KARACHI, Sept 30: Six-year-old chestnut, Your Honour, should atone to previous loss by galloping to victory in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
This will be the first of the three meetings scheduled for the holy month of Ramazan.
Your Honour, who settled for second place behind Stormy Kiss on Sept 17, start as our days best and drawn in the smallest field of five contestants in the six furlongs opener.
His likely challengers are three-year-old chestnut colt Red Rufus and chestnut Thanks Naeem.
A card of seven races has been chalked out for the day with first race starting at 12.30pm.
Three horses are in contention for honours in the next race which is also the feature event. They are four-year-old colt Silent Angel, mare Velvet Green and bay horse Chaleswan Chur.
If one goes by the current form, Silent Angel enjoys an edge over others and on trot to make it two-in-a-row. He should be chased by Velvet Green and Chaleswan Chur.
Six-year-old bay horse Trust Again should make amends by picking up div I class VII race. He is likely to be opposed by colt Sher Garh and chestnut Champion Express.
If tried by the connections, three-year-old bay colt Hawk’s Bay should pick up spoils in div II of the same class. He has not yet appeared on the board in earlier meetings.
He should be chased by colts Aces High and Cant Catch Me.
Three-year-old bay colt Mir Sikandar who was edged out by Juliat by one length last Sunday should sprint to victory in the fifth race which has 14 runners in fray.
He was unlucky as in the preceding meeting he settled for second place. He is likely to be followed by Lucky Luck and In Her Shoes.
Burnish Pride and Royal Beauty should dominate the remaining two races of the day.
Following is the field and our selection.
SWEETIE PLATE 6F
Your Honour 9-0, Shan-e-Arab 8-12, Red Rufus 8-12, Thanks Naeem 8-9, Aie Bahar 8-7.
Win: Your Honour
Place: Red Rufus & Thanks Naeem
DOLLAR PLATE 6F
Chaleswan Chur 9-0, Vieto 8-13, Eager Saint 8-13, Silent Angel 8-9, Velvet Green 8-9, Countess Mah Again 8-5.
Win: Silent Angel
Place: Velvet Green & Chasleswan Chur
SHANGHAI PLATE DIV V 5F
Sea Of Love 9-3, Royal Beauty 9-2, Beautiful Bee 9-0, Lucky Five 9-0, Field Commander 8-6, Arab King 8-6, Golden Voice 8-2, Home Maid 7-12, Just In Fun 7-10.
Win: Royal Beauty
Place: Sea Of Love & Beautiful Bee
SHANGHAI PLATE DIV IV 5F
Piyari Mehbooba 9-0, Guarantee 8-13, Burnish Pride 8-13, Prince Shahzad 8-13, Raka Poshi 8-10, Azam The Great 8-7, Tom Cruise 8-7, Ghabra 8-6, Shah Sawar 8-6, Yanga 8-0, Bold Doll 7-13, Mixed Blessing 7-12, Captain Cook 7-10, Jet Zone 7-10, King Of the Ring 7-10, Raj Prince 7-10, Your Excellency 7-10.
Win: Burnish Pride
Place: Tom Cruise & Azam The Great
SHANGHAI PLATE DIV III 5F
Lucky Leader 9-0, Birj-ul-Arab 9-0, In Her Shoes 8-12, Fascinate 8-11, Mir Sikandar 8-10, Gunel 8-10, New Ferrari 8-7, Lucky Luck 8-7, Breaking News 8-6, Make Millions 8-6, Sweet Grandy 8-5, Canon Ball 8-5, Daruwala 8-0, Poply Billy 7-11.
Win: Mir Sikandar
Place: Lucky Luck & In Her Shoes
SHANGHAI PLATE DIV II 5F
Cant Catch Me 9-2, First Knight 9-0, Juliat 8-13, Lucky Boss 8-13, Sky Girl 8-11, Sonia 8-11, Funny Girl 8-7, Jadu Nagri 8-6, Vital Force 8-5, Princess Ridda 8-5, Aces High 8-3, Arabian Majesty 8-3, Hawk’s Bay 8-2, Shah-e-Awan 8-2, Zabil Jani 8-2, Sweet Saba 8-2.
Win: Hawk’s Bay
Place: Aces High & Cant Catch Me
SHANGHAI PLATE DIV I 5F
Smiling Face 9-0, Trust Again 9-0, Bright And Early 8-12, Laat Sahib 8-6, Champion Express 8-6, Dr. Dre 8-4, Sher Garh 8-3, Genius Lady 8-2.
Win: Trust Again
Place: Sher Garh & Champion Express
DAYS BEST: Your Honour
GOOD DOUBLE: Mir Sikandar & Hawk’s Bay