KARACHI, March 11: Seven-year-old bay mare, Bang On Target, from the stables of Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara should win the feature event in the Gymkhana meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

She is drawn in the six furlongs concluding event of the day alongside seven aspirants. The race is restricted to Pakistani horses in class 111 and 1V.

Though she finished fourth in her previous appearance, lagging behind Makina, Excalibur and Moon Raker on Feb 26, Bang On Target is our day’s best for attaining honours.

Her likely challengers are chestnut Captain Crash and Moon Raker. The latter was placed third in the last two outings.

A card of eight races with first five going over to a distance of five furlongs and the remaining to six has been chalked out for days programme. The first race begins at 1.00pm.

Five-year-old mare, First Shot, should gallop away with the opener which has a field of 13 contestants. She should be chased home by Jaguar and Royal Beauty.

Five-year-old bay horse, Canon Ball, should pick up spoils in the second race. He should be followed by Princess Ridda and Raat Ki Rani for the places.

Owned by S. Laila Rizvi and trained by S. Ehtisham, filly Eswarah should sprint to victory in the next race. However, she will face challenge from Super Time and Qandhar.

The next two races also have 18 contenders. Mare Iztrab should be in line for another bold show to make it two in a row by picking up the fourth race. However, Closing Argument may cause an upset.

The next race should see filly Voo Doo Doll picking up the spoils. In her last outing, she failed to make an impact.

Three-year-old, Laat Sahib, also from the Pir Pagara’s stables, if tried, can upset all calculations.

Miss Millee and Aie Bahar should win honours in the following two races.

Following is the field and our selections:

SINDH PLATE DIV V 5F

First Shot 9-1, Royal Beauty 9-1, Street Fighter 8-7, Ultimate Victory 8-6, Ladla 8-4, Golden Copy 8-3, Taneez 8-0, Jaguar 7-12, Afzaal Prince 7-12, Fizza 7-10, Just In Fun 7-10, Raaz 7-10, Racing Leader 7-10.

Win: First Shot

Place: Jaguar & Royal Beauty

SINDH PLATE DIV 111 5F

New Ferrari 9-4, Auzy 9-0, Canon Ball 9-0, Raat Ki Rani 8-13, Victory Girl 8-10, Black Knight 8-10, Star Member 8-9, Trust Him 8-9, Princess Ridda 8-7, Yanga 8-6, Midnight Moonlight 8-6, Beautiful Bee 8-5.

Win: Canon Ball

Place: Princess Ridda & Raat Ki Rani

SINDH PLATE DIV 11 5F

Qandhar 9-3, Order Of The Day 9-1, Eswarah 9-1, Deniro 9-0, Eager Saint 9-0, Super Shot 9-0, Black Girl 8-10, Charlie 8-7, Maid’s Causeway 8-6, Fascinate 8-4, Super Salute 8-4, Swift Arrival 8-4, Piyari Mehbooba 8-1, Wonder On Younder 8-0, Jonney Walker 8-0, Waja 7-13, Breaking News 7-10, The Princess 7-10.

Win: Eswarsh

Place: Super Salute & Qandhar

SINDH PLATE DIV 1V 5F

Mera Jugnoo 9-1, Azam The Great 9-0, Iztrab 9-0, Tom Cruise 8-13, Laural 8-11, Bold Doll 8-10, King Of The Field 8-10, Closing Argument 8-6, Royal Lancer 8-6, Sea Of Love 8-2, Jet Zone 8-0, Nawab-e-Arab 7-13, Free Lancer 7-13, Sweet Sindhri 7-12, Right In Front 7-10, Master Of Disaster 7-10, Sea Gul 7-10, Jallali 7-10.

Win: Iztrab

Place: Mera Jugnoo & Tom Cruise

SINDH PLATE div 1 5F

Reporter 9-0, Sonia 8-13, Bewitched 8-11, Countess Mah Again 8-10, Baba Jani 8-9, Laat Sahib 8-8, Yes Naeem 8-6, Mixed Blessing 8-6, Queen Of Mirwa 8-6, Bless In Disguise 8-4, Sweet Grandy 8-3, Stormy Kiss 8-3, Bright And Early 8-2, Voo Doo Doll 7-13, The Conqueror’s 7-11, Make Millions 7-11, In Her Shoes 7-10, Reyan King 7-10.

Win: Voo Doo Doll

Place: Sonia & Baba Jani

JHANG SHAHI PLATE 6F

Achoo Piyara 9-3, Patricia 9-2, Silent Witness 8-11, Perfect Life 8-11, First Knight 8-9, Shah Pasand 8-9, Kicking King 8-8, Gwenivere 8-6, Puma King 8-6, Red Rufus 8-6, Victory Symbol 8-3, Smiling Face 8-2, Miss Millee 8-2, Bilal Choice 8-2, Foolish Pleasure 8-1, Sindh Malook 7-13, Silver City 7-1.

Win: Miss Millee

Place: Victory Symbol & Smiling Face

JHAMPIR PLATE 6F

Adaab Arz 9-2, Real Gift 8-9, Arab Hi Arab 8-7, Lucky Step 8-6, Zidane 8-6,Aie Bahar 8-4, Jingu 7-13, Tharkyee 7-6.

Win: Aie Bahar

Place: Lucky Step & Arab Hi Arab

PIPRI PLATE 6F

Fantasia 9-7, Makina 9-4, King Of Sanghar 9-2, Excalibur 8-9, Captain Crash 8-5, Bang On Target 8-4, Moon Raker 7-11, Virlie 7-11.

Win: Bang On Target

Place: Captain Crash & Moon Raker

DAYS BEST: Bang On Target

GOOD DOUBLE: Eswarsh & Aie Bahar.