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LAHORE, Aug 13: A card featuring six cup races highlights the special Lahore Summer Meeting being held to mark the celebrations of the Independence Day on Sunday.
The main event, the Azadi Cup to be gone over 1400 has only six runners, if there are no last-minute withdrawals.
Of them Penny Pie and Ballinda are well suited over the middle distance to fight it out. This will be a class I & II combined handicap race and the sixth in racing order.
The fifth and supporting event, the Azadi Cup to be run over 1200m has 14-strong field. This is a class IV division I handicap race.
If one follows form and handicap, past performance and track-work four of them come into reckoning. They are: Who Dares, Poly Next and her stablemate Night Beauty and My Own Job. They should fight it out.
Ten-year-old gelding, Millennium Count, who has been beaten twice in his previous outings, should make amends this time and win the race, a class IV division II handicap race to be contested over 1200m, Azadi Cup.
Miss Photogenic should make it two in-a-row winning the Azadi Cup to be gone over 1200m. She should be followed by Green Street and Trump Coup.
Jia Jee, Love Moon and Green hill are the form entries in the Bahria Town Azadi Cup to be contested by eleven runners. The three should fight it out.
In the Independence Day Cup, Royal Performance, Run And Win and Cross Ruff and Storm Warning are the pick of the eleven runners.
A card of seven events, six over 1200 metres and one over 1400m will be seen through on the Independence Day. The race club has invited top men from all walks of life to attend the programme.
The first race will be held at 1.30pm.
Fields and our selection:
BAHARIA TOWN AZADI CUP CLASS V DIV I 1200m.
Jia Jee 9-0 On On 9-0 Love Moon 8-8 Dream Comes True 8-8 Shifting Gold 8-6 Fabulous 8-5 Dazzy Against All 8-4 The Runner 8-2 Owais’s Luck 8-0 Murad The great 8-0 and Green Hill 7-13.
Win: Jia Jee.
Place: Love Moon and Green Hill.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP CLASS V DIVISION II 1200M.
Royal Performance 9-4 Run And Win 9-4 Cross Ruff 8-13 Eastern Bird 8-12 Nishan 8-12 Mera Chandiwala 8-12 Rough Tough 8-8 Princess Afaq 8-9 Savera 8-5 Saad’s Dragon 8-2 Storm Warning 8-0 and Stride To Moment.
Win: Run And Win.
Place: Cross Rough and Strom Warning.
ABAMCO AZADI CUP CLASS IV DIV III 1200m.
Kamran The Great 9-0 Miss Photogenic 8-13 Blu’s Wendy 8-12 Trace Hit 8-12 Aya Chandiwala 8-12 Legend 8-11 Zardan 8-11 Silver Queen 8-10 Green Street 8-9 Royal Fantasy 8-9 Trump Coup 8-8 Native Force 8-8 Bone Crusher 8-8 Baker Eye 8-4 and Wall Street 7-9.
Win: Miss Photogenic.
Place: Trump Coup and Royal Fantasy.
DANCOM AZADI CUP LASS IV DIV II 1200m.
Eid 9-4 Lucky Murad (formerly King Maker) 9-2 Sajrey Phul 9-0 Royal Bird 9-0 Puma The Great 8-3 Putra’s Lady 8-1 Millennium Count 8-0 Miss Pole and Puma princess 7-13.
Win: Millennium Count.
Place; Sajrey Phul and Eid.
GERRY’S FEDEX CUP CLASS IV DIV II 1200m.
Pawan 9-6 Who Dares 9-1 Where Or When 8-12 Ponche 8-11 Poly Nest 8-10 Stereo Nation 8-8 My Own Job 8-7 Moment To Moment 8-7 Druree 8-7 High Fire 8-6 Black House 8-4 Night Beauty 8-1 Safe And Sound 8-0 and High Dream 8-0.
Win: Poly Nest.
Place: Who Dares and Night Beauty.
P.T.C.L WIRELESS AZADI CUP CLASS II & III 1400m.
Brummell 10-6 Carolous Court 10-4 Penny Pie 9-1 Young Emperor 8-6 Challenger 8-3 and Bellinda 8-0.
Win: Bellinda.
Place: Young Emperor and Penny Pie.
CHAKLALA PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1200m.
Lucky Credit Queen 9-0 Oscar 9-0 Dogar’s Gift 9-0 Shatar 9-0 Happy Mayla 8-10 Bless This Day 8-10 Wah Bhai Wah 8-10 Dam Dama Dam 8-10 Madam Lorina 8-8 Morning Star 8-7 Thinkable 8-2 Shadow Snatcher 8-2 Balandi 8-2 King Sound 8-2 Bright And early 8-1 and Daring Bulbul 7-11.
Win: Happy Mayla.
Place: Madam Lorina and Bright And Early.
