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LAHORE, April 19: The Lahore Winter Meetings held under the auspices of the Lahore Race Club (LRC) culminate in the running of last edition at the Racecourse on Sunday.
The 28-meetings programme began in early September last year with the holding of six cups named after the recipients of the country’s highest gallantry award, Nishan-i-Haider and is ending on a silent note with a six-event card drawn for April 20.
The feature event, Muridke Plate for class IV division I, to be run over the middle distance of 1400 metres has a small but prominent field of seven runners, including three imported ones.
Imported three-year-old chestnut filly, Laser Lass, who gained an easy success in the Ginza Cup run over 1200 metres last Sunday is being fancied to make it two in-a-row in the feature event.
Laser Lass, a progeny of Irish sire Air Royal out-of- Lingdale Lass, a British mare is in an emphatic form. She is being trained by veteran Haji Ghulam Sarwar. Her stablemate Aegean Daisy, also imported four-year-old filly should grab the second spot.
A card of six events will be down for decision in the afternoon. Two events will be contested over 1400 metres while the other four will be gone over the sprinting distance of 1000 metres. The fields are thin comprising seven to eleven runners barring last-minute withdrawals.
Meanwhile the LRC has directed all riders to get their weights checked one-hour before the start of first race which will begin at 2.30pm.
The following are the fields and our selections.
Ghakkar Plate Class VII Div I 1000m.
Waseem ‘s Love 9-0 Iram State 9-0 King’s Best 8-12 Meri Kajal 8-8 Fair Boy 8-7 Chandiwala 7-12 and Asif Choice 7-12.
Win: Iram State. Place: Fair Boy and Meri Kajal.
Shahdara Plate Class V Div II 1000m.
King’s Way 9-0 Royal Class 8-10 Polo Gambler 8-9 Kargil Tiger 8-4 Mesham Prince 8-0 Departure On Time 7-13 Squash Ball 7-13 Beena Roy Baby 7-8 Morning Bird 7-6 and Silk Route 7-4.
Win: Royal Class. Place: Silk Route and Squash Ball.
Shahdara Plate Class V Div I 1000m.
Royal Leader 9-0 Canwara 8-12 Asif Love 8-10 Sun Princess 8-9 Royal Salute 8-9 Rukhtas Again 8-0 Cinderella 7-12 and Green Hill 7-5.
Win: Canwara. Place: Green Hill and Rukhtas Again.
Muridke Plate Class IV Div II 1400m.
My Own Business 9-0 Dare To Dream 9-0 Key Player 8-2 Baker’s Inn 8-2 Where Or When 8-2 Extra Heat 8-2 Guys And Dolls 8-1 Wait For Me 7-8 and Red Rock 7-8.
Win: My Own Business. Place: Dare To Dream and Guys And Dolls.
Muridke Plate Class IV Div I 1400m.
Lase Lass 9-0 Zargar 8-13 Perfect Timing 8-3 Aegean Daisy 8-2 Naseeb 8-1 Dock Land Diva 7-12 and Sound Of Music 7-9.
Win: Laser Lass. Place: Aegean Daisy and Naseeb.
Ghakkar Plate Class VII Div II 1000m .
Royal Harban 9-0 Eastern Bird 8-11 Al trui Princess 8-10 Extra Power 8-8 Nazakat 8-4 Fine Start 8-3 Arizona 8-3 Waqas Prince 8-3 and Phool Choice 8-2.
Win: Royal Harban or Al trui Princess (one connection). Place: Arizona and Eastern Bird.
