LAHORE: Fancied So Little put up a smashing performance to win the feature event during the day/night Lahore Summer Meeting at the flood-lit Racecourse here on Saturday.

The five-year-old mare, a daughter of Irish sire Chancellor took up the running while entering in to the straight and, from that moment onwards there was no stooping her winning the Tuba Plate Class VI run over 1,000 metres.

The winner clocked one minute 1 4/5 seconds.

Bay filly Miss Freddy kept under pressure to fill the runner-up spot, two-and-a-half length behind the winner. No Way finished third with Awan Prince fourth.

In the supporting event chestnut mare Speedy One was lucky to beat chestnut colt Effective by a neck in a close finish. Royal Dubai and Gee Gee completed the frame.

The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards suspended riding boy Khalil Vicky by three lengths along with a fine of Rs20,000 for dangerous riding on bay colt Fist. He was beaten by a neck by chestnut colt Cheamus in fourth race.

Trainer Qaiser and rider M. Hanif excelled each scoring a double. Qaiser saddled Mun Ki Rani and So Little while Hanif rode Cheamus and Speedy One.

Meanwhile, LRC chairman Tariq Aziz told Dawn that the club has planned to stage cup events named after war heroes and recipients of the highest gallantry award, Nishan-e-Haider on next Saturday.

Results:

TUBA PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV-B — 900M:

Mun Ki Rani (Mian Waleed Haroon) 9-0, Ali Raza 1; Chand Pari 8-6, Sunny Babu 2; Bel Ami 7-10, Rifaqat Ali 3; Senorita 8-2, Shah Nawaz 4. Won by ½ L, Distance, Neck. Time 58 seconds. Winner trained by Qaiser.

THE TUBA PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV-A — 900M:

Sahil (Shafiq Sadiq) 9-2, Khalil Vicky 1; Jawwad Love 8-0, Shafqat 2; Shan-e-Nisar 8-12, Sunny Babu 3; Black Rose 8-12, Pervez Bhatti 4. Won by 3 L, ¾ L, 1¾ L. Time 57 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by Shakir.

THE TUBA PLATE CLASS VII DIV III — 900M:

Chal Samney (Mohammad Fayyaz) 8-5, Sunny Babu 1; Excellent 9-0, Riaz Hussain 2; Mah-e-Doura 8-7, Shafqat 3; Run Bride Run 8-9, Allah Rakha 4. Won by ½ L, 1½ L, 5 L. Time 57 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Mubarak Ali.

THE TUBA PLATE CLASS VII DIV II & III — 900M:

Sheamus (Wajid Ali Khan) 8-4, M. Hanif 1; Fist 9-0, Khalil Vicky 2; Gul Bakowli 8-10, Sameer 3; Pawan Prince 8-4, Shafqat 4. Won by Neck, 8 L, 2½ L. Time 56 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.

THE TUBA PLATE CLASS VII DIV I — 900M:

Mun Ki Malka (Arif Mahmood Butt) 9-6, Aamir Pervez 1; Raj Neti 9-2, Sunny Babu 2; Abbas Prince 9-0, M. Hanif 3; Barrister’s Bogie 8-10, Shafqat 4. Won by 6 L, 2 L, 3 L. Time 54 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Salahuddin.

THE TUBA PLATE CLASS VI DIV I & II — 1,000M:

So Little (M.A. Khan Monika) 9-4, Riaz Hussain 1; Miss Freddy 8-0, M. Hanif 2; No Way 8-6, M. Zeeshan 3; Awan Prince 8-6, M. Zulfiqar 4. Won by 2½ L, 1 L, 3 L. Time one minute 1 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Qaiser.

THE TUBA PLATE CLASS VI DIV III — 1,000M:

Speedy One (Mian Khan) 9-0, M. Hanif 1; Effective 8-0, Riaz Hussain 2; Royal Dubai 9-0, Sunny Babu 3; Gee Gee 8-12, Zameer 4. Won by Neck, 3 L, 3 L. Time one minute 3 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Abid Mahmood.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2014