KARACHI: Three horses will make their debut in the Gymkhana race meeting when it takes place here at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

Of the three, two horses namely Lovey Dovey and Chota Sayeen have come from Lahore while Fast Catcher belongs to the city.

A four-race card has been drawn for the day which envisaged 26 acceptors who will vie for honours barring last-minute withdrawal (s).

The first race which is of lowest classification scale order VIII will see nine horses battling it out for honours.

The next race, scale order VI and VII has a field of eight horses. The third race which is supporting event scale order III, IV and V has five horses in frey while the the last race which is also the feature event scale order I, II and III features small field of four horses.

All the four races will go over four furlongs.

The first race starts at 3.30pm.

Following is the field and selections:

THE IBRAHIM PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:

Petra 9-0, Fast Catcher 8-13, Lovey Dovey 8-12, Shiny 8-9, Champion of Chamions 8-6, Diamond Dolf 8-5, Wash Mallay (Malangni Aye) 8-4, Winx 7-12, Mehak 7-12.

Win: Petra.

Place: Wash Mallay and Winx.

THE IBRAHIM PLATE SCALE ORDER VI AND VII 4 F:

I Gold 9-0, Duran Duran 8-10, Sohrab-e-Bhakkar 8-6, Justfy 8-5, Sanobar 8-2, Mera Dost 7-12, Chota Sayeen 7-12, Sassy Gold 7-8.

Win: Sanobar.

Place: I Gold and Mera Dost.

THE IBRAHIM PLATE SCALE ORDER III, IV AND V 4 F:

Black Smoke 9-0, Victor (Nanook) 8-12, Dash In Queen 7-12, Sharp Shooter 7-8, Money Lover 7-8.

Win: Sharp Shooter.

Place: Black Smoke.

THE IBRAHIM PLATE SCALE ORDER I, II AND III 4 F:

Sweet Victory 9-0, WhatsApp 8-10, Beat The Clock 8-4, Pari 7-10.

Win: Beat The Clock.

Place: WhatsApp.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2019

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