LAHORE, Nov 16: Cut Throat, a three-year-old colt, produced an excellent twist in the closing stages when he edged out joint-favourite filly Soviet Song to win the over 1,600 metres Karachi Cup at the Racecourse on Sunday.

The six-event card at the 11th Lahore Winter Meeting on a partly cloudy day was thronged by a sizeable number of sports connoisseurs. The even-money favourite Cut Throat beat filly Soviet Song by a short-head in an exciting finish after a ding-dong duel witnessed between the two in the last 100 metres.

Spiritual Song and Lucky Winner completed the frame among the six runners left in the class I, II and III handicap race.

Cut Throat’s win gave owner Syed Tasweer Hussain, trainer Sohail Aziz and rider Azhar Hussain their biggest success of the season. It also brought to an end Soviet Song’s, who ruled the course for three consecutive wins, winning streak.

The main supporting event, the over 1,300 metres Kassowal Plate, class IV division I, II and III was won by filly Princess Ginza, who proved as strong and utterly reliable as ever.

She beat Nishat Malook by over six lengths. Victory Hero and Vendetta completed the frame among the 10 starters.

The bookmakers and punters shared the day evenly when three favourites won in a card of six events. The first three events were backed by long shots when favourites tasted defeat one after the other.

The major shock of the day for backers of favourites came in the opener when three of the backed horses in the event were beaten and the race was won by rank outsider filly Dream Act, owned by Sohrab Khan.

Results:

PATTOKI PLATE CLASS VI

DIV III & IV 1,200M:

Dream Act (Sohrab Khan) 7-12, Imran Pervez 1; Golden Falcon 8-4, Naseer Ahmed 2; Kamla 9-0, Shahid Rehman 3; Love Minister 8-11, S. Ammad 4.

Won by ½ L, 1 ¼ L, 1 ½ L. Time one minute 18 4/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Amjad Ali II.

PATTOKI PLATE CLASS VI

DIV II 1,200M:

Amazing Boy (Arif Gulzar) 9-0, Atif Javed 1; Triple Star 9-0, Skakeel Mahmood 2; Amazing Mission 8-2, Pervez Bhatti 3; Fakhar-e-Sialkot 8-2, Imran Pervez 4.Won by 1 ¾ L, ½ L, Short-head. Time one minute 18 3/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Khushnood-ur-Rehman.

PATTOKI PLATE CLASS VI

DIV I 1,200M:

Shim Jim (Farrukh Shahzad Malik) 9-0, Shakeel Mahmood 1; Mikado 9-0, Aamir Pervez 2; Victory Bulbul 9-4, Shahid Rehman 3; Munsaf 8-10, Shakeel Mahmood 4.

Won by ¾ L, ½ L, 2 L. Time one minute 17 2/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.

KARACHI CUP CLASS IV

DIV I, II & III 1,600M:

Cut Throat (Syed Tasweer Hussain) 8-7, Azhar Hussain 1; Soviet Song 7-4, Shakeel Mahmood 2; Spiritual Song 7-6, Naseer Ahmed 3; Lucky Winner 8-2, S. Moin 4.

Won by Short-head, Distance, 8 L. Time one minute 42 2/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.

KASSOWAL PLATE CLASS V

DIV I & II 1,300M:

Princess Ginza (Raja Khushbakht-ur-Rehman) 8-4, Shahid Rehman 1; Nishat Malook 9-2, A. Imran 2; Victory Hero 7-12, Alam Sher 3; Vendetta 8-2, Azhar Hussain 4.

Won by 6 ¼ L, 2 ¼ L, 2 ¼ L. Time one minute 22 2/5 seconds.

Winner trained by Haji Abid Mahmood.

KASSOWAL PLATE CLASS V

DIV II 1,300M:

Rustam (A.B. Malik) 8-10, Shahid Rehman 1; High Jet 8-3, Naseer Ahmed 2; The News 7-11, M. Jahangir 3, Dream Memories 8-13, M. Wasim Khan 4.

Won by 2 L, 2 L, 2 L. Time one minute 23 3/5 seconds.

Winner trained by the owner.