KARACHI: A quartet of horses are in contention for the Defence Day Cup during the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

The Defence Day Cup was earlier scheduled to take place last Sunday but the races were cancelled at the last moment due to rain in the city.

The Defence Day Cup which is the fourth race in order has been classified under scale order I, II and III and will go over five furlongs. The cup which is part of the annual calendar is also the day’s feature event.

The KRC has released a five-event card and all the races have been dedicated to war heroes.

The fifth and supporting race has five acceptors who will vie for honours over five furlongs.

Seven horses will face the starter in the opening race while nine horses apiece are drawn in the second and third races respectively.

The first race starts at 3:00pm.

Following is the field and selection:

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII — 4 F:

Star Queen 9-0, Sassy Gold 9-0, Race 8-10, Debonair 8-7, Non Stop 8-5, Thunder Time 8-4, Fahad Jani 8-2.

Win: Race.

Place: Non Stop.

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VII — 4½ F:

Well Wisher 9-0, Faris (late Money Lover) 8-12, Little Darling 8-11, Kiran Princess (late Sehar Princess) 8-11, Stifee 8-10, Shabnam 8-10, Meri Chahat 8-10, Lahori King 8-9, Airborne 8-2.

Win: Little Darling.

Place: Lahori King and Meri Chahat.

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VI — 5 F:

Viva (late Recovery) 9-0, Dictator 9-0, Khairpur Star (late The Finisher) 8-12, Cracks Man 8-11, Mehbooba 8-10, Soldier Girl 8-10, Faster Than You 8-9, Lucky For Me 8-6, Punjabi Munda 8-0.

Win: Dictator.

Place: Punjabi Munda and Khairpur Star.

THE DEFENCE DAY CUP SCALE ORDER I, II & III — 5 F:

Mind of Promise 9-8, Thunder Star 8-12, Gift of Gold 7-8, Thunder Snow 7-0.

Win: Thunder Star.

Place: Thunder Snow.

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER IV & V — 5 F:

Risky 9-0, Balochistan Queen 8-8, Starka 8-6, Roderick 7-4, Take Care 7-4.

Win: Balochistan Queen.

Place: Starka.

Published in Dawn, September 12th, 2021