LAHORE, April 11: Four-year-old bay filly Julia Robert cruised to about two-length victory over Run And Win to claim the feature event, contested over 1100 metres, during the Lahore Gymkhana midweek races at the Racecourse on Wednesday.
Owned by former international hockey star, Munir Dar, the filly was piloted by Anjum, who used run away tactics that paid him well.
Cobbler and Mama Mia completed the board among six runners which were left in the field after last-minute withdrawals of Chan Badshah and Viana Coup. This was the fifth and last race of the card.
A race earlier, fancied bay gelding Speed Demon displayed a vast improvement to win the supporting event. He beat Sher-e-Lahore by a big margin of nine runs. Jewna and Rana Choice finished third and fourth respectively.
The victory of Speed Demon gave owner Masood Pervaiz, trainer I. Nawab and riding boy M. Wasim Khan a good double each. They had also won the second race through bay colt Striker, an odds-on favourite.
Two favourites — Striker, Speed Demon — and a joint favourite, Julia Robert, won in a card of five events.
Stride To Moment and Remember You, who won the first and third event, were available at long odds.
Results:
BHAKKAR PLATE CLASS-VII
DIV-II 1100M:
Stride To Moment (Murtaza Ijaz) 8-11 Atif Javaid 1, Sun Ray 8-10 Saqib 2, My Shanga 8-3 M. Wasim 3, Cheeta Aya 9-0 Tariq Habib 4.
Won by 3/4 L, 4 ½ L, 3 ½ L. Time one min 12 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.
BHAKKAR PLATE CLASS-VII
DIV-I-B 1100M:
Striker (Masood Pervaiz) 8-13 M. Wasim Khan 1, Blu's Wendy 8-6 Saqib 2, Royal Palace 8-1 Naseer Ahmad 3, Ikon 8-13 Irfan Razzaq 4.
Won by ½ L, Distance, 1 L. Time one min 13 sec.
Winner trained by I. Nawab.
BHAKKAR PLATE CLASS-VII
DIV-I-A 1100M:
Remember You (M. R. Rafiq) 9-0 Ali Raza 1, Faryal 9-0 M. Wasim 2, Malang Aya 9-0 Naseer Ahmad 3, Tosca 8-10 M. Wasim Khan 4.
Won by 2 1/4 L, Distance, 5 ½ L. Time one min 12 1/5 sec.
Winner trained by Rashid Latif.
D. I. KHAN PLATE CLASS-V DIV-II 1100M:
Speed Demon (Masood Pervaiz & Javed Khalid) 9-3 M. Wasim Khan 1, Sher-e-Lahore 8-2 Atif Javaid 2, Jewna 8-1 Hidayat Hussain 3, Rana Choice 8-5 Atif Javaid 4.
Won by 9 L, 1 3/4 L, 1 L. Time one min 11 sec.
Winner trained by I. Nawab.
D. I. KHAN PLATE CLASS-V
DIV-I 1100M:
Julia Robert (Munir Ahmad Dar) 8-1 Anjum 1, Run And Win 9-0 Atif Javaid 2, Cobbler 8-10 Ali Raza 3, Mama Mia 8-2 M. Wasim Khan 4.
Won by 1 3/4 L, 9 L, Head. Time one min 10 sec.
Winner trained by Manzoor Ahmad.