Fairway's Turf Online

It's winning business for trainer Burridge

KUALA LUMPUR: Dec 26, 2010

RISKY BUSINESS coasting to an easy win in the Yang Di
Pertua Negeri Gold Cup held at Sungei Besi

Trainer Steven Burridge, who wrapped up the Singapore trainer's premiership last week with 90 wins, put icing on the cake when RISKY BUSINESS captured the RM750,000 Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup over 2200m at Sungei Besi here today.

While other Kranji based trainers are taking a break, Burridge worked through the holidays to get his charge ready for the Gold Cup which was being held outside of Penang for the first time due to the repairs on the main track at Batu Gantong.

Burridge was richly rewarded when RISKY BUSINESS (Danehill Dancer - Sky Watch by Star Watch), ridden by superbly-judged race by Noel Callow, romped home by two and a half lengths ahead of PROFESSIONAL MAN and rewrote the course record with a time of 2min 16.2secs.

RISKY BUSINESS first crossed the border last June when he finished third in the Piala Emas Sultan Selangor (2000m) on the same track. On his return, the six-year-old has gone on to win the Singapore Gold Cup and thus become the first horse since VILLAGE KID in 1992 to both the Singapore and Penang showpieces.

The Sungei Besi track is no stranger to Burridge, having worked under several trainers at the track before he went down south and finally got his badge at Kranji.

In 2008, Burridge made a triumphant return to the track when he saddled TRIGGER EXPRESSa to win the Piala Emas Sutan Selangor.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5 - 1700M
14	Natural Quality	R Lines	J Low	1
10	Abalone	Sukri	Aify	2
11	Gem Arc	Danis	Chavez	3
8	Flash Home	K Coetzee	J Lim	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1700M
14	Bonbon Win	R Lines	J Low	1
7	Lucky Express	T Gillespie	Huzairi	2
13	Joker Champion	Robert	Woodworth	3
4	City Hero	F Nathan	K Y Yap	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1400M
3	El Mariachi	R Lines	Goon	1
10	Ursa Major	V Nathan	Wepner	2
13	Flying Kiss	K Coetzee	Azhar	3
11	King Rufus	H S Lim	P Braem	4

5	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
9	Media House	P K Leong	Woodworth	1
3	Golden Bearcat	A Rahim	L L Tai	2
5	Cizen Princess	Robert	H K Cheng	3
7	Darmore	B T Lim	I Fadzlei	4

6	YANG DI PERTUA NEGERI GOLD CUP - 2200M
3	Risky Business	S Burridge	N Callow	1
6	Professional Man	K Coetzee	J Lim	2
9	Eagle	T Gillespie	Woodworth	3
7	Worth The Wait	B T Lim	H S Gill	4

7	MALAYSIA MAGIC MILLIONS CLASSIC - 1200M
6	Hot Butterfly	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
1	Alacarte	S Burridge	N Callow	2
8	Royal Lawyer	B T Lim	D Moor	3
10	Happy Ninety Nine	Sukri	E G Cruz	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1400M
9	Good Baby	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
11	Admiral Delight	B T Lim	H S Gill	2
5	Silence Touch	J Tan	Woodworth	3
7	Fire To Win	Thwaites	B Tai	4

9	DA MA CAI STAKES, CLASS 4 - 1400M
12	Thara	J Tan	Woodworth	1
4	Guru Glee	Noordin	J Low	2
10	Nine Ten	B T Lim	I Fadzlei	3
2	Constable	R Lines	S John	4