LAHORE, Jan 7: An ordinary card of six events awaits race-goers at the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races to be held at the Racecourse on Wednesday.

All events will be contested over the sprinting distance of 1200 metres. In all, 78 runners have been accepted for the events after scratching on Tuesday.

The sixth and feature event has 13 acceptors barring last- minute withdrawals. Of them, on track work, four-year-old bay filly, Feel The Freedom stands out.

This filly from King Of Saxony out-of-Young Madonna was installed a firm favourite in the sixth and last race on Sunday. As the runners taking part in it reached the starting gates, Triple M , one of the participants bolted away and ran round the course.

On owner’s request the colt was withdrawn from the race. Triple M was second favourite and no other runner was backed. The Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards cancelled the race before it was run.

Feel The Freedom, owned by Sohrab Khan, has neither won a race nor appeared on the board, but enjoys a very good reputation on track work.

And if track work reports are correct she should have no difficulty in winning the top honours.

The roan Familiar Master and inconsistent bay filly Silver Heart are the two contestants, who could pose some challenge to Feel The Freedom.

The first race will be held at 12.30 pm.

The following are the fields and our selections.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VIII (A) 1200M: 

Silver Baby 9-0 Salman The Great 9-0 Shaiman 9-0 Blue Champion 9-0 Nijinsky 8-13 Balal Star 8-9 Beena Roy Baby 8-9 Cranbrook Boy 8-9 Boby Prince 8-9 Easy Come Easy Go 8-9 Hot Press 8-9 Shot Fire 8-4 Jashn 8-2 Rambo Princess 7-8 Majestic Prince 7-4 and Tulip 7-4.

Win: Silvery Baby. Place: Nijinsky and Tulip.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VIII (A-II) 1200M:

Golden Time 9-0 Time To Lead 8-8 Tiger’s Wood 8-8 Deep River 8-8 Concept Again 8-4 Lovely Diana 8-2 Raad 7-13 Royal Touch and Haroon Prince 7-11.

Win: Tiger’s Wood. Place: Time To Lead and Lovely Diana.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VIII (A) 1200M:

Rizwan The Great 9-0 Sher Singh 9-0 Super Time 8-13 The Warrior 8-13 Final Count Down 8-9 Free My Heart 8-7 Goshie The Great 8-7 Seven Spades 8-7 and Las Pal Mas 8-7.

Win: Seven Spades. Place: Final Count Down and Goshie The Great.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VII (C) 1200M:

Fair Boy 9-0 Happy Boy 8-11 Royal Victory 8-10 Royal Harban 8-6 Iram State 8-5 Burrat Again 8-5 Copper Fields 8-5 Faheem Choice 8-5 Gently 8-5 Fiji 7-13 Madam Lorina 7-9 Sun Of Gold 7-9 Lado Rani 7-6 Mohni Road 7-6 and In The Game 7-4.

Win: Fair Boy. Place: Happy Boy and Royal Harban.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VII (B) 1200M:

Morning Bird 9-0 Afnan 9-0 Key Guy Princess 8-11 Fly Over Home 8-11 Morning Noor 8-10 Royal Bullet 8-9 Lucky Dawn 8-9 Golden Copy 8-9 Hunza 8-9 Sher Dil 8-9 Two - B 8-9 My Home Land 8-9 Noor Mahal 8-1 Fine Gold 8-0 Miracle 8-0 and Set A Fire 7-10.

Win: Morning Noor. Place: Royal Bullet and Afnan.

CHAKWAL PLATE CLASS VII DIV VII (A) 1200M:

Waseem Love 9-0 Qaswa Princess 9-0 Feel The Freedom 9-0 Familiar Master 8-9 Silver Heart 8-9 Spear Head 8-9 Knock First 8-9 Born Champion 8-9 Glorious Song 8-9 Caspian Queen 8-9 Welcome Pechino 8-9 Black Nigeria 8-9 and Bone Crusher 8-9.

Win: Feel The Freedom. Place: Familiar Master and Silver Heart.