LAHORE: Bay colt Wind Chaser lived up to his name with a comfortable success in the feature event during the Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse here on Sunday.

The odds-on favourite colt beat Sattiana Prince by one-and-a-quarter of lengths with bay mare Ballerina third, another two and a half lengths behind.

Trainer Tauqir Ahmed had a very successful weekend by saddling home three winners. He first sent out bay colt New Tear in the third race and then followed it up with back-to-back victories of Wind Chaser and chestnut filly Special Time saddling in the fifth and sixth races, respectively.

Tauqir’s all the three winners were partnered by veteran jockey Aamir Pervez, who showed a glimpse of his past riding profess.

Punters went home happily from the pre-Eid-ul-Fitr Lahore Summer Meeting when five favourite horses won in a card of six races with the only upset caused by 10-year-old bay horse Chal Samney, ridden by apprentice Sunny Babu, in the second race.

The favourite horses to win were Asfand Choice, New Tear, Royal Boy, Wind Chaser and Special Time.

Results: THE CONFLICT PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV-B — 1,000M:

Asfand Choice (Qamar-uz-Zaman) 9-0, Zafar Iqbal 1; Jawwad Love 7-12, Rifaqat Ali 2; Bel Ami 8-2, Tahir Abbas 8-2; Red Star 8-8, Shah Nawaz 4.

Won by 1½ L, 1½ L, Neck. Time one minute 6 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by M. Mumtaz.

THE CONFLICT PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV-A — 1,000M:

Chal Samney (Mohammad Fayyaz) 8-4, Sunny Babu 1; Fakhar Queen 8-4, Zafar Iqbal 2; Run Bride Run 8-10, Riaz Hussain 3; Phantom 8-6, Imran Hussain 4.

Won by ½ L, 4 L, 1 L. Time one minute 7 4/5 second. Winner trained by Mubarak Ali.

THE CONFLICT PLATE CLASS VII DIV III — 1,000M:

New Tear (Najeeb Haider Baghri) 9-4, Aamir Pervez 1; Dera Dubai 8-8, M. Zeeshan 2; Lucky Sohna 8-8, Shakeel Mahmood 3; Heart Beat 9-0, M. Zulfiqar 4.

Won by ½ L, 1¼ L. 7½ L. Time one minute 4 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Tauqir Ahmed.

THE CONFLICT PLATE CLASS VII DIV I & II — 1,000M:

Royal Boy (Aamir Hanif) 7-8, Riaz Hussain 1; Activate 8-8, Khalid 2; Mun Ki Malka 10-0, M. Zulfiqar 3; Gul Bakowli 7-10, Zameer 4.

Won by Neck, 1½ L, 2 L. Time one minute 5 seconds. Winner trained by Mohammad Hanif.

THE CONFLICT PLATE CLASS VI DIV I & II — 1,000M:

Wind Chaser (Najeeb Haider Baghri) 9-0, Aamir Pervez 1; Sattiana Prince 9-2, Shafqat 2; Ballerina 8-2, Aftab Hussain 3; Awan Prince 8-6, M. Hanif 4.

Won by 2 L, 2½ L, 3¼ L. Time one minute 3 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Tauqir Ahmed.

THE CONFLICT PLATE CLASS VI DIV II & III — 1,000M:

Special Time (Iftikhar Ahmed) 9-4, Aamir Pervez 1; Bye Pass 8-6, M. Zeeshan 2; Gee Gee 8-8, Shakeel Mahmood 3; Sweet Sarrow 7-4, Aftab Hussain 4.

Won by 1¼ L, 3 L, 4 L. Time one minute 2 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Tauqir Ahmed.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2014