LAHORE, Jan 29: Bay colt, Sindbad, put up a very courageous performance to capture the feature event, Larkana Plate Class V handicap race contested over 1200m at the Racecourse on Sunday.
The colt from One Against All out-of-New Bird, Sindbad, was given a brilliant ride by jockey M. Zeeshan to defeat chestnut colt Herry Can Run by three-fourth of a length.
Charming King coming from behind took the third position, a length further behind while favourite filly Top Cat completed the frame among fourteen runners.
A race earlier chestnut colt, Chan, made virtually all the running to land the supporting event gone over 1200m sprinting distance.
This colt from English sire Wathbat Nashwan from the lineage of Epsom Derby fame Nashwan, Chan set up a hot pace to beat much talked about prodigy, dark-bay filly Poly Love by clear five lengths on tight reins.
Poly Love proved no match dashing connections hope to ground.
Ridden by riding boy Azhar Hussain, Chan, is trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar, who celebrated his return from the pilgrimage with a facile win through this prized colt, owned by Malik Ghulam Qadir.
However the best performer of the day was the bay filly, Lucky Coin, who stormed home to win the fourth race of the day.
Ridden by jockey Khurrum Sheikh the shapely filly, Lucky Coin proved her worth in gold for owner Zaheer Aslam.
He beat Zardan by about four lengths while Toru Khan finished third.
In all, 15 ran for the event. Trainer Raja Tehmasab Khan, who is fond of winning his horses at long odds, did it really on Sunday too, saddling two winners, a long shot and another at two to one.
His winners were Grey Swallow, who swallowed Namroud in the third race by a head and Sindbad in the feature and last race of the day.
Results:
MARGLA PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 1200m.
Bird Fly (Inam Ali Shah) 9-4 A. Imran 1. Billoo The Great 8-8 Atif Javaid 2. Stride To Moment 9-0 Rafaqat Ali 3.Daisy Against All 7-12 M. Waseem 4. Won by 4 L, 3/4 L, 2 3/4 L. Time one min 17 1/5 secs.
Winner trained by Ch. Khurrum Hussain.
MARGLA PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1200M.
Shaba Queen (Mohammad Saeed) 8-2 M. Hanif 1. Owais Dream 9-4 Salah-ud-Din (II) 2. Thinkable 8-1 Azhar Hussain 3. Dam Dama Dam 8-10 M. Zeeshan 4. Won by 1 3/4 L, 3 1/4 L Head. Time one min 16 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Nadeem Raza Khan.
LARKANA PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1200M.
Grey Swallow (S. Iftikhar Ali) 8-10 M. Atif 1.Namroud 8-2 Aamar Parvaiz 2. Mera Chandiwala 9-0 Salah-ud-Din (II) 3. Love Moon 8-7 Azhar Hussain 4. Won by Short-head, 1/2 L, 8 L. Time one min 15 3/5 secs.
Time one minute 15 3/5 secs. Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
LARKANA PLACE CLASS V DIV I-C 1200M.
Lucky Chan (Zaheer Aslam) 8-7 Khurrum Sheikh 1. Zardan 9- 0 M. Hanif 2. Toru Khan 9-0 Aamar Parvaiz 3. Ministry 8-0 Azhar Hussain 4. Won by 3 3/4 L, 1 3/4 L, 7 L. Time one min 16 secs. Winner trained by Tauqeer Ahmad.
LARKANA PLATE CLASS V DIV I-B 1200M.
Chan (Malik Ghulam Qadir) 8-10 Azhar Hussain 1. Poly Love 9-0 A. Aziz 2. Blu’s Wendy 9-0 3. Para Game 8-11 Rehman Ali (II) 4. Won by 5 L, 6 L, Distance. Time one min 15 1/5 secs. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.
LARKANA PLATE CLASS V DIV V I-A 1200M.
Sindbad (S. Iftikhar Ali) 8-6 M. Zeeshan 1. Herry Can Run 9-0 A. Imran 2. Charming King 9-4 Rehman Ali (II) 3. Top Cat Khurrum Sheikh 4. Won by3/4 L, 1 L, 2 3/4 L. Time one min 15 4/5 secs. Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.































