KARACHI, June 8: Fly To The Sky, a half-bred three-year-old bay filly from Nearest N Dearest out of Get On With U, starts off as our day’s best, when the 10th Day of the Summer Gymkhana Meeting gets underway at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

Fly To The Sky with jockey Aashiq Ali in the saddle, has won her last two outings with relative ease and although competing in much better company, the filly is fancied in these columns to complete her hat trick of wins in this small field of seven runners.

Following is the field and our selections:

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-IV 5F

Black Gift 9-1, Abr-e-Noor 8-12, Neeli Nighain 8-10, Winning Streak 8-8, Royal Beauty 8-2, Double Your Money 8-1, Maina Again 7-11, Money Make Music 7-10, Sher Khan 7-6, Fantazam 7-6, Darbari Malang 7-6 and Sunday Silence 7-6.

Win: Winning Streak

Place: Double Your Money & Sher Khan.

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-III 5F

Law Of Nature 9-4, Even Top 9-2, Fizza 8-11, Genuine Risk 8-11, Lawrence Of Arabia 8-8, Shining Rock 8-5, Whitney Houston 8-4, Aatish Fishan 8-3, Jango 8-2, Gharnata 8-2, Mr. Tee 8-0 and Millennium Era 7-11.

Win: Law Of Nature

Place: Even Top & Aatish Fishan.

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-II 5F

Touch Of Joy 9-0, Cute Lady (Late Delilah) 9-0, Recent Command 8-12, Royal Promise 8-12, Royal Wisdom 8-10, Simple Prayer 8-10, Sone Pari 8-8, Winning Queue 8-8, Prism Of Life 8-6, My Baboo 8-6, Aakash 8-3, Venus Arrow 8-1, Black Magic 8-0, Cosby Kid 8-0, Noor-un-Nisa 8-0 and Sada-e-Lajpal 7-12.

Win: Cosby Kid

Place: Black Magic & Royal Wisdom.

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV I 5F

Naeem Touch 9-0, Wonder Thunder 8-13, Sajan Black 8-12, Sunday Picnic 8-12, Champion Lady (Late Joan Of Arc) 8-11, Jamaima 8-11, Miss Ruby 8-11, Bach Fly 8-9, Jadeem 8-9, Black Champion 8-8, Mahsagar 8-7, Lightening Arrow 8-7, Welcome Shahtab 8-6, Flying Bird 8-5, Mark 8-2, Just In Fun 8-1 and Prince Naeem 7-13.

Win: Sajan Black

Place: Champion Lady & Bach Fly.

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV VII 5F

Your Excellency 9-0, My Star 8-12, Star Flash 8-12, Show Stopper 8-8, Blue’s Night 8-6, Pearl 8-5, Quick Mover 8-5, Gold Dawn 8-4, Ghazan King 8-2 and Aziz Love 8-1.

Win: Quick Mover

Place: Blue’s Night & My Star.

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV VI 5F

Xtasy 9-5, Shandar 8-12, Strategic 8-11, Ever Smiling 8-7, Lover’s Life 8-6, Gissele 8-0 and Donatello 7-13.

Win: Strategic

Place: Donatello.

SAWAT PLATE CLASS IX DIV V 5F

Hamza Saheb 9-0, Al Aashia 8-13, Walking Distance 8-11, Champion By Chance 8-8, Fly To The Sky 8-8, Ray Of Light 8-7 and National Lining 8-0.

Win: Fly To The Sky

Place: Walking Distance.

DAY’S BEST: Fly To The Sky

GOOD DOUBLE: Strategic - Fly To The Sky.

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