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LAHORE, May 1: Fancied chestnut gelding Crysler coasted home to a narrow win in the feature event of the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on May Day.
Crysler under a novice rider Azam Hussain took a flying start and led all the way to edge out another gelding Moment To Moment (Shahid Mustafa up) on the finishing post by a short-head verdict in photo-finish. Bay mare Densee finished third seven lengths behind while chestnut filly Lado Rani completed the frame. All races were contested over the sprinting distance of 900 metres.
A race earlier, the supporting event was won by Fifty Six Fifty Six who beat Rambo’s Way by a head in photo-finish. Fancied Thank You Dear under ace rider Shahid Rehman finished third while Salman Love completed the board. In all eight ran for the event.
Except for the fourth race which was won by an odds-on filly New Valley the other five events were bagged by long shots giving punters shock after shock.
The punters’ rout started right from the opener Sugar Dady opened his debut with a splendid win. He beat Candle Light by two-and-a-half lengths.
Noor Bakht and Tulip finished third and fourth. Fancied Shoot To Kill was slow at the start and finished among also ran.
The three to one chance chestnut mare Strong Arm proved too strong, to win the second race to her liking defeating half-money favourite Yarrow Braw by five-and-a-half lengths.
Grey Matter backed at four to one obliged her connections in the third race. Fancied bay filly Silver Baby finished off the frame.
The following are the results:
CHICHAWATNI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII 900 METRES:
Sugar Dady (Shah Shamyl Alam) 9-0 Niaz Ali 1. Candle Light 8-8 Shahnawaz 2. Noor Bakht 7-10 Qamar Zaman 3. Tulip 8-5 A. Aziz 4. (All nine ran).
Won by 2 1/2 L, 5 3/4 L, Head.
Time one minute 1 3/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Mohammad Afzal.
CHICHAWATNI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII (A) 900 METRES:
Strong Arm (Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah) 8-4 Qasim Shah 1. Yarrow Braw 7-10 Qamar Zaman 2. Free Lancer 7-10 Dun Hill 8-8 Azhar Hussain 4. (Only eight ran).
Won by 5 1/2 L, Distance, 1 1/2 L.
Time 59 3/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.
CHICHAWATNI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VII 900 METRES:
Grey Matter (Syed Parvez Hussain Shah) 8-6 Faisal 1. Golden Time 7-10 M. Jehangir 2. Must Lady 7-10 Niaz Ahmad 3. Gently 7-10 Nazir Ahmad 4. (Only 15 ran).
Won by 3/4 L, 1/2 L, 1/2 L.
Time one minute 0 1/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Tauqeer Ahmad.
CHICHAWATNI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VI 900 METRES:
New Valley (Tariq Saeed Mohammad) 8-9 Mohsin Ali 1. Subzero 8-11 A. Aziz 2. Hot Press 8-9 Sehr Iqbal 3. Golden Voice 7-10 Azhar Hussain 4. (All seven ran).
Won by 4 1/2 L, 1 L, 4 1/2 L.
Time 59 2/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Malik Manga Khan.
CHICHAWATNI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V 900 METRES:
Fifty Six Fifty Six (Fakhar M. Choudhry) 8-4 A. Aziz 1. Rambo’s Way 8-9 Zulfi 2. Thank You Dear 9-0 Shahid Rehman 3. Salman Love 8-6 Shahnawaz 4. (Only eight ran).
Won by Short-head, 3 3/4 L, Distance.
Time 58 2/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Haji Fazal Hadi.
CHICHAWATNI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V 900 METRES:
Crysler (Mohammad Rashid) 9-0 Azam Hussain 1. Moment To Moment 8-12 Shahid Mustafa 2. Densee 8-8 Ishtiaq Ali 3. Lado Rani 7-10 Nazir Ahmed 4. (Only eight ran).
Won by Short-head, 7 L, 4 L.
Time 58 4/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
