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KARACHI, Dec 28: The thoroughbred bay colt Snake Eyed, made amends for his last putrid run, sprinting to victory over five furlongs at the Winter Gymkhana Meeting held on Saturday at the Karachi Racecourse.
This time partnered by riding boy Sohail Ahmed, the colt came in from behind to end the pretensions of Blue’s Night by a comfortable margin of seven and half lengths. Sweet Victory grabbed the third spot from Sugar Daddy.
In the opener, Spring Fair ridden by riding boy Naveed, picked up the spoils by beating the favourite Century by seven lengths.
The next race was won by Pearl in a start to finish bid. The bay horse ridden by champion jockey M. Nisar, never gave the connections any anxious moments, streaking to victory as he pleased.
The same could be said about the next winner Surprise Again ridden by Kashif Ali leaving the rest of the field cold.
The roan colt Order Of The Day with Naseem Ahmed aboard, won the for th event from Shoot To Kill, while the last event was bagged by Owner trainer Sohail Butt’s bay colt Wonder Thunder partnered by riding boy Aamir Ali, which enabled Sohail to finish the afternoon with a brace of winners. His earlier success came through Order Of The Day.
The next race programme is scheduled for Sunday Jan 5.
Following are the results:
SARHAD PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-IV 5F
Spring Fair (Mr. Talib Hussain) 7-10 Naveed 1, Century 8-11 Yousuf Ikram 2, Sweet Senorita 8-13 Najam Iqbal 3, Sher Khan 9-4 Nisar Ahmed 4.
Also ran: Miss Ruby, Sheroz-e-Sehar, Royal Promise, Darbari Malang, Ilyas Prince, Millennium Era and Royal Springs.
Won by 7L, Neck, Dist. Time 1 min 11 sec. Winner trained by Owner.
SARHAD PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-III & IV 5F
Pearl (Mr. M. Hussani) 8-6 M. Nisar 1, Jango 8-10 Naveed 2, Lightening Arrow 8-12 Latif 3, Clever Cat 9-0 Sajjid Hussain 4.
Also ran: Great Bakht, Rolling Thunder, Striker, Splendid Winner, Abr-e-Noor, Sunday Silence, Mera Kiya Kasoor, Daru, Rich Valiant, Gharnata, Major Dandy, Rukhsar and Prince Naeem.
Jubilant Action was withdrawn from the race before coming under the starter’s orders.
Won by 9L, 1/2L, 1/2L. Time 1 min 9 3/8 sec. Winner trained by Taj Mohammad.
SARHAD PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-II & III 5F
Surprise Again (Mr. Iftikhar Ali) 9-1 Kashif Ali 1, Even Top 8-2 Mumtaz Ali 2, Noor-un-Nisa 9-0 S. Khan 3, Sachin 9-0 Asif Khan 4.
Also ran: Candle Light, Bach Fly, Black Magic, Classic Beauty, I’m So Happy, Reasonable, Mera Sulman, Neeli Nighahain, Royal Beauty, Richy Rich, Powerful Tarzan, Ford Mustang, Bye Bye and Lucky Love.
Won by 3 3/4L, 4L, 4L. Time 1 min 7 3/5 sec. Winner trained by Owner.
SARHAD PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-II 5F
Order Of The Day (Mr. Yaqoob Butt) 8-12 Nasim Ahmed 1, Shoot To Kill 8-8 Shahzad 2, Shah Rose 8-11 S. Khan 3, Prism Of Life 8-7 M. Mazhar 4.
Also ran: Jack Pot, Knight Gambler, One Touch, Little Sunny, Slim Fit, Bull Dancer, Raysham, Silent Fire, Your Excellency, Gold Money, Free Lancer and Sarafan.
Won by 5L, 5L, 2 1/2L. Time 1 min 8 sec. Winner trained by Owner.
SARHAD PLATE CLASS IX DIV G-I 5F
Snake Eyed (Mr. Saqib Iqbal) 8-1 Sohail Ahmed 1, Blue’s Night 8-11 M. Yousuf 2, Sweet Victory 8-12 Majid Khan 3, National Lining 8-10 Nisar Ahmed 4.
Also ran: Lover’s Line, Superb Star, Mah Sagar, Ghazan King and Reincarnated.
Won by 7 1/2L, 2L, 3L. Time 1 min 6 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Shahid Ahmed.
SARHAD PLATE CLASS IX DIV VII 5F
Wonder Thunder (Mr. M. Yaqoob Butt) 7-12 Aamir Ali 1, Ever Shine 8-6 Khalid Nawaz 2, Rcket Fuel 8-13 M. Yousuf 3, Sugar Daddy 8-3 M. Faiz.
Also ran: Sapno Ki Rani, Captain Crash, High Standard, Sweet Emotions, Sajan Black, Minnie Me and Regent.
Won by 10L, 7 1/2L, 1/2L. Time 1 min 6 sec. Winner trained by Owner.
