KARACHI: Five horses will battle it out for honours in The June Cup when it takes place in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

The June Cup, which is the third race in the racing order, will go over four-and-a-half furlongs in scale order VII.

Meanwhile, a five-race card has been drawn for the day’s races which have been brought forward by a day to avoid clash with Pakistan-India match in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.

Altogether, 25 horses will vie for honours in the day’s programme barring last-minute withdrawal.

The first race starts at 2.30pm.

Following is the field and selections:

THE JUNE PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII-B 4 ½ F:

Sab Key Passand 9--0, Mission Possible 8-13, Saltanat 8-10, Vampire 8-4, Meri Tasveer 8-3, Flagship 7-13. Win: Vampire Place: Meri Tasveer

THE JUNE PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII-A 4 ½ F:

Sweet Sereena 9-4, Afreen 9-2, Salam Kashmir 8-9, Jugni G 7-10, Kings Khan 7-10. Win: Afreen Place: Sweet Sereena

THE JUNE CUP SCALE ORDER VII 5 F:

Sea Gold 9-0, Sonia Again 9-0, Black Tiger 8-9, Fast Departure 8-5, Chhatri 8-2.
Win: Black Tiger Place: Sea Gold

THE JUNE PLATE SCALE ORDER IV, V AND VI 5 F:

My Beauty 9-2, Cherish 8-11, Popular Song 7-13, Lovely Baby 7-10. Win: Lovely Baby Place: My Beauty

THE JUNE PLATE SCALE ORDER I, II, III AND IV 5 F:

Taniya 9-0, Fantastic Game 8-11, Panama Secret 8-7, Kings Hand 8-5, Popular Pride 8-5. Win: Fantastic Game Place: Taniya

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2017