KARACHI, Dec 11: Four-year-old chestnut Ghazan Prince created quite a stir when he returned with flying colours to land the 10 furlongs Quaid-i-Azam Trial Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

Owned by Mr Irfan Mehdi he was rode home by jockey Saif Muhammad outpacing the fancied Fantastic Face by three lengths. Trainer Karim Bachoo also had a hand in the triumph.

Four-year-old bay colt, Al Faris, who had beaten Ghazan Prince by six lengths to lift the Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagaro’s Double Birthday Cup recently, settled for the third place.

The Colts and Fillies Trial Cup ended in a blaze of glory for the three-year-old filly, Victory Road, while Lahore’s two-year-old colt, Sher-e-Gujrat, proved its mettle by lifting the Sapphire Stakes Cup.

Jockey Abdul Aziz performed a fine double. After piloting Arab Hi Arab to victory, he rode Leopard home to stand over and above his contemporaries.

Owner Haji Khuda Bux Rajar was jubilant over the success of his two horses, Silent Angel in the third and Leopard in the ninth. Both were trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan.

Royal Lancer, Sweet Mover, Sharp Cat, and Yes Naeem also ended the day on triumphant note.

The next race meeting will be held on Dec 18.

Results:

SEVEN SEVEN PLATE DIV V 5F

Royal Lancer (Syed Ali Gohar Shah) 9-4 (cr8-13) Sheraz Ahmed 1, I’M So Happy 9-1 (cr8-8) Ghous Bux 2, Raka Poshi 9-0 (cr8-7) Mazhar Ali 3, Baby Tabassum 8-8 Asghar Ali 4. Won by 3/4L, 9L, 2L. Time: 1 min 7 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Talib Hussain

SEVEN SEVEN PLATE DIV 1V 5F

Sweet Mover (Mr. Salahuddin) 9-1(cr8-9) Arif Nazir 1, Jeo Rahil 8-7 Nazil Hussain 2, Super Time 8-1 M. Amjad 3, Piyari Mehbooba 7-12 Dasrat 4. Won by 3 1/2L, 2L, 9L. Time: 1 min 7 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan

HIGHWAY PLATE 6F

Silent Angel(Haji Khuda Bux Rajar) 8-6 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Haseena-e-Arab 8-7 M. Yousuf 2, Bilal Choice 8-7 (cr9-1) Ali Sher 3, Eswarah 8-6 Latif 4. Won by 11L, 2L, 2L. Time: 1 min 17 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan

COLTS AND FILLIES TRIAL CUP 7F

Victory Road (Mr. M. Shahrukh)8-7 Shahid Rehman 1, Savabeel 8-11 Abdul Aziz 2, Secret Conquest 8-10 Ghulam Shabbir II 3, Makina 8-7 M. Hanif 4. Won by 1/2L, 1L, 4L. Time: 1 min 31 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham

KOHAT PLATE 6F

Arab Hi Arab (Mr. Imran Ahmed) 8-3 Abdul Aziz 1, Fakhr-e-Sanghar 7-8 Riaz Muhammad 2, Excalibur 9-1 M. Manzoor 3, Janu Janwar 7-9 (cr7-10) Muhammad Essa 4. Won by 2 1/4L, 1 1/2L, 6L. Time: 1 min 17 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Ghulam Channa

SAPPHIRE STAKES CUP 6F

Sher-e-Gujrat (Mr. Hassan Pervaiz Akhtar) 9-0 M. Hanif 1, Conquest To Conqueror 8-7 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Zidane 9-0 M. Yousuf 3, Stormy Kiss 7-11 (cr7-12) Abdul Aziz 4. Won by S. Head, 5L, 3 1/2L. Time: 1 min 17 1/5 sec.

Winner trained by Amjad Ali II

SEVEN SEVEN PLATE DIV 1 6F

Sharp Cat (Mr. Tauseef Ali Siddiqui) 8-8 Muhammad Essa 1, Funny Girl 8-2 (cr8-1) Waheed Baran 2, Scarface 8-9 Asghar Ali 3, Sweet Grandy 8-7 Faiz Muhammad 4. Won by 3L, 1 1/4L, 5L. Time: 1 min 18 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mumtaz Ali

QUAID-I-AZAM TRIAL CUP 10F

Ghazan Prince (Mr. Irfan Mehdi)7-11 Saif Muhammad 1, Fantastic Face 8-4 Muhammad Essa 2, Al Faris 8-1 Ghulam Shabbir II 3, Leo 7-0 M. Alam 4. Won by 3L, 4L, 12L. Time: 2 min 7 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by Karim Bachoo

SEVEN SEVEN PLATE DIV 11 6F

Leopard (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar) 9-0 Abdul Aziz 1, Guarantee 8-8 Ashiq Ali 2, Fascinate 8-7 (cr8-2)Ghous Bux 3, Smiling Face 8-4 Riaz Muhammad 4. Won by 5L, 2 1/2L, Dist. Time: 1 min 20 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan

SEVEN SEVEN PLATE DIV 111 5F

Yes Naeem (Mr. Muhammad Zain) 8-7 Fahim K 1, Desperado 8-8 Muhammad Essa 2, Gold Disc 8-2 M. Amjad 3, Jan-e-Mehran 8-10 M. Yousuf 4. Won by 2L, 1 1/2L, 1 1/2L. Time: 1 min 6 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Amjad Ali