With five races card LRC shifts to night racing as summer heat intensifies

With five races card LRC shifts to night racing as summer heat intensifies

Asher Butt

The Lahore Race Club's activities have transitioned to evening hours due to rising temperatures, with the 34th day of the winter meeting 2024-25 scheduled to feature five Chan Plate races on Sunday.

Four of the races will cover a distance of 900 meters, while the final event will extend to 1100 meters, promising particularly fierce competition alongside the expected close contests in the other races.

The opening Chan Plate, a Maiden run for Class-VII Division-VI&VII horses, features nine competitors with Jhanbaz marked as the favorite, Al Karam expected to place, and Advocate considered the fluke prospect. Other contenders in this first race include Haseeb Thrill, Bill Gates, Abdullah The Great, Baadal Man, Khaqan Prince, and I Shall Lead.

The second race, also for Class-VII and Division-VI&VII horses, has Al Mabrook tipped as the favorite, Mr Asia expected to place, and Raftar as the fluke choice. Completing the field are Star Crown, Sarpanch, Dance of Life, Thunder Man (KRC), Sky Warrior, and Thunder Prince (KRC).

In the third Class-VII and Division-V&VI race, Desert Parri enters as the favorite, with Zaman Sahib expected to place and Rayaan Prince as the fluke option. The race also includes Self Belief, Thunder Cloud (KRC), Tango To Fire, Mafnood JR, and Smart Fighter.

The fourth race, for Class-VII and Division-III&IV horses, sees Vitoria as the favorite, Qalandar predicted to place, and Black Fire as the fluke possibility. Other competitors include Haseeb Thunder, Gabriela, Arcadian, and Gondal One.

The day's fifth and final event, featuring Class-VII and Division-II horses running 1100 meters, has Public Star as the favorite, Vartika expected to place, and Qismat as the fluke choice. Rounding out the competition are Samore City, Saphira, and Taj Mahal.