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LAHORE, Oct 1: Fancied bay filly, Valentine, ridden smartly by jockey Shahid Rehman salvaged owners' pride by winning the Punjab Cup run over 1400m during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse before a moderate crowd on Sunday.
Having her second run on the course this season, the odds-on favourite filly, Valentine showed vast improvement to crown a two length victory over second favourite bay colt, Fajr, who battled for supremacy but in vain. Harry Can View and Poly Dunit completed the frame among nine starters after the last-minute withdrawal of the chestnut colt, Chan from this sixth and last race of the day.
Valentine had finished fourth in her first outing this season on Sept 10.
A race earlier, the chestnut colt, Nosha, stretched his winning streak to three in a row by winning the supporting event. He defeated Jut Bahadur by over three lengths. Golden Goal and Big Bird completed the board in a field of eleven starters.
Jockey Shahid Rehman, who is clearly leading jockey's performance statistics table returned home with a brace of winners on Sunday. He sailed in Nosha and Valentine.
He, however, was unlucky to lose the third race when his mount Desert Queen was beaten by a rank outsider gelding, Great Murad in the third race.
Results:
PATTOKI PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 900M:
Dashing Paradise (M. Saeed Butt) 7-10 M. Hanif 1. Cherry's Own 9-6 Atif Javaid 2. Kosay Kaza 7-8 M. Zeeshan 3. Miss Rough Rough 8-6 Shakeel Ahmad 4.
Won by 3 L, 1 3/4 L, 3 1/4 L. Time 56 3/5 secs. Winner trained by S. Butt.
PATTOKI PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 900M:
King Of Murad (Shahbaz Ali Butt) 8-10 Aamir Pervez 1. Blue Fire 9-0 M. Hanif 2.Billoo The Great 9-4 Atif Javed 3.Dogar Gift 7-10 A. Rahim 4.
Won by 4 L, 3/4 L, 4 L. Time 56 4/5 secs. Winner trained by Mohammad Afzal.
KALAM PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1000M:
Great Murad (Shahbaz Ali Butt) 8-2 Sajjad Hussain 1. Desert Queen 8-12 Shahid Rehman 2. Mamula 8-7 M. Hanif 3. Bone Crusher 8-8 Tariq Habib 4.
Won by 3 1/2 L, 3/4 L, 3 1/4 L. Time one min 2 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Mohammad Afzal.
KALAM PLATE CLASS V DIV I 1000M:
War Admiral (Mohammad Shafiq sadiq) 9-4 A. Imran 1. Jewna 8-6 Azhar Hussain 2. Cross Ruff 8-4 Ahmad Shah 3. Julia Robert 8-12 M. Zeeshan 4.
Won by Distance, 1 3/4 L, 5 L. Time one min 2 secs. Winner trained by Memraiz Khan.
PHULLARWAN PLATE CLASS IV DIV III 1400M:
Nosha (Gul Zareen Khan) 9-2 Shahid Rehman 1. Jut Bahadur 8-0 M. Hanif 2. Golden Goal 9-4 Aamar Parvaiz 3.Big Bird 8-8 M. Hussain 4.
Won by 3 1/4 L, 8 L, 9 L. Time one min 26 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Abdur Rashid.
PUNJAB CUP CLASS IV DIV I & II 1400M:
Valentine (Rana Mohammad Akhtar) 9-0 Shahid Rehman 1. Fajr 8-10 Azam Hussain 2. Harry Can View 9-8 Rehman Ali 3. Poly Dunit 7-8 M. Zeeshan 4.
Won by 2 L, Distance, 5 1/2 L. Time one min 27 secs. Winner trained by Aleemuddin.
