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Record-breaking win by Bionic Boy

SINGAPORE: Jul 2, 2010

BIONIC BOY (outside) nails NORTHERN LION on the line for
his fifth win - SNTC photo

BIONIC BOY grabbed a last-stride victory to win the Open Handicap over 1000m on the polytrack at Kranji here tonight, re-writing the track record in the process.

Joint favourites NORTHERN LION and TUXEDO MOON looked to have the race to themselves from the top of the straight but BIONIC BOY (Falvelon - Pekan Lady by Sri Pekan), ridden by Mark Gallagher, came with a sustained effort in the closing stages to win by a head.

BIONIC BOY covered the distance in 58.07 secs, slicing 0.2 sec. off the previous record set by BREAK FREE earlier this year.

It was the fifth win by BIONIC BOY who reeled off a hat-trick last year, but only the fourth winner for Gallagher who has found the going tough this season.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	MAIDEN - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
7	Kirin Arising	J Meagher	Soo	1
10	Fortune Hunter	B Marsh	B Vorster	2
11	Music Star	H K Tan	Hairin	3
6	Dennycrane	M Freedman	D Beasley	4

2	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5	Golden Sprint	S Chua	Soo	1
7	Boyle	L Laxon	J Moreira	2
2	Men At Work	S Burridge	V Duric	3
11	Queen Narcissus	D Kok	J See	4

3	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
12	Strata Star	M Clements	J Moreira	1
10	Kennecott	M Freedman	B Vorster	2
6	Constant Companion	D Hill	Chavez	3
7	Lucky Rise	Khoo	A John	4

4	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
6	Lucky Sun	D Kok	Chavez	1
5	Lucky Banker	D Hill	S Cormack	2
1	Lucky Find	B Dean	Aslam	3
4	Best Echo	S Chua	J Moreira	4

5	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	Model Citizen	B Dean	V Duric	1
10	Lucky Ninety-Nine	D Hill	Sam	2
7	Lion City Tycoon	H W Tan	T H Koh	3
9	Sinthree	J Meagher	Chavez	4

6	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
10	Kim Pegasus	M Clements	Saifudin	1
3	Vanquish	H W Tan	S Cormack	2
11	Gold Pool	K C Yeoh	S H Low	3
5	Sunduvan	H K Tan	M Ewe	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
13	Summer In The City	K C Yeoh	S H Low	1
6	Equience	J Meagher	Soo	2
3	To Be Or Not	L Laxon	T H Koh	3
9	Riviera Star	T Kieser	S John	4

8	OPEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
4	Bionic Boy	S Burridge	M Gallagher	1
6	Northern Lion	D Kok	J Moreira	2
2	Tuxedo Moon	Baertschiger	J Powell	3
3	Perfect Sky	D Koh	K K Ng	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
3	Going On Here	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
1	Daad's The Way	S Gray	I Andy	2
4	Bowie Knife	H Takaoka	Saifudin	3
11	Solid Wood	L Treloar	Chavez	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
9	Msixteen	D Kok	Y F Leong	1
2	Treasure Hunter	D Koh	Soo	2
6	Magic Gaia	C Brown	J Powell	3
3	Shinkansen	B Dean	Aslam	4