KARACHI: A small field of five horses will be up against each other in the Karachi Cup that tops the action in a five-race card drawn for the Gymkhana race meeting being held here at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

The cup race — scale order I and II — which is also the day’s feature event will go over five furlongs. It is the fifth race in racing order.

The sixth and concluding race which is the supporting event — scale order III and IV — has half-a-dozen contenders and will be contested over five furlongs.

Meanwhile, another mishap occurred at the KRC on Wednesday when rider Mohammad Sajjad, who excelled with a treble last week, got his left leg’s shin-knee fractured after being hit by a horse near the starting gate during morning track work.

“The rider has been operated upon at a local hospital and

has been advised six to eight weeks rest,” a KRC official told Dawn.

It is pertinent to mention that 18-year old riding boy Mohammad Ramzan sustained severe head injuries after falling from Thunder King recently and admitted in hospital.

The first race starts at 1:30pm.

Following is the field and selections:

THE KARACHI PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:

Meri Chahat 9-3, Shan-e-Sikandar 8-13, Sheba 8-10, Well Wisher 8-4, Race 8-2, Storm Fire 7-10, Golden Stamp 7-10.

Win: Sheba.

Place: Meri Chahat.

THE KARACHI PLATE SCALE ORDER VII 4 F:

Soldier Girl 9-0, Little Darling 8-10, Khairpur Star 8-8, Non Stop 8-4, Sassy Gold 8-4, Stifee 8-2.

Win: Little Darling.

Place: Soldier Girl.

THE KARACHI PLATE SCALE ORDER VII 4 F:

Fair Deal 9-0, Faris 9-0, Star Queen 8-13, Soldier Star 8-10, Janan 8-10, Kiran Princess 8-10.

Win: Fair Deal.

Place: Faris.

THE KARACHI PLATE SCALE ORDER V & VI 4½ F:

Slippery Customer 9-0, Take Care 9-0, Front Man 9-0, New Class 9-0, Geo Channa 8-7, Galileo Lady 8-3, Faster Than You 8-3.

Win: Geo Channa.

Place: Take Care.

THE KARACHI CUP SCALE ORDER I & II 5 F:

Mind of Promise 9-0, G Sarkar 8-0, Churchill 8-0, Princess Maria 7-11, Young Gun 7-0.

Win: Princess Maria.

Place: Young Gun.

THE KARACHI PLATE SCALE ORDER III & IV 5 F:

Piyara Faisal 9-0, Jugni 8-10, Sher Garh Queen 8-10, Chile 8-0, Kuwait Edition 7-6, Al Sabah 7-1.

Win: Kuwait Edition.

Place: Chile.

Published in Dawn, December 18th, 2021