LAHORE, March 30: A card of six events, featuring the Ghazali Cup, will be gone through during the 24th Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse Sunday.
The Ghazali Cup will be a class IV & V combined handicap race and will be run over the sprinting distance of six furlongs. On their recent performances, the following four out of a field of eleven contestants will be tough contenders for the event:
Fanim, Gambling Girl, Great Grandy and One Man Show.
Fanim is a six-year-old bay mare from Fan Tan-out-of-Imative and has a slight edge over rest of the field. She is a fast sprinter besides also being well-placed in handicap. Fanim is also a record holder, having registered the fastest timings in the five and seven furlongs races.
Main rivals of Fanim are expected to be four-year-old bay filly Gambling Girl, eight-year-old bay horse Great Grandy and bay gelding One Man Show. They could be fighting for lesser remunerative positions.
The supporting event, Shah Kot Plate, a class VII division I & II combined race will have eleven competitors, barring last-minute withdrawals. In this race, the red-roan mare Dilnasheen II looks a good proposition and a faster animal than the others. She can win if ‘sent on job’.
The following are the fields and our selections:
SHAH KOT PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION IV B & V 5 FURS:
Star Gate 9-4 Silver Heart 9-4 Chrysler 9-4 Royal Prosper 9-3 Turn On 8-11 Sultan Love 8-9 Khan Bahadur 8-9 Prince Of Arabia 8-9 Blu’s Eye 8-8 Royal Speed 8-6 Al Zarrar 8-4 Russian Pet 8-1 In Command 8-1.
Win: Chrysler. Place: Royal Prosper or Russian Pet. Upset: Silver Heart.
SHAH KOT PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION V 5 FURS:
My Fantasy 9-0 Balat Star 9-0 Most Inn 9-0 Zargar 9-0 Top Gun 9-0 Time To Lead 8-13 Never Bend 8-11 Special Dream 8-6 Divine Force 8-4 Sharp Dream (formerly So Keen) 8-1 Easy To Listen 8-1 Loveliest 8-1 Sea Cadet 8-1 Salman Love 8-1 Rocket 8-1.
Win: Easy To Listen. Place: Sea Cadet or Salman Love. Upset: Time To Lead.
SHAH KOT PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION I & II 6 FURS:
Zeeshan Star 10-0 Raja Saheb 10-0 Shershah 9-4 Dilnasheen II 9-1 Better Case 8-7 Love Moon 8-6 Flame 8-4 Saughat 8-0 Berzensky 7-10 Storm Bird 7-10 Bureaucrat 7-10.
Win: Dilnasheen II. Place: Love Moon or Storm Bird. Upset: Bureaucrat.
GHAZALI CUP CLASS IV & V (COMBINED) 6 FURS:
Admiral’s Way 9-12 Fanim 9-7 Shah The Great 9-3 Gambling Girl 9-1 Great Grandy 9-1 Snoopy 9-0 One Man Show 8-11 Popeye 8-5 Think Thank 8-5 Daring Eagle 8-4 Perfect Timing 7-10.
Win: Fanim. Place: Great Grandy or Gambling Girl. Upset: One Man Show.
SHAH KOT PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION IV 5 FURS:
Navahoo Princess 9-0 Lucky Credit Queen 8-13 Puma Star 8-13 Princess Al Trui 8-13 Al Jarrar 8-12 Blue Bird 8-11 Wing Commander 8-9 Royal Strength 8-8 Deuville 8-7 Silver City 8-5 Rukhsh 8-5.
Win: Navahoo Princess. Place: Puma Star or Royal Strength. Upset: Rukhsh.
SHAH KOT PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION III 5 FURS:
Blu’s Wendy 9-5 Qaswa Princess 8-13 My Own Business 8-12 Martial Law 8-9 Sendak 8-0 Golden Road 8-0 Arooj 8-0 Hataf Sara 8-0 Red Ransom 7-12 Rukhtas Again 7-10 The Conqueror 7-10.
Win: Blu’s Wendy. Place: Golden Road or Conqueror. Upset: Martial Law.