KARACHI: A field of nine horses will battle it out for the Pakistan Day Cup when the Gymkhana race meeting takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

The cup race, which is third in day’s order, will be contested in the combined top scale order I and II over five furlongs.

Meanwhile, a four-race card has been drawn for the day.

Altogether, 33 horses have entered the day’s races barring last minute withdrawal.

The first race will go over four-and-a-half furlongs while the remaining three will be run over five furlongs.

The first race starts at 2.30pm

Following is the field and selections:

THE PAKISTAN DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 ½ F:

Salam Kashmir 9-0, Freedom 9-0, Nany 8-9, Sweet Sereena 8-8, Race 8-7, Blue Flame 8-7, Flagship 8-7.

Win: Salam Kashmir

Place: Sweet Sereena

THE PAKISTAN DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VI AND VII 5 F:

Shandar Love 9-2, Don Khalifa 8-13, Galaxy 8-11, Sayeen Jee 8-8, New Hope 8-7, Sonia Again 8-7, Satisfy 8-7, Star Furry 7-10, The Great Arab 7-9, Sea Gold 7-8.

Win: Sayeen Jee

Place: Galaxy and New Hope

THE PAKISTAN DAY CUP SCALE ORDER I AND II 5 F:

Gold Horse 10-0, Doctor 10-0, Beat The Clock 8-12, King’s Hand 8-1, Lacoste 8-0, Luck Pass 7-13, Follow My Shadow 7-13, One Way 11 7-12, So What 7-7.

Win: Luck Pass

Place: Gold Horse and Doctor

THE PAKISTAN DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER III, IV AND V 5 F:

Princess H. K. M. 9-2, Popular Pride 9-1, Sania Power 8-10, Almeer 7-11, Blue Fairy 7-7, Sunshine 7-6, Chhatri 7-6.

Win: Blue Fairy

Place: Almeer

Published in Dawn, March 26th, 2017

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