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KARACHI, Feb 25: Owner M. Ateeq shared the racing limelight with riding boy Abdul Rahim and trainer A. Waheed Siddiqui, when each registered a splendid double at the Winter Gymkhana Meeting held Monday.
The trio made their presence felt in the opening event, when the 14-year-old bay gelding Law Of Nature scored their first win of the afternoon, holding off the brave challenge of Baby Tabassum and Whitney Houston.
Then in the fourth event, Abdul Rahim rode a marvellous race on the grey mare Blue’s Night, preventing the chestnut mare My Time from completing a hat trick after both were engaged in a neck and neck tussle till the two furlong marker, before Blue’s Night pulled away to win the race by 6 1/2 lengths.
The winner was trained by Rahim’s older brother A. Waheed Siddiqui and belonged to the Ateeq stables.
The much talked about Noor-un-Nisa, ridden by veteran rider M. Mazhar, registered her maiden success in the second race beating the speedy Atish Fishan by a neck in a thrilling photo-finish. Stable companion Winning Streak, edged out Shining Rock for the third spot.
In the following event, Walking Distance partnered once again by jockey Ahmed, never let his large band of supporters down, ending the pretensions Gold Money, Shahdad Star and Zabyan.
In another interesting event Deniro after finishing second best in his last two outings finally hit the victory trail after holding off a stiff challenge from Sachin till heads turned for home with riding boy Naveed in the saddle.
Urging his charge on, Deniro settling down in the straight, pulled away magnificently and went on to win the race by 7 1/2 lengths from Sachin, with Lucky One chasing the first two runners throughout the race.
The concluding event was picked up by M. Zafar’s chestnut outsider Ray Of Light, beating more fancied runners Baby Face, Queen Of Hearts, and Tomahawk to present jockey M. Yousuf also figure among the day’s winners.
The next race meeting is scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 3.
Following are the results:
PAK PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-IV 5F
Law Of Nature (Mr. M. Ateeq) 8-10 Abdul Rahim 1, Baby Tabassum 8-9 Yousuf Ikram 2, Whitney Houston 8-4 Shafi Mohammad 3, Royal Springs 7-11 Najam Iqbal 4.
Also ran: Night Hero, Money Make Music, Shantul, Pride Of Performance, Magician, Sana Loves Jango, Clever Cat and Miss Neutron 7-8.
Won by 2 1/4L, 1/2L, 3L. Time 1 min 9 2/5 sec. Winner trained by A. Waheed Siddiqui.
PAK PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-III 5F
Noor-un-Nisa (M/s. Miss Zainab Ali & Miss Imran Ali) 8-7 M. Mazhar 1, Atish Fishhan 9-0 Zubair Ahmed 2, Winning Steak 7-11 M. Bashir 3, Shining Rock 7-11 Najam Iqbal 4.
Also ran: Abr-e-Noor, Tanveer-e-Sehar, Lucky Love, Sajan Black, Maian Again, Rolling Thunder and Smart Boy.
Won by Neck, 3 1/2L, Head. Time 1 min 9 1/5 sec. Winner trained by Taj Mohammad.
PAK PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-II 5F
Walking Distance (Mr. Akhtar Ali) 9-1 Ahmed 1, Gold Money 8-8 Faisal Khan 2, Shahdad Star 8-7 M. Amjad 3, Zabyan 8-12 Khalid Nawaz 4.
Also ran: Jubilant Action, Striker, Be Wafa, Much Better, Bach Fly, Daru, Mairay Naina, Richy Rich, Simple Prayer, Meri Shahzadi, I Don’t Care, Royal Wisdom, Wondering Eyes and Sur Sagar.
Won by 3L, 4L, 1 1/2L. Time 1 min 6 3/5 sec. Winner trained by Mansoor Alam.
PAK PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-I 5F
Blue’s Night (Mr. M. Ateeq) 8-5 Abdul Rahim 1, My Time 9-0 Zahoor Ahmed 2, Wonder Thunder 8-6 Tariq Mehmood 3, Touch Of Joy 8-9 Arshad 4.
Also ran: Pilot, Guriya Phool, Shining Steel, Lucky Prince, Chardha Suraj, Satellite Star, Splendid Winner, Jack Pot, My Lucky Star, Ustadon Ka Ustad, Lawrence Of Arabia and Small Wonder.
Prince Mohsin, fractious at the starting gate, was withdrawn from the race before coming under the starter’s orders.
Won by 6 1/2L, 7L, Dist. Time 1 min 7 1/5 sec. Winner trained by A. Waheed Siddiqui.
PAK PLATE CLASS IX DIV VII 5F
Deniro (Mr. Faisal Farooq) 8-0 Naveed 1, Sachin 8-0 Zubair Ahmed 2, Lucky One 8-5 Tariq Mehmood 3, Superb Star 7-8 Najam Iqbal 4.
Also ran: Quick Mover, Royal Romance, Snake Eyed 8-11, Neelam Taab 8-11, Jet Setter, Romantic Champ, Lady Of Secret, Saligna, Miss Ruby, Charismatic Eyes, Donatello, Royal Honest, Lightening Arrow and Venus Arrow.
Won by 7 1/2L, 1 1/2L, Dist., Time 1 min 5 3/5 sec. Winner trained by Zahid Hussain.
PAK PLATE CLASS IX DIV VI 6F
Ray Of Light (Mr. M. Zafar) 8-10 1, Baby Face 8-11 Ahmed 2, Queen Of Hearts 8-3 Ashiq Ali 3, Tomahawk 8-7 Zahoor Ahmed 4.
Also ran: Miss World, Chase The Star, Golden News, Living Legend and Lover’s Life.
Won by 2L, Neck, 4L. Time 1 min 20 sec. Winner trained by S.N Khan.
