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LAHORE, Feb 20: Debutante bay filly, Fancy Light, annexed feature event of the mid-week Lahore gymkhana races in majestic style, leading from start to finish at the Lahore Race Club track Wednesday. Like all the other events of the day, this race was also run over the distance of five furlongs.
Backed at 30 to 100 favourite, Fancy Light justified the confidence reposed in her, defeating roan colt Puma Star by over two lengths handily.
Blu’s Wendy finished third after being nosed out by Puma Star in a photo-finish. Royal Prosper completed the frame, one-and-a-half lengths further back. In all, eleven competed in this sixth and last race of the afternoon.
Earlier, filly Lucky Credit Queen maintained her reputation of a reliable runner by registering her second successive victory in fifth race of the afternoon, which was the supporting event.
Owned by Riaz-ul-Haq Qureshi, this filly is from Lucky Concept-out-of-Credit. She showed courage, consistency and speed to outpace her 16 rivals.
Ridden by her regular partner in the saddle, Shehzad Iqbal, the filly beat the bay colt In Command by four-and-a-half lengths. Bay gelding Burq Raftar finished third, three-fourth of a length further back while Silver Heart completed the frame, a length behind him.
Trainer Akhtar Mir stole limelight of the day by saddling two winners. He sent in Incognito, who won the third race and Lucky Credit Queen who claimed the fifth event.
The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards have decided to postpone the 20th Lahore Winter Meeting by a day due to Eid-ul-Azha holidays which fall on Feb 23 and 24. The Winter Meeting will now be held on Feb 25 (Monday) instead of Feb 24 (Sunday).
Following are the results:
SHAHPUR PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII (B) 5 FURS:
Super Time (Raja Mohammad Ashraf) 8-11 Qasim Shah 1. Free Lancer 7-10 Qamar Zaman 2. One Touch 9-0 Khalid Jan 3. Lucky Love 7-10 Mahmood Ali 4. (All 18 ran).
Won by 2 1/4 L, 4 L, 5 1/2 L.
Time one minute 7 1/5 seconds.
Winner trained by the owner.
SHAHPUR PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VII & VIII 5 FURS:
Little Master (Rana Mohammad Farooq) 8-4 Khurrum Sheikh 1. Den See 8-3 Ishtiaq Ali 2. King Gondal 8-10 Majid Khan 3. Strong
Arm 7-10 Khalil Vicky 4. (All 18 ran).
Won by 3 1/2 L, 1 L, 3 1/2 L.
Time one minute 6 4/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Rashid Latif.
SHAHPUR PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VI & VII 5 FURS:
Incognito (Mohammad Ibrahim) 9-0 M. Imran 1. Lot Of Thanks 8-3 Qamar Zaman 2. Lucky Super Market 7-10 Nazir Ahmad 3. Jonty Road 7-12 Nadeem Ikram 4. (All 17 ran).
Won by Distance, Head, Head.
Time one minute 4 4/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Akhtar Mir.
SHAHPUR PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V (C) VI 5 FURS:
Cape Town (Hamza Khan) 8-3 Zulfiqar Hussain 1. Moment To Moment 8-4 M. Hussain 2. Royal Gamble 8-4 Majid Khan 3. Gissless 8-9 Azeem Pervaiz 4. (All 17 ran).
Won by 5 3/4 L, 1 3/4 L, 3 L.
Time one minute 4 2/5 seconds.
Winner trained by M. Aslam.
SHAHPUR PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION IV & V:
Lucky Credit Queen (Riaz-ul-Haq Qureshi) 8-13 Shehzad Iqbal 1. In Command 8-5 M. Hussain 2. Burq Raftar 7-13 Khalil Vicky 3. Silver Heart 8-4 Zulfi 4. (Only 17 ran).
Won by 4 1/2 L, 3/4 L, 1 L.
Time one minute 4 seconds.
Winner trained by Akhtar Mir.
SHAHPUR PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION III & IV 5 FURS:
Fancy Light (Mohammad Ali Khan Maneka) 8-9 M. A. Shamas 1. Puma Star 7-13 M. Jehangir 2. Blu’s Wendy 8-9 Khurrum Sheikh 3. Royal Prosper 8-3 Majid Khan 4. (All 11 ran).
Won by 2 1/4 L, Neck, 1 1/2 L.
Time one minute 3 3/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Tanveer Aslam.
