KARACHI, March 23: Horses from the stables of one owner lifted The Pakistan Day Cup and Pakistan Ginning Association Cup amid fanfare in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
In a late burst three-year-old bay filly The Victorious overwhelmed favourite filly Diamond In Dust by two-and-a-half lengths to land The Pakistan Day Cup.
Mare Abhi Abhi settled for third place, seven lengths behind while Afroze Jehan completed the frame in a field of seven.
Earlier, four-year-old chestnut colt The Ghazan Prince outpaced filly Moon Baby by half-a-length to claim The Pakistan Ginning Association Cup which was marred by an incident.
Running on the heels of favourite chestnut Sindh Malook with M. Nasir in the saddle, The Ghazan Prince stumbled one furlong from home resulting in injury to the rider, who was rushed to a nearby hospital for first aid.
Though the rider of The Ghazan Prince Arshad was fined for ‘unsatisfactory riding’ the horse was pardoned and declared winner.
Outsider colt Discreet Cat lowered the pretensions of favourite five-year-old bay The Conqueror’s posting one-and-a-half lengths victory.
Following an injury, The Conqueror’s rider Nasir was replaced by Kashif Qamar who carried at least 10 pounds extra weight which cost the win.
Kashif completed a double when he steered bay Vice Admiral to four-and-a-half length’s victory over Gorella in the concluding race.
Earlier, favourites Mukhtadar, Dr Dang, Blind Date, Star Of Galaxy and Trye Jee obliged punters with fluent wins.
Owner Irfan Mehdi and Syed Sadruddin Shah came out with a brace of winners so does trainers Ehtisham, Mushtaq and Gul Hassan and rider Arshad and Essa besides Kashif.
Results:
THE MARCH PLATE DIV V-A
CLASS VII 5F:
Mukhtadar (Syed Ali Gohar Shah) 8-1, S. Khan 1; Samrah Love 8-10, M. Wasim II 2; Power Plus 8-12, Tariq Baran 3; Shan-e-Awan 9-4, M. Nasir 4.
Won by 2L, 4 1/2L, 2 1/4L. Time: One min 8 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Talib Hussain.
THE MARCH PLATE DIV V-B
CLASS VII 5F:
Dr Dang (Syed Sadruddin Shah) 8-10, Lateef 1; Royal Loyalty 8-10, 2; Champion Express 9-0 (cr8-9), Ghous Bux 3; Marista 8-9, Mohammad Essa 4.
Won by 1 1/2L, 2 1/2L, 1/2L. Time: One min 9 2/5 sec. Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.
THE MARCH PLATE DIV IV
CLASS VII 5F:
Blind Date (Syed Sadruddin Shah) 9-0, Ghulam Shabbir II 1; Sonia 8-8 (cr8-1), Tahir Ali 2; Silent Love 7-13, Mohammad Essa 3; Daruwala 8-13 M. Wasim II 4.
Won by 4L, 3 1/2L, 1 1/2L. Time: One min 6 1/5 sec. Winner trained by S. Ehtisham.
THE MARCH PLATE DIV III
CLASS VII 5F:
Star Of Galaxy (Ali Gul) 8-13, Kashif Qamar 1; Midnight Furry 9-4, Ghulam Shabbir II 2; Jadu Jantar 8-6, Zaheer Ahmed 3; Trust Again 8-5, Shahid Manan 4.
Won by 1 1/2L, 4L, 2L. Time: One min 5 4/5 sec. Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.
THE MARCH PLATE DIV II
CLASS VII 5F:
Tyre Jee (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 9-0, Mohammad Essa 1; Sher Khan 8-2, Ghulam Shabbir II 2; Khyber 8-9, Zubair Ahmed 3; Mushki 7-12, Shahzad Gul 4.
Won by 9 1/2L, 5L, 4 1/2L. Time: One min 4 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Sher Mohammad.
THE PAKISTAN GINNING ASSOCIATION CUP 2008 CLASS VI 6F:
The Ghazan Prince (Irfan Mehdi) 8-9, Arshad 1; Moon Baby 8-4, Fahim K 2; Thanks Naeem 8-7, Ghous Bux 3; Dark Secret 9-0, Ghulam Shabbir II 4.
Won by 1/2L, 5L, 3/4L. Time: One min 19 3/5 sec. Winner trained by G. Hassan.
THE MARCH PLATE CLASS IV
AND V DIV I AND II 6F:
Discreet Cat (Zainab Ali) 9-6, Arshad 1; The Conqueror’s 8-0, Kashif Qamar 2; Terrorist 7-10 (cr7-12), Ghulam Shabbir II 3; Arab Hi Arab 7-10, M. Wasim II 4.
Won by 1 1/2L, 3L, 2 2/4L. Time: One min 18 1/5 sec. Winner trained by M. Mazhar.
THE PAKISTAN DAY CUP 2008 6F:
The Victorious (Irfan Mehdi) 7-10, Mohammad Essa 1; Diamond In Dust 7-10, Ghulam Shabbir II 2; Abhi Abhi 9-2, Arshad 3; Afroz-e-Jehan 9-2, M. Wasim II 4.
Won by 2 1/2L, 7L, 6L. Time: One min 16 2/5 sec. Winner trained by G. Hassan.
THE MARCH PLATE DIV I
CLASS VII 5F:
Vice Admiral (Gul Mohammad Rajar) 8-11, Kashif Qamar 1; Gorella 8-13, Ghulam Shabbir II 2; Blossom 9-0, Arshad 3; Hi Darling 8-10 (cr8-7), Mumtaz Ali 4.
Won by 4 1/2L, 7L, 4 1/2L. Time: One min 4 2/5 sec. Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.