KARACHI: Rank outsider colt Flatterer coasted to a length and-a-half victory over Queen of Spades to annex the Kashmir Day Cup on a day of upsets in the winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

Flatterer kicked up speed in home stretch to post a surprise win.

Favourite Torrent had to be content with third place while Gift of Gold completed the frame.

Rider M. Manzoor, who ended the day with a brace, presented Syed Sibghatullah Shah Pir Pagara and trainer Mohyuddin with a winner.

Manzoor added another feather to his cap by guiding another outsider Azeem Choice to three-quarter-of-a-length victory over favourite Big Faith to clinch the feature event.

At the outset, punters suffered heavily as two more favourites bit the dust in the first and third race.

Experience got the better of Jhoom Sayeen by three lengths to win the opener while Starka galloped to two lengths and-a-quarter victory over Soldier queen to land the third race as favourite Recovery failed to finish on the board.

Public fancy Well Wisher obliged all and sundry edging Mehbooba by Nose to win the second race.

Results:

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:

Experience (Mr. Mehsam Tamar) 9-0 Zaki Zakir 1, Jhoom Sayeen 7-11 M. Ramzan 2, Sassy Gold 7-10 Waheed Baran 3, Non Stop 8-10 Safdar Hussain 4.

Won by 3 L, ½ L, ½ L. Time: 0.52 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Winner trained by Rafiq Ahmed.

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VI AND VII 4 F:

Well Wisher (Mr.Junaid Ali Khan) 8-0 Adnan Khan 1, Mehbooba 8-5 Waheed Baran 2, Soldier Star 8-11 Ali Raza II, 3, Take Over 8-1 Safdar Hussain 4.

Won by Nose, ½ L, 5 ½ L. Time: 0.52 2/5 seconds, Winner trained by M. Aslam.

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER III, IV AND V 4 ½ F:

Starka (Mr. Waqas) 7-8, Soldier Queen 7-8 M. Manzoor 2, Smasher 8-5 M. Sajjad 3, Faster Than You 7-10 Ali Raza II, 4.

Won by 2 ¼ L, 5 L, 7 L. Time: 0.58 seconds. Winner trained by Sher Mohammad.

THE KASHMIR DAY CUP – A HANDICAP RACE FOR THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI COLTS AND FILLIES – 5 F:

Flatterer *Syed Sibghatullah Shah Pir Pagara) 8-5 M. Manzoor 1, Queen of Spades 8-2 Zaki Zakir 2, Torrent 9-0 Safdar Hussain 3, Gift of Gold 9-0 M. Sajjad 4.

Won by 1 ½ L, 1 ¾ L, 6 L. Tine: One minute 2 1/5 seconds/ Winner trained by Mohyuddin.

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER I AND II 5 F:

Azeem Choice (Mr. Farooq Lango) 8-7 M. Manzoor 1, Big Faith 8-10 Waheed Baran 2, Glittery Eyes 9-0 Zaki Zakir 3, G Sarkar 8-9 Safdar Hussain 4.

Won by .3/4 L, 5 L, 3 L. Time: One minute 2 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Ghulam Shabbir II,

Published in Dawn, February 8th, 2021