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Speed Baby bags Coronation Cup

IPOH: Nov 21, 2010

SPEED BABY returns to scale with Jacky Lim in the saddle

Leading owner Beh Chin Pheng, who boosted his string of horses with several expensive imports in the past year, reaped his reward when SPEED BABY (Fastnet Rock - Twisted Heart by Distorted Humor) captured the RM700,000 Coronation Cup over 1600m here today.

Beh paid A$280,000 for the Australian gelding at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in 2008 and the four-year-old rapidly rose through the ranks with six wins and two seconds in as many starts.

It was the first big test for SPEED BABY, trained by Kevin Coetzee, and he never gave his rivals a chance in the soft going, winning by 7 3/4 lengths, giving jockey Jacky Lim an armchair ride.

Second was TRIPLE LUCK, who won this race in 2008, followed by another up-and-coming galloper EAGLE.

Meanwhile, seasoned campaigner WORTH THE WAIT produced his best form to win the RM250,000 Astro Wah Lai Toi Charity Cup over 2000m.

The New Zealand gelding won five ordinary races in Singapore but never rose to any great heights.

Shipped to Malaysia last year under trainer Johnny Lim, he picked a further three wins before beating a small field in the Charity Cup today.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1100M STR
10	Money Trap	K L Chong	K T Cheng	1
16	Won't Stop	A Rahim	Y S Lim	2
6	Happy Thoughts	S H Tan	E G Cruz	3
8	Honour Star	R Lines	Salee	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1600M
13	Up Ahead	Hoy	J Low	1
8	Sinar Permata	Robert	D Moor	2
6	Blesswithstyle	J Tan	Goon	3
7	Flame Lily	Danis	S Mutaza	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1600M
11	Ninetyfive Sword	R Lines	K T Cheng	1
5	Joker Best	B T Lim	H S Gill	2
8	Speed Happy	Noordin	J Low	3
10	Hidalgo	J H Tan	J De Souza	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1400M
10	The Swordsman	T Yeoh	K Eirwan	1
14	Cash Man	Danis	I Razif	2
5	Cool Of Fire	McGillivray	Saifudin	3
12	Jeram Lioncity	A Rahim	L L Tai	4

6	CORONATION CUP - 1600M
13	Speed Baby	K Coetzee	J Lim	1
1	Triple Luck	S Liew	E G Cruz	2
14	Eagle	T Gillespie	Saifudin	3
10	Happy Victory	K Coetzee	Samsir	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1400M
9	Elegant Spirit	T Yeoh	J Low	1
3	Sun Supreme	McGillivray	Saifudin	2
10	Dancing Supremo	E Breukelen	Yusri	3
4	Terror	Danis	A Lee	4

8	ASTRO WAH LAI TOI CHARITY CUP - 2000M
4	Worth The Wait	B T Lim	H S Gill	1
5	Joker Treasure	B T Lim	J De Sozua	2
3	Raul	E Breukelen	Y S Lim	3
6	Viva Volksraad	Brogan	K T Cheng	4

9	CLASS 5 - 1400M
9	Wunderbar	McGillivray	K Yazid	1
1	All Good	P S Kumaran	Sani	2
5	Unforgettable One	K Coetzee	K T Cheng	3
12	Bushrange	A Rahim	L L Tai	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1400M
13	Super Amigo	V Nathan	Djulkifli	1
5	Cizen World	Robert	H K Cheng	2
10	Glory Kingdom	McGillivray	J Low	3
14	High Quality	K Coetzee	D Moor	4