LAHORE, July 10: Three-year-old colt, Sher-i-Gujrat ridden by jockey Salah-ud-Din II, romped home an easy winner in the feature event during the day and night Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.

He beat Miss Photogenic by eight lengths while Zargar and Pawan completed the frame among six starters left after the last-minute withdrawal of popular colt, Swing from the race certified feverish by the Veterinary Officer.

Last Sunday’s punishments to a trainer and few riders had salutary effect on races as all the events were held on merit with chance horses winning. This also resulted in the withdrawal of fifteen horses for various reasons from day’s races.

The third race has had to be cancelled because of withdrawal of six horses. As only four were left in the field the Lahore Race Club (LRC) stewards had no option but to cancel the race before it was run.

The card was thus reduced to six events only.

In the supporting and sixth race, the chance duo, Top Cat and Gold Krik and Zangeer were withdrawn leaving only five runners. Bright Star won defeating Druree by a big margin of distance.

Bay filly Discovery in a front-running display won the fourth race giving an armchair ride to jockey Shahid Rehman, who sat still only to guide the filly on right course to gain a five-length victory over Fair Game.

Apprentice Ahmad Shah gave a splendid display of horsemanship piloting Shaba Queen to victory in the second race.

Two lengths slow at the start, the mare trailed last in the eleven strong field but came like a flash overtaking all and win the event five lengths ahead of Dancing Star.

Ironically, Shaba Queen ran off the frame last Sunday under riding boy Azhar Hussain in a relatively slow timing of the race. His trainer seems to be magic man, who can make the mare go in one week or it was .due to the presence of LRC chairman Tariq Aziz, who never hesitates to take prompt action.

Race-goers returned home with their purses swollen as favourites swept the entire card. It was a cloudy and windy day, a rare phenomenon in the month of July.

Midway through the proceedings it started drizzling at short intervals till the last race making the muggy weather pleasant at once.

Results.

CHAMAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 1000M.

Lovely Diana (Choudhry Mohammad Afzal) 7-8 M. Jehangir 1. Simoom 8-5 M. Hanif 2. Mystic 8-6 Ali Raza 3. Royal Palace 8-10 Azam Hussain 4.

Won by 7L, Short-head, 1 ½ L. Time one min 5 secs. Winner trained by Iftikhar Ahmad Choudhry.

CHAMAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1000m.

Shaba Queen (Haji Mohammad Saeed) 8-11 Ahmad Shah 1. Dancing Star 8-12 Farhan Butt 2. Tallal The Great 8-7 Parvez Bhatty 3. Crystal Heart 8-12 Javaid Iqbal.

Won by 5 L, Distance, ½ L. Time one min 4 4/5 secs. Winner trained privately by Naseer Hussain.

SIALKOT PLATE CLASS V DIV II-B 1100m.

LRC stewards cancelled the race before it was run due to few runners left after the last minute withdrawals.

SIALKOT PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1100m.

Jut Bahadur(Amjad Ali Jutt) 8-10 Shahid Mustafa 1. Fair Game 8-10 Aamar Parvaiz 2.Major Rana 8-10 M. Waseem Khan 3. Jewna 8-10 Hidayat Hussain 4.

Won by 5 L, 4 L, 1 ½ L. Time one min 11 1/5 secs. Winner trained by M. R. Khan.

Sialkot Plate Class V Div I 1100m.

Discovery (Farukh Shehzad Malik) 8-10 Shahid Rehman 1. Cross Ruff 9-0 Faisal Tahir 2. Daisy Against All 8-10 Shahid Mustafa 3. Poly Love 9-0 M. Zeeshan 4.

Won by 7 L, ¾ L, Distance. Time one min 10 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.

SHAHDARA PLATE CLASS IV DIV III 1200m.

Bright Star (Rashid Rasool) 8-2 Shahid Mustafa 1. Druree 9-0 M. Zeeshan 2. Royal Destiny 8-10 Azhar Hussain 3. Royal Class 8-10 Azam Hussain 4.

Won by Distance, 8 ½ L, Distance. Time one min 17 3/5 secs. Winner trained by Babar Bhatti.

SHAHDARA PLATE CLASS VII DIV I & II 1200m.

Sher-I-Gujrat (Hassan Pervaiz Akhtar) 9-6 Salah-ud-Din (II) 1. Miss Photogenic 7-11 M. Hanif 2. Zargar 7-9 M. Zeeshan 3. Pawan 7-11 Nazir Ahmad 4.

Won by 8 L, 3 ¼ L, 5 L. Time one min 15 4/5 secs. Winner trained by Amjad Ali II.