KARACHI: With a win already under his belt, bay horse Club Champion is on chance to make it two on the trot if he reigns supreme in the Karachi Cup when it takes place in the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

The races are being held after a fortnight as they were cancelled owing to rain on July 24.

The Karachi Cup, which tops the action in a five-race card, has a strong field of 11 contenders under

scale order VI and VII and will go over sprinting distance of four furlongs. It is the third race in the racing order.

Club Champion had notched up a length-and-a-quarter victory over Denzo on July 17 and is tipped to repeat his winning feat by overcoming challengers. He is likely to be opposed by Daffodles Wave and Faster Than You, respectively.

A competitive card of five horses envisage the fifth and last race that is also the day’s feature event classified under combined scale order I and II being run over four-and-a-half furlongs.

Bay horse Shahbaz looks destined to make amends by returning with flying colours. His last victory came on June 5 and was placed third and second, respectively in his next two outings.

He may be chased by bay horse Geo Jalal. Three other aspirants in the race are Torrent, Sweet Golden and Faris.

Another nine horses will be seen in action in the fourth and supporting race under combined scale order III, IV and V that will also take place over four-and-a-half furlongs.

It seems to be a three-way tie featuring mare Balochistan Queen, chestnut horse Marvellous and mare Zahrish.

At the outset, mares Stayin’ Alive and Stifee look poised to dominate the first and second race, respectively. The first race is classified under scale order VIII while the second under scale order VII. Both the races will be run over four furlongs.

The first race starts at 3:30pm.

Published in Dawn, July 30th, 2022