LAHORE, Aug 17: Four-year-old bay filly On On, with an impressive victory and a close second on the trot, looks poised to lift the Independence Day Cup to be run over the sprinting distance of five furlongs at the Lahore Racecourse Sunday.
The cup race features the six-event card drawn for the Lahore Gymkhana races being held in connection with 55th Independence day celebrations. A class VII division I and II combined handicap race will be the fifth race in the racing order.
In her last outing on August 4, On On was beaten short of length by the bay gelding Crysler. Racing experts attributed her defeat due to inefficient riding by Qamar Zaman. She should put up a better performance with a good lad astride. However, chestnut filly Flame and bay filly Lucky Credit Queen may come up as her foremost challengers among thirteen contestants in the field, if there are no last-minute withdrawals.
In the main supporting event, the Shor Kot Plate, a class III, IV and V combined handicap race, bay Blu’s Wendy should make amends for his defeat last time out. Blu’s Wendy was beaten by Arooj by one-and-a-quarter lengths on Sunday last.
Five-year-old bay horse Blu’s Wendy is appearing in the sixth and last race of the day to be run over 900 metres. The main challenge to Blu’s Wendy should come from the Improving bay gelding Might And Power and the eight-year-old bay horse Half Love.
A card of six events will be decided in the afternoon. Except the cup race which is to be contested over 1000 metres, all other events will be run over 900 metres.
First race will start at 2.30 pm.
CHINIOT PLATE CLASS VII DIVISION VI 900M:
Time To Lead 9-0 Track Star 8-9 Canopy 8-5 Never Bend 8-4 Star ‘N Stripes 8-0 Defence Academy 7-10 Power Plus 7-10 and My Fantasy 7-10.
Win: Track Star. Place: Time To Lead and My Fantasy.
CHINIOT PLATE CLASS VII DIV V 900M:
Dhandhana 9-2 Puma Star 8-11 Fifty Six Fifty Six 8-11 Bacha Jamoora 8-6 Decent Fellow 8-6 Mubashar Prince 8-6 New Valley 8-1 Super Time 8-0 Badal 7-13 Blue Bird 7-13 Qasim Love 7-13 Sherganzer 7-13 Cape Town 7-12 Eastern Bird 7-10 Weldon Shogun 7-10 and Native Force 7-10.
Win: New Valley. Place: Super Time and Badal.
CHINIOT PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV 900M:
Lady Handsome 8-13 Hot Spell 8-8 Baker’s High 8-6 Little Master 8-6 Wing Commander 8-6 Haseen Love 8-4 Qaswa Princess 8-3 Morning Bird 8-1 Silver Charm 8-1 Burrat Again 7-13 Raj Ruks 7-13 White Line 7-10 Al Jarrar 7-10 Thunder Bird 7-10 Thank You Dear 7-10 Incognito 7-10 and Zargar 7-10.
Win: Haseen Love. Place: Little Master and Morning Bird.
CHINIOT PLATE CLASS VII DIV III 900M:
Silk Route 9-0 Good Justice 8-10 Waseem Love 8-10 Red Storm 8-4 Golden Wings 8-1 Thank You Boss 7-13 Asif Love 7-12 Khush Naseeb 7-12 Value Of Life 7-10 Zuhair Choice 7-10 Grass
Hopper 7-10 and Royal Bullet 7-10.
Win: Asif Love. Place: Thank You Boss and Silk Route.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CUP CLASS VII DIV I & II I000 METRES:
Star Gate 9-7 Prime Panther 9-2 Imagine If 8-11 Crysler 8-9 Flame 8-9 Daring Eagle 8-3 Green Hill 8-2 Sound Of Music 8-1 Lucky Credit Queen 8-0 On On 7-12 Afnan 7-10 Rukhsh 7-10 Best Lara 7-10.
Win: On On. Place: Flame and Lucky Credit Queen.
SHOR KOT PLATE CLASS VII CLASS III, IV & V 900M:
Hard Press 11-10 Son Of A Gun 10-6 Half Love 10-1 Better Case 9-7 Gambling Girl 9-4 Arooj 9-4 Blu’s Wendy 9-0 Desert Dream 8-9 Might And Power 8-2 Perfect Timing 8-1 Polo Gambler 7-10 Ahtisab 7-10.
Win: Blu’s Wendy. Place: Might And Power and Gambling Girl.