LAHORE: A seven-event card featuring two cup races highlights the 21st Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse here on Sunday.
All the seven races are meant for horses in different divisions of the class VII handicap.
The Blooming Maid Cup for class I and II combined handicap race to be gone over 1,300 metres has a field of odd seven runners. On recent form bay colt Banaras Prince, who won a race last Sunday looks poised to make it two wins in-a-row while mares Rang-e-Hina and Legacy could be his challengers.
In the supporting cup event, the Maidens Cup has a big field of 17 runners, each of whom have yet to see the winner’s enclosure. The majority has not even touched the frame. It looks an open race.
The sixth race, the Kaghan Plate Class VII Division II to be gone over 1,300 metres has nine runners. The field included some progenies of top quality bloodlines such as colts Surkhab, El Dorado and Royal Solution and filly Hassan’s Heights, who are expected to fight for the top honours.
The Pir Pagara Syed Sibghatullah owned three-year-old colt-Royal Solution, who was beaten to third place on his previous runs looks capable of making amends this time and win the race although placed at the top of handicap assigned nine stones and two pounds weight.
Three-year-old colt El Dorado, a son of English sire, Proconsul was placed fourth in the nursery cup and doing well in morning track work. It should be a lively contest. Five races will be contested over 1,100 metres distance while two will be gone over 1,300 metres .
The first will be held at 12:30pm.
Following is the field and selection:
THE KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV V — 1,100M:
Sweet Golden 9-0, Finisher 8-10, Jonti Road 8-10, Azm-e-Nau 8-10, Chan Punjabi 8-8, Tell Me 8-8, Aye Roshni 8-8, Golden Pound 8-7, Smiling Again 8-2, Care Taker 7-10.
Win: Sweet Golden.
Place: Jonti Road and Golden Pound.
THE MAIDENS CUP CLASS VII DIV V — 1,100M:
Royal Angel 9-0, Jaidi’s Pride 9-0, Revolver 9-0, Amigo 9-0, Mahogany Boy 9-0, Galactic Choice 8-10, German Boy 8-10, Mani Love 8-10, Master Prince 8-6, Again Aye 8-6, Mera Pass Tum Ho 8-6, Jee Aya Nu 7-12, Sky Dancer 7-10, Great Warrior 7-10, Easy Go 7-10.
Win: Jaidi’s Pride.
Place: Master Prince and Zaman Sahib.
Upset: Easy Go.
THE KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV — 1,100M:
Neeli The Great 9-0, Royal Ascot 8-12, Taha Princess 8-6, Furious 8-6, Chan Pari (ex-Joggani) 7-12, Twenty Twenty 7-10, New Rebel 7-10, Shawaz-e-Princess 7-10, Punjabi Munda 7-10, Zahid Love 7-10.
Win: Chan Pari.
Place: Neeli The Great and Twenty Twenty.
THE KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV III — 1,100M:
Khadim 9-2, Salam-e-Lahore 8-8, Prince Of Multan 8-8, Gondal Choice 8-8, Khabib 8-6, Silken Black 8-4, Chota Dera 7-10.
Win: Khadim.
Place: Salam-e-Lahore and Prince Of Multan.
THE BLOOMING MAID CUP CLASS VII DIV I & II — 1,300M:
Salam-e-Dera 9-0, Legacy 8-12, Lucky For Me 8-10, Banaras Prince 8-8, Rang-e-Hina 7-12, Jamal Din Wali 7-12, Shah The Great 7-121.
Win: Banaras Prince.
Place: Rang-e-Hina and Legacy.
THE KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV II — 1,300M:
Royal Solution 9-2, Sohna 9-0, Missing My Love 9-0, Jalpana Prince 8-12, El Dorado 8-10, Pehlwan 8-5, Surkhab 8-4, Hassan’s Heights 7-12, The Kingdom 7-10.
Win: Surkhab.
Place: El Dorado and Royal Solution.
THE KAGHAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV — 1,100M:
Faizi Choice 9-0, Piyari Malangni 9-0, Ask Me 9-0, Tatla Pride 8-10, Narowali Princess 8-6, Hide Out 8-0, Merchant Of Venus 7-12, Natalia 7-12, Minding 7-12, Big Foot 7-10.
Win: Minding.
Place: Big Foot and Natalia.
Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2021
