LAHORE: The rescheduled day/night Lahore race meeting, studded with seven cup events named after national war heroes, will be held at the Racecourse here on Tuesday.

The races were originally scheduled to be held on Saturday but were postponed because of heavy rains in the Punjab metropolis.

The main events will be held in honour of recipients of the highest gallantry awards Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed, Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed, Captain Mohammad Sarwar Shaheed, Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed and Lance Naik Mohammad Mahfooz Shaheed.

The feature event to be run over the sprinting distance of 1,000 metres — the Shabbir Sharif Shaheed Nishan-i-Haider Cup Class V Div III — has a classy field of seven acceptors on whom their owners have not only invested high amounts of money but pinned high hopes for excellent performance in the forthcoming Winter Meetings.

In all, exactly one hundred acceptors are to compete in the nine-race card. All races will be contested over the distance of 1,000 metres with the horses marching towards the starting gate for the first meeting at 3.00pm.

Following is the field and selections:

THE KHYBER PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV-A — 1,000M:

Daud Prince 9-0, Shan-e-Nisar 8-12, Mun Ki Rani 8-10, Raj Love 8-8, Malik Queen 8-8, Black Rose 8-8, Fakhr Queen 8-8, Mony Morkle 8-6, Sawan Prince 8-6, Rocket Man 8-6, Jagirdar 8-4, Home Child 8-4, Winning Princess 8-2, Jawwad Love 8-2, Mushk-e-Amber 7-6.

Win: Mun Ki Rani.

Place: Jawwad Love and Fakhr Queen.

LANCE NAIK MOHAMMAD MAHFOOZ SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS VII DIV III — 1,000M:

Sahil 9-4, Captain Templar 9-0, Jay Cutier 8-10, Lucky Sohna 8-8, Excellent 8-7, Nikita 8-6, Spirit Jim 8-4, King Khan 8-4, Run Bride Run 8-0.

Win: Excellent.

Place: King Khan and Nikita.

MAJOR TUFAIL MOHAMMAD SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS VII DIV II — 1,000M:

Raj Neti 9-4, Cute Leeza 9-0, Abbas Prince 9-0, Samara 9-0, Zartaj 8-8, Barrister’s Bogie 8-4, Economical 8-4, Choco Bar 8-2, Activate 8-2.

Win: Samara.

Place: Raj Neti and Abbas Prince.

MAJOR MOHAMMAD AKRAM SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS VI DIV I — 1,000M:

Goldee 10-0, Khan Prince 9-6, Sattiana Prince 9-2, Ballerina 9-2, Desert Pearl 9-0, Pupple Star 8-6, Rahbar 8-6, Makk 8-4.

Win: Sattiana Prince.

Place: Desert Pearl and Goldee.

MAJOR SHABBIR SHARIF SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS V DIV III — 1,000M:

Unanimous 9-4, Falling Rain 9-0, Wind Chaser 8-12, Hidden Passion 8-12, Special Time 8-10, So Little 8-10, Sole Power 8-10.

Win: Falling Rain.

Place: Special Time and Unanimous.

CAPTAIN MOHAMMAD SARWAR SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS VI DIV II — 1,000M:

Al Fajre 9-2, Bye Pass 9-2, No Way 8-12, Magic One 8-12, Her Excellency (ex-Tsunami) 8-6, Edgar 8-6, Aftab Shaheen 8-6, Mano Jee 8-6, Miss Freddy 8-6, Sweet Sarrow 8-4, Striker Boy 8-2, Steal The Show 8-2.

Win: Al Fajre.

Place: Miss Freddy and Bye Pass.

MAJOR RAJA AZIZ BHATTI SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS VI DIV II — 1,000M:

Mun Ki Malka 10-0, Born To Win Again 9-0, Royal Dubai 9-0, Turup Chal 9-0, Sukhan War 8-10, Samarina 8-10, Shan-e-Gul Bahar 8-8, Gee Gee 8-8, Effective 8-2, Excuse Me 8-2, Rapid Action 8-0, Momoco 8-0, Stay Sound 8-0, Victory Malik 7-12, High Heels 7-12.

Win: Effective.

Place: Royal Dubai and Mun Ki Malka.

PILOT OFFICER RASHID MINHAS SHAHEED NISHAN-I-HAIDER CUP CLASS VII DIV II — 1,000M:

Heart Beat 9-4, Sheamus 9-4, Dera Dubai 9-0, Jammu Queen 9-0, Fist 8-12, White Pearl 8-10, Gul Bakowli 8-8, Jawwad Prince 8-6, Pawan Prince 8-0, Chal Samney 8-0.

Win: Dera Dubai.

Place: Sheamus and Fist.

THE KHYBER PLATE CLASS VII DIV IV-B — 1,000M:

Danish Prince 9-2, Preetam 9-0, Brave Khan 9-0, Winning Play 8-10, Sohna Noor 8-10, Dilshad Prince 8-10, Chand Pari 8-10, Danial Bryan 8-8, Naseeb Aya 8-0, Senorita 7-12, Great Adla 7-10, Red Star 7-10, Bel Ami 7-10, Asim Gee 7-10.

Win: Chand Pari.

Place: Senorita and Brave Khan.

Published in Dawn, September 9th , 2014