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LAHORE, Jan 22: Long shot chestnut gelding, Sun Of Gold, strode to a game victory in the third race during the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.
Sun Of Gold, who was badly hooked by his regular partner in the saddle on Thursday last, to finish among also ran, was backed with confidence by the connections at four to one.
He outpacedd another long shot Tiger’s Wood by four lengths. Even-money fancied bay filly Native Force finished third, one-and-a-half lengths further back while Madam Lorina completed the frame over a length further behind.
In all, 17 ran for the event. The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards gave stern warning to riding boy Faisal Tahir and trainer Mohammad Amin for indifferent running of the gelding.
Bay gelding Faheem Choice, whose rider jockey M. Imran was replaced by Javed Iqbal on stewards’ order at the starting gates justified the change and won the fourth race to cause the biggest upset of the afternoon.
Faheem Choice beat Lucky Dawn by a neck at the finishing post. Fancied Free My Heart finished third by a short-head in photo-finish while Mohni Road finished fourth, a length further behind in a close finish among the quartet.
The sixth and feature event was won by Happy Boy nicely steered by jockey Shahid Rehman. Happy Boy defeated Tripple M by six lengths. The even-money favourite Eastern Bird ran third with Hot Spell fourth among a dozen runners.
Trainer Raja Tehmasab Khan, who is currently leading trainers’ statistics table, registered a good double.
He saddled Beena Roy Baby in the second race and six to one chance Pistol Pete in the fifth and supporting event.
Three favourites obliged the backers of form when a card of six event was gone through. All races were contested over the sprinting distance of 1000 metres.
Results:
RAHWALI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII B 1200 METRES:
Easy Come Easy Go (Choudhry Mohammad Iqbal) 8-10 Shahid Mustafa 1. Blue Champion 8-10 Azhar Hussain 2. Raad 9-0 M. Alam 3. Silver Sweet 7-7 M. Zeeshan 4.
Also ran: Grey Tide, Majestic Prince, Tulip and Silver March.
Won by 3 3/4 L, 3 L, 2 1/4 L.
Time one minute 23 3/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Iftikhar Ahmad Choudhry.
RAHWALI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VIII A 1200 METRES:
Beena Roy Baby 8-13 M. Hussain 1. Shaiman 8-10 Nadeem Ikram 2. Lovely Diana 9-0 Shahid Mustafa 3. Royal Arrow 8-8 A. Aziz 4.
Also ran: Supreme Boy, Royal Touch, Concept Again, King Gondal and Cranbrook Boy.
Won by 6 3/4 L, Short-head, 1 3/4 L.
Time one minute 22 seconds.
Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
RAHWALI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VII 1200 METRES:
Sun Of Gold (Murtaza Ijaz) 8-9 Faisal Tahir 1. Tiger’s Wood 7-11 Nazir Ahmad 2. Native Force 9-0 Salah-ud-Din (II) 3. Madam Lorina 8-12 Vicky Gaman 4.
Also ran: Burrat Again, Jehandar, Lado Rani, Silver Baby, Malook Star, Rizwan The Great, Delta Song, Power Plus, Lucky Grace, Disney Land, Las Pal Mas, Seven Spades and Rambo Princess.
Won by 4 L, 1 1/2 L, 1 1/4 L.
Time one minute 20 3/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Mohammad Amin.
RAHWALI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VI 1200 METRES:
Faheem Choice (Ghulam Murtaza) 7-9 Javed Iqbal 1. Lucky Dawn 9-0 Khurrum Sheikh 2. Free My Heart 8-9 Nadeem Ikram 3. Mohni Road 7-5 Nazir Ahmad 4.
Also ran: Key Guy Princess, Al Trui Princess, Thank You Dear, Ghabra, My Home Land, Royal Harban, Al Jarrar, Final Count Down, Royal Victory, Fine Gold, Copper Fields, Gently and Deep River.
Won by Neck, short-head, 1 L.
Time one minute 20 seconds.
Winner trained by Mohammad Hanif.
RAHWALI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V B 1200 METRES:
Pistol Pete (Lt. Col (retd:) Masood Pervaiz) 9-0 Qamar Zaman 1. Morning Bird 8-11 M. Jehangir 2. Morning Noor 8-12 Shahid Mustafa 3. Welcome Pachino 8-12 Mohsin Ali 4.
Also ran: Jan-i-Ghazal, Conquest, Honey Harvest, Rising Sun, Nauman The Great, Strings, Fly Over Home, Glorious Song, Caspian Queen, Bone Crusher 8-7, Bhola Jee and Divine Force.
Won by 2 3/4 L, 3/4 L, 4 1/4 L.
Time one minute 19 3/5 seconds.
Winner trained by Raja Tehmasab Khan.
RAHWALI PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V A 1200 METRES:
Happy Boy (A. B. Malik) 8-13 Shahid Rehman 1. Tripple M 9-0 Qamar Zaman 2. Eastern Bird 8-10 Salah-ud-Din (II) 3. Hot Spell 8-10 A. Aziz 4.
Also ran: Lady Handsome, Silk Route, Decent Fellow, Easy To Listen, Unbeatable, Rukhsh, Roman Charger and In Command.
Won by 6 1/2 L, 3/4 L, Neck.
Time one minute 18 seconds.
Winner trained by the owner.
