KARACHI: Exhibiting incredible form and fitness, the outside ranked chestnut horse Mind Of Promise came from behind to overtake leader Torrent by short head to clinch the Leader's Cup at the Gymkhana race at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
Mind Of Promise, who finished the frame in the last two races, was behind Torrent, Gift of Gold, Thunder Star and Spirit as they picked up speed and edged them all one by one down the stretch to achieve El's biggest surprise. day.
The victorious horse recorded a smart time of one minute 16 1/5 seconds for the six furlongs round curve race.
Mind Of Promise was backed by the connection by location, but it surprised everyone by getting back on the winning track after double failures.
The Colt Gift Of Gold took third place a length behind, while the favorite colt Thunder Star completed the picture, another two and a half lengths behind.
Driver Zohaib Qamar piloted the winner home to the delight of owner Ali Raza Zia and coach Zia-ur-Rehman.
Racing fans suffered when turf counters had a field day when four favorites bit the dust on a five-race card.
In a previous race, her co-favorite, mare Sher Garh Queen, atoned her last loss by overtaking favorite Jugni for a long win.
Choice Of The Day, which was the favorite along with Sher Garh Queen, finished third defeated by a long and fourth, while Wild Fire completed the picture.
Initially, Lahore bay horse Asad Choice made an impressive KRC debut when he outscored Thunder Time by the neck to create quite a stir.
The Punjabi Bay Horse Munda raced three lengths to victory over Meri Chahat to get the second race.
Mare Starka surprised the public fantasy Saghir Prince by the neck to get the honors in the third race.
Coach Zia-ur-Rehman earned a double by partnering with Asad Choice and Mind Of Promise.
Meanwhile, the next Gymkhana race will be held on August 29.
Results:
LEADER PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII - 4 F:
Asad Choice (Mohammad Yousuf Khan) 8-4 (cr7-11), Kashif Arshad 1; Thunder Time 8-2 (cr7-13), Adnan Khan 2; Sassy Gold 8-12, Waheed Baran 3; Star Queen 9-3, Wasim 4.
Earned by the neck, 4 L, ½ L. Time: 0.53 seconds. Winner trained by Zia-ur-Rehman.
ORDER VII LEADER PLATE SCALE - 4½ F:
Punjabi Munda (Ehtisham Malik) 8-2, Mohammad Qais 1; Meri Chahat 8-5 (cr8-2), Ali Ehsan 2; Little Darling 8-2, Ali Raza II 3; Look at me 7-10, Latif 4.
Won by 3 L, ¾ L, 2 L. Time: 0.58 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by Naseem.
LEADER PLATE SCALE ORDER V & VI - 4½ F:
Starka (Waqas), 8-6, Mohammad Asim 1; Saghir Prince 8-7, Mohammad Manzoor 2; Faster 8-4, Safdar Hussain 3; Recovery 8-4, Riaz Ahmed 4.
Cattle by neck, neck, 3 ½ L. Time: 0.58 2/5 seconds. Winner coached by Sher Mohammad.
LEADER PLATE SCALE ORDER III AND IV - 4½ F:
Sher Garh Queen (Noorullah Zafar Dehraj) 9-4 (cr9-1), Adnan Khan 1; Jugni 8-0, Riaz Ahmed 2; Day Pick 8-1, Waheed Baran 3; Wildfire 8-2, Mohammad Sajjad 4.
Won by 1 L, 1¼ L, ½ L. Time: 0.57 1/5 seconds. Winner coached by Shahid Mannan.
LEADER CUP SCALE ORDER I & II - 6 F ROUND CURVE:
Mind Of Promise (Ali Raza Zia) 9-0, Zohaib Qamar 1; Torrent 8-2, Safdar Hussain 2; Gift Of Gold 7-13, Mohammad Sajjad 3; Thunder Star 8-4, Adnan Khan 4.
Won by S. Head, 1L, 2½ L. Time: One minute 16 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Zia-ur-Rehman.
Posted in Dawn, Aug 9, 2021
