LAHORE: The 2000 Guineas Of Pakistan and the Christmas Cup , the classic events of the racing calendar for three-year-olds and two-year-olds, feature the seven event card planned for the 17th Lahore Winter Meeting which gets under way at the Racecourse here on Monday.
The meeting scheduled for Sunday was postponed to Monday to facilitate the Race connoisseurs to see the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup, the premier race at the down country racing centre Karachi, held on Saturday.
Exactly a half-dozen three-year-old colts and fillies, a cream of the top bloodlines bred at different stud farm in the country are taking part in the country to measure their strides exhibiting stamina, speed and staying ability to wear the rob of champion three-year-old over 1600 metres distance.
Two colts, Mr Gondal and The Great Shah, and a filly Purnoor look the main contenders on recent form they had shown in the prior preparatory outings to-date. They should fight for the top honours, although racing is a generally deemed a sports of great uncertainties. The greater the prize-money on offer the greater packed with uncertainty.
The Christmas Cup, a term race for two-year-old is to be contested by ten runners-three colts and seven fillies over 1200 metres.
The fillies Nostaliga and Borte and the colt Big Beat look the pick of the lot and should fight for the top honours.
The other five events on the card look somewhat difficult to pick winners.
Meanwhile the official race-card published for Monday races shows, the names of the panel of stewards omitted from the management and replaced by two administrators — Hafeez Akhtar Randhawa , a former chairman Jockey Club Of Pakistan and ex-chief secretary Punjab and Syed Tasvir Hussain, once a leading English thoroughbred owner.The Government Nominees are: Home Secretary Punjab and Inspector General Police Punjab-ex-officio stewards.
The first race will be held at 1200noon.
Following is the field and our selections:
ATIA PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION IV & V-1000M.
Khabib 9-0 Silent Assassin 9-0 Sher Shah Bhakhar 9-0 Generosity 8-10 Heisenberg 8-0 Tatla Princess 8-8 Fazeel Prince 8-8Samore Star 8-8 Gizbar 8-8 Soldier Queen 8-8 Galactic Choice 8-4 Gifts Of Gold 8-4 Punjab Star 7-10 Ask Me 7-8 and Safdar Princess 7-8.
Win: Silent Assassin. Place: Heisenberg and Tatla Princess.
ATIA PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION II AND III-1000M.
Jaidi’s Pride 9-0 Lalay De Jan 8-12 Divine Moment 8=-12 Zaman Sahib 8-10 Last One 8-8 Chota dera 8-4 Candle 8-2 Khan Jee 8-0 Merchant Of Venus 7-10 Master Prince 7-10 and Silken Black 7-8.
Win: Jaidi’s Pride. Place: Chota Dera and Lalay The Jan.
2000 GUINEAS OF PAKISTAN, A TERM RACE FOR THREE-YAER-OLD COLTS AND FILLIES-1600M.
Mr Gondaol 9-0 Royal Nawab 9-0 The Great Shah 9-0 Purnoor 8-8 Stunning One 8-8 and Taksim Square 8-8.
Win: The Great Shah. Place: Mr Gondal and purnoor.
CHRISMAS CUP, A TERM RACE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD COLTS AND FILLIES-1200M.
Big Beat 8-8 HP Onne 8-8 Raheeba One 8-8 Ammar Love 8-5 Borte 8-5 Forbidden Love 8-5 Galactica 8-5 Maha princvess 8-5 Nostalgia 8-5 and Squid Game 8-5.
Win: Nostalgia. Place: Big Beat and Borte.
ATIA PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION I-1200M.
Gondal Gift 9-0 Naseeb Walio 8-12 Casper 8-12 Naymar 8-12 Timbo 8-10 Common Champion 8-8 and Well Done Pakistan 8-6.
Win: Gondal Gift. Place: Timbo and Common Champion.
ATIA PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION 11-1200M.
Sitara Princess 8-12 Gondal prince 8-12 Amazing Runner 8-12 Bambsi 8-12 Super Asia 8-10 El Dorado 8-6 Jee Aya Nu 8-6 Hassan’s Champion 8-0 and Jalpana Prince 7-13.
Win: Bambsi. Place: Sitara Princess and Amazing Runner.
Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2021
