LAHORE: A tricky card of eight events — featuring two cup races — has been dished out by for the 20th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Lahore Racecourse here on Sunday.

The main event, the Ravi Cup, a term race for four-year-old thoroughbred and half-bred colts and fillies to be contested over 1,800 metres has seven high bloodline thoroughbreds. The beauty of the race is that barring one all the other runners have a chance.

All have won races and the each one is the champion in own right to make them the real contenders. In particular the quartet of Churchill, Sahil, Big Move and Exceptional One look to be the strong contenders to make it a closely contested

race. Churchill will be defending record of his unbeaten streak of victories.

The supporting feature, the Winter Cup, a Class VI Division II, III and 1V combined handicap race to be gone over 1,400 metres has a half-a-dozen thoroughbreds The way Manthaar won last week with great ease the Yasoob Plate — run over 1200 metres — he should win the cup race.

The race goers are expected to enjoy a feast of through-bred, half-bred and country-bred swift horses taking part in four races to be contested over 1,000 metres, two over 1,200 metres, one over 1,400 metres and one over 1,800 metres. The first race will be held at 12:00noon.

Following is the field and selection:

THE FAIR MAGIC PLATE CLASS VII DIV V — 1,000M:

Zaman Sahib 9-0, Neeli The Great 9-0, Ayubia Princess 9-0, Tell Me 9-0, Chan Punjabi 9-0, After Hero 8-10, Azm-e-Nau 8-10, Bright Gold 8-10, Golden Pound 8-9, Zl Prince 8-2, Anmole One 7-12, Take Care 7-12.

Win: Neeli The Great.

Place: Bright gold and Take Care.

THE FAIR MAGIC PLATE CLASS VII DIV V (MAIDENS) — 1,000M:

Again Aye 9-0, Master Prince 9-0, German Boy 8-10, Mani Love 8-10, Jee Aya Nu 8-6, Meray Pass Tum Ho 8-6, Golden Arrow 8-6, Merchant Of Venus 8-4, Sky Dancer 8-2, Shaniya Princess 7-12, Shining Armour 7-12, Easy Go 7-10, Black Storm 7-10, Great Warrior 7-10.

Win: Shining Armour.

Place: Merchant Of Venus and Shaniya Princess.

THE FAIR MAGIC PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV — 1,000M:

Royal Ascot 9-2, Tatla Pride 9-0, Khabib 8-10, Twenty Twenty 8-2, Samore Princess 8-2, New Rebel 8-0, Shawaz-e- Princess 8-0, Finisher 8-0, Finisher 8-0, Minding 7-12, Zahid Love 7-10, Big Foot 7-10, Nataia 7-10, Jonti Road 7-10.

Win: Big Foot.

Place: Khabib and Twenty Twenty.

THE FAIR MAGIC PLATE CLASS VII DIV II — 1,200M:

Al Khalid 9-0, Royal Nawab 9-0, Back Street Boy 8-12, Massira’s Song 8-10, Wild Cost 8-10, Ruff Diamond 8-10, Sharegaar 8-9, Hamlet 8-8, Fuego 8-6, Midnight Storm 8-6, Noor-e-Kainaat 8-6, Spring Festival 8-6.

Win: Al Khalid.

Place: Back Street Boy and Fuego..

THE WINTER CUP CLASS VI DIV II, III & IV — 1,400M:

Al Akbar 9-2, Jharra 8-6, Manthaar 8-0, Ibram Prince 8-0, Baland-O-Bala 8-0, Sparking 7-12.

Win; Manthaar.

Place: Sparking and Ibram Prince.

THE RAVI CUP — FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD TB AND HB COLTS AND FILLIES — CLASS VI DIV II, III & IV - 1,800M:

Big Move 9-0, Churchill 9-0, Famous One 9-0, Sahil 9-0, Special One 9-0, Amazing Runner 8-6, Exceptional One 8-6.

Win: Churchill.

Place: Big Move and Sahil.

THE FAIR MAGIC PLATE CLASS VII DIV I — 1,200M:

Legacy 9-0, Believe Me 9-0, Your Flame In Me 9-0, Lucky For Me 8-8, Lorenzo 8-6, Prince Of Arab 8-4, Missing My Love 8-4, Remember Me 8-0, Miss World 8-0, Sohna 8-0, Rang-e-Hina 8-0, Nawab 7-12.

Win: Nawab.

Place: Miss World and Remember Me.

THE FAIR MAGIC PLATE CLASS VII DIV I & II — 1,000M:

Dazzling 9-0, Banaras Prince 8-12, The Kingdom 8-6, Another Island 8-6, Khadim 8-4, Silken Black 8-0, Super Asia 8-0, Faizi Choice 7-12, Piyari Malangni 7-10, Chota Jharra 7-10,, Chota Dera 7-10, Safdar Princess 7-10, Ask Me 7-10.

Win: Khadim.

Place: Banaras Prince and Dazzling.

Published in Dawn, January 17th, 2021