LAHORE, July 5: A competitive card of six events featuring the Rahim Yar Khan Plate, a class five handicap race highlights the Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at Racecourse on Sunday.
The card has been reduced to only six events, three to be contested over the sprinting distance of 900 metres and the other three over 1000 metres. In all, 84 acceptors have been left in the field barring last-minute withdrawals.
In the Rahim Yar Khan Plate, a class V division I and II combined handicap race to be run over 1000 metres, four acceptors come into reckoning. They are Better Case, Burn Heart, Set A Fire and King Of Bhakkar.
By virtue of his fine performance in his previous outings, the five-year-old brown gelding King Of Bhakkar has an edge over top-weight Better Case to pick up the spoils. Burn Heart and Set A Fire should fight out for the place on board. This will be the sixth and last race of the day.
The supporting and fifth race, the Kharian Plate, class VII division I, has 13 acceptors, if there are no last-minute withdrawals. In this race Hunza and Puma King attract attention. Both are speedsters and in good form at present and should measure each other’s strides for the top slot. The race will be run over 1000 metres.
Three contestants seems to be on chance in the fourth race, the Kharian Plate class VII division Ii to have gone over 1000 metres. They are: Little Master, Sun Of Gold and Dancing Margina. They should fight it closely.
The first race will be held at 3pm.
The following are the fields and our selections.
Kharian Plate Class VII Division V 900M.
Wall Street 9-4 Sun Dance 9-0 Jungle House 9-0 Blue Champion 8-1 Easy Come Easy Go 8-1 Naureen-i-Sehar 7-6 Narala 7-6 Barbara 7-4 Golden Time 7-4 Miss Picasso 7-4 and Silver March 7-4.
Win: Blue Champion. Place: Easy Come Easy Go and Golden Time (If takes start).
Kharian Plate Class VII Division IV 900M.
Time To Lead 9-1 Silver Baby 9-0 Sky Hawk 8-13 Bone Crusher 8-13 Royal Victory 8-12 Magambo 8-11 Lucky Credit Queen 8-11 Gun Salute 8-5 Malook Star 8-3 Muslim Badger 7-12 Super Time 7-12 and Blessed 7-10.
Win: Malook Star. Place: Time To Lead and Royal Victory.
Kharian Plate Class VII Division III 900M.
Rising Sun 9-0 Hot Press 9-0 Bhola Jee 9-0 Desperado 8-10 Victorious 8-10 Stride To Moment 8-10 Here Come Rambo 8-9 Las Pal Mas 8-7 King Of The Field 8-6 Sherdil 8-6 Oneeza 8-5 Final Count Down 8-3 Fifty Six Fifty Six 8-3 Roxanne 8-0 Knock First 8-0 Cape Town 7-13 Phool Choice 7-13 and Jan-i-Ghazal 7-11.
Win: Final Count Down. Place: Las Pal Mas and Fifty Six Fifty Six.
Kharian Plate Class VII Division II 1000M.
Little Master 9-0 Black Nigeria 9-0 Sun Of Gold 8-13 Qaswa Princess 8-12 Royal Treasure 8-8 Balandi 8-4 Choti Dunya 8-4 Abbe Valle 8-4 Herdvedio 8-2 Dancing Margina 8-2 Dhandhana 8-2 Jati Sati 8-0 Vital Force 8-0 and Mohni Road 7-11.
Win: Little Master. Place: Sun Of Gold and Dancing Margina.
Kharian Plate Class VII Division I 1000M.
Hunza 9-4 Puma King 9-1 King’s Way 9-0 Birju 9-0 Amazing 8-12 Tora Bora 8-12 All In Favour 8-10 Facto 8-6 The Assassin 8-6 Brave ‘N’ Noble 8-6 Khalid Chandiwala 8-6 Quiet Arrival 8-6 and Morning Noor 8-4.
Win: Hunza. Place: Puma King and Tora Bora.
Rahim Yar Khan Plate Class V Division I & II 1000M.
Better Case 9-6 Burn Heart 9-6 Set A Fire 9-2 Royal Jewellry 9-1 Best In Show 9-1 Baker’s Inn 8-7 Where Or When 8-7 Euro Gold 8-7 King Of Bhakkar 8-4 Wait For Me 7-4 Show Counting 8-4 Beena Roy Baby 7-4 Royal Class 7-4 Legality 7-4 and Royal Salute 7-4.
Win: King Of Bhakkar. Place: Burn Heart and Better Case.