, Legend Of Arab 7-13.

Win: Tyre Jee.

Place: Desert Hawk.

DAY’S BEST: Tyre Jee.

GOOD DOUBLE: Marista and Blind Date.