KARACHI, Nov 30: Riding on the crest of a wave, jockey Mohammad Essa rode home three winners as those who follow Dawn’s tips went home in plus after all but one horses, including the day’s best and good double, returned with flying colours in the Gymkhana race meeting at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
The only exception was in the concluding race where fancy mare Silent Love was beaten to second place by colt Walayat.
Essa, who stood tall among jockeys by piloting four winners on last Sunday, came out with shining performance for the second week running and leads the riders table with 55 wins to date. He is likely to regain the Champion Rider of the Year award if he maintains the same form in next couple of meetings.
All the three winners that he partnered belonged to the stables of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara and saddled by trainer Sher Mohammad, a feat the two performed last weekend also.
Essa started the day by galloping three-year-old colt Giranari to a facile eight lengths victory over Trust Again to make it two on the trot in the opener.
His next winner was colt Sayeen Jee who too made it two-in-a-row prevailing over bay Captain Black by five furlongs in the third. He completed the feat when filly Sugar Sweet edged bay Manan Prince by a distance in the next to register fifth successive victory.
Making amends, five-year-old chestnut Sindh Malook outpaced filly Leopard Of Arab by six lengths to claim second race, the top division of class VII.
With a win under her belt, two-year-old bay filly Royal Salute II obliged punters when she stormed home to an impressive eight lengths victory over filly Magnificent Baby under seasoned jockey Ghulam Shabbir II.Four-year-old bay colt Mushki and chestnut Catch It ruled the remaining two races by winning hands down.
The next Gymkhana race meeting will be held on Dec 6 (Saturday). The step has been taken to avoid clash with Haj which falls on Sunday.
Results:
THE RED ROSE PLATE DIV III CLASS VII 5F:
Giranari (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 9-0, Mohammad Essa 1; Trust Again 8-13, Naseem Ahmed 2; Silver City 8-10 (cr8-3), Mohsin Mohiuddin 3; NYX 9-2, Nadeem Akhtar 4.
Won by 8L, S. Head, Head. Time: One minute 6 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Sher Mohammad.
THE RED ROSE PLATE DIV I
CLASS VII 5F:
Sindh Malook (Ghulam Dastagir Rajar) 9-4, M. Nasir 1; Leopard of Arab 8-8 (cr8-1), Tajammul Hussain 2; Reyan The Great 8-1, Nadeem Akhtar 3; Sona 8-10 (cr8-3), Zaheer Ahmed 4.
Won by 6L, S. Head, 1L. Time: One minute 4 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.
THE BLUE SKY PLATE CLASS V
DIV I AND II 6F:
Sayeen Jee (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-10, Mohammad Essa 1; Captain Black 8-3, Ghulam Shabbir II 2; Afroz-e-Jehan 9-5, Wasim 3; Spice Of Arab 9-2, Tariq Baran 4.
Won by 5L, Dist, Dist. Time: One minute 15 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by Sher Mohammad.
THE GREEN VELLEY PLATE
CLASS VI 6F:
Sugar Sweet (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 9-0, Mohammad Essa 1; Manan Prince 8-13, Mumtaz Ali 2; Invazor 9-0, Ghulam Shabbir II 3; The Reyan 9-0, Nadeem Akhtar 4.
Won by Dist, 3/4L, 2 1/2L. Time: One minute 15 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Sher Mohammad.
THE ALEEZA PLATE – HANDICAP RACE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD COLTS
AND FILLIES 5F:
Royal Salute II (Qaiser Sultana) 8-4, Ghulam Shabbir II 1; Magnificent Baby 8-4, Tariq Baran 2; Hitch Hacker 8-0, M. Mansoor 3; Payami 8-7, Zaheer Ahmed 4.
Won by 8L, 9L, 2 1/2L. Time: One minute 4 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Ghulam Channa.
THE RED ROSE PLATE DIV II
CLASS VII 5F:
Mushki (Aftab Ahmed) 8-10, Sohail Ahmed 1; Chun Chun Chun 8-6 (cr8-7), M. Umar 2; Novaho’s Glory 9-1 (cr8-8), Shahzad Gul 3; Sonu Love Inshu 8-7, Riaz Ahmed 4.
Won by 8L, 1 1/2L, Head. Time: One minute 4 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by M. Pervez.
THE RED ROSE PLATE DIV V
CLASS VII 5F:
Catch It (Abdul Hannan) 8-8, M. Amjad 1; Ferocity 8-2, Mohammad Essa 2; Gul-e-Lala 7-10 (cr8-1), Rehan Ahmed 3; Rangilee 9-2, Sohail Ahmed 4.
Won by 2 1/2L, Neck, 1/2L. Time: One minute 8 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by owner.
THE RED ROSE PLATE DIV IV CLASS VII 5F:
Walayat (Syed Ali Gohar Shah) 8-2, S. Khan 1; Silent Love 8-12, Mohammad Essa 2; Princess Sparkle 8-7, Ghous Bux 3; Spider Man 8-13, Rehan Ahmed 4.
Won by 2 1/2L, 1/2L, S. Head. Time: One minute 7 2/5 seconds. Winner trained by Talib Hussain.