KARACHI: Eight horses are in contention for the December Cup which figures prominently in a five-race card drawn for the Gymkhana race meeting slated to take place at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

The December Cup which has been classified under scale order III and IV will go over five furlongs. It is the last race in racing order.

Seven horses will contest in the fourth and supporting race — scale order IV and V — that will be run over four-and-a-half furlongs.

The opening two races has seven horses apiece and will go over four furlongs while five horses will face the starter in the third race to be contested over four-and-a-half furlongs.

Meanwhile, 18-year old riding boy M. Ramzan who received serious head injuries after falling from Thunder King last week has gained consciousness in ICU at a local hospital.

‘Senior doctors have observed that some blood clots have developed in his head due to severity of injury’, an official of the KRC told Dawn on Friday.

The first race starts at 2pm.

Following is the field and selection:

THE DECEMBER PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:

Meri Chahat 9-0, Owais-e-Bhakkar 8-13, Hello Youmzain 8-11, Well Wisher 8-8, Race 8-2, Shabnam 8-1, Sheba 7-11.

Win: Race. Place: Meri Chahat.

THE DECEMBER PLATE SCALE ORDER VII 4 F:

Janan (late Faster) 9-0, Princess of Hope 8-13, Khairpur Star 8-12, Sassy Gold 8-7, Star Queen 8-5, Non Stop 8-5, Carolina’s Call 8-2.

Win: Princess of Hope. Place: Sassy Gold.

THE DECEMBER PLATE SCALE ORDER VI & VII 4½ F:

Faster Than You 9-0, Airborne 8-10, Geo Channa 8-6, Soldier Star 8-5, Soldier Girl 8-5.

Win: Faster Than You. Place: Soldier Girl.

THE DECEMBER PLATE SCALE ORDER IV & V 4½ F:

Roderick 9-0, Slippery Customer 8-10, New Class 8-7, Front Man 8-6, Balochistan Queen 8-6, Take Care 8-3, Galileo Lady 8-0.

Win: New Class. Place: Take Care.

THE DECEMBER CUP SCALE ORDER III & IV 5 F:

Piyara Faisal 9-2, Jugni 8-8, Sher Garh Queen 8-8, Geo Jalal 8-6, Queen Retort 8-3, Wild Fire 8-0, King Ransom 7-10, Sugar Rush 7-10.

Win: Queen Retort. Place: Geo Jalal and Sugar Rush.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2021