LAHORE: A six-event card featuring two memorial cup races — Munir Ahmad Dar Memorial Cup and Mir Ikram Mahmood Memorail Cup — highlight the 29th Lahore Winter Meeting which gets under way here at the Racecourse on Sunday.

A term race for three-year-old colts and fillies to be gone over 1300 metres, the Munir Ahmad Dar Memorial Cup named after former steward of the Jockey Club Of Pakistan and iconic hockey player, has only six runners.

The Mir Ikram Mahmood Memorial Cup, to be contested over 1300 metres, also has six runners.

The first race will be held at 1:00pm.

Following is the field and our selections:

Madhu Bala Plate Class VII Div VI — 1,000M:

Neeli The Great 9-0 Gul-e-Measam 8-10 Ayubia Princess 8-10 Safdar Princess 8-8 Lasl Badshah 8-8 Piyari GUriya 8-4 Butt Badshah 8-4 Sadia Aizal 8-0 Zahid Love 7-13 Al Nasar 7-11 and Sultan jahanian 7-10.

Win: Gul-e-Measam. Place: Ayubia Princess and Butt Badshah.

Madhu Bala Plate Class VII Div IV & V — 1,000M:

Chan Pari 9-0 Chhota Pathan 8-10 Red Boy 8-8 Sehar 8-6 Malik Badshah 8-4 Gifts Of Gold 8-2 Jalal Queen 8-0 Mera Darwaisah 7-12 and Rawal Star 7-12.

Win: Sehar. Place: Chan Pari and Malik Badshah.

Madhu Bala Plate Class VII Div II & III — 1,300M:

Amazing Runner 9-0 Well Done Pakistan 9-0 Common Champion 9-0 Zaman Sahib 9-0 Tiger Jet 8-10 Super Asia 8-8 Bambsi 8-4 Codes Cracker 8-4 Chota Bravo 8-4 and Danzora 8-2.

Win: Well Done Pakistan. Place: Bamsi and Tiger Jet.

Munir Ahmad Dar Memorial Cup, a term race for three-year-old — 1,300M:

Nostalgia 9-1 Mr Perfect 9-0 Provoked 8-7 Cousin Carry 8-0 Borte 7-11 and Forbidden Love 7-11.

Win: Nostalgia. Place: Provoked and Mr Perfect.

Mir Ikram Mahmood Memorial Cup Class VI Div III & IV — 1,300M:

Professor 9-0 Sword Of Faateh 8-6 Taksim Square 8-4 Market Leader 8-0 Sand Storm 7-10 and Sea Bird 7-10.

Win: Professor. Place: Taksim Square and Sword Of Faateh.

Madhu Bala Plate Class VII Div I — 1,300M:

Parsian Pearl 9-0 Tarnava 8-8 Hash Tag 8-8 Sanwli Saloni 8-8 and Squid Game 8-6.

Win: Parsian Pearl. Place: hash Tag and Squid Game.

Published in Dawn, March 20th, 2022