KARACHI: Eight horses will battle it out for honours in the prestigious Defence Day Cup when it takes place in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

The cup race, which is also day’s feature event, combined scale order I, II, III and IV, will be contested over six furlongs round bend. It is the last race of a competitive five-race card in which 31 horses, barring last-minute withdrawal, will be seen in action.

The first two races will go over four furlongs while the remaining two will be contested over four-and-a-half furlongs. It is the last race of a five-race card that has been drawn for the day.

Meanwhile, the first race starts at 2.30pm.

Following is the field and selection:

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VII AND VIII 4 F:

Sarwan Rose 9-0, Big Boy Blue 8-10, Kaka 8-9, Mehak 7-4, Murad Queen 7-4.

Win: Big Boy Blue.

Place: Sarwan Rose.

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VI AND VII 4 F:

Rainbow 9-0, Shining Arrow 8-10, Talha Prince 8-10, Believe Me 8-8, Black Smoke 8-7, Winning Direction 8-6.

Win: Black Smoke.

Place: Believe Me.

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VI 4 ½ F:

Raging Victory 9-0, Aftab Prince 8-10, Little Rascal 8-9, Duran Duran 8-8, Cash Machine 8-7, Dazzling Diva 8-6.

Win: Raging Victory.

Place: Dazzling Diva.

THE DEFENCE DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER IV AND V 4 ½ F:

Salam-e-Kaif 9-0, Sweet Victory 8-12, Dhannak 8-8, Parachuter 8-3, Tabdeeli 8-0, Most Gifted 7-13.

Win: Sweet Victory.

Place: Salam-e-Kaif.

THE DEFENCE DAY CUP SCALE ORDER I, II, III AND IV ROUND BEND 6 F:

Olympus 10-6, Whip’M 10-0, Ayaash 8-6, Street Smart 7-8, Shan-e-Kaif 7-0, Winter 7-0, Lovely Baby 7-0, Poetry 7-0.

Win: Whip’ M.

Place: Winter and Street Smart.

Published in Dawn, September 8th, 2018