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Gust blows rivals away in course record time

SINGAPORE, March 7, 2010

GUST holds off a line of horses to win the Marsiling Classic
Stakes - SNTC photo

GUST, with eight wins up to 1600m but has never raced beyond that distance, created a big upset when he captured the Marsiling Classic Stakes over 1800m on the polytrack at Kranji here today.

In the process, the six-year-old set a new course record time of 1:52.20, shaving 0.23 off the previous mark held by BUMBLE BEE who incidentally started favourite but managed only to finish sixth of nine runners.

GUST (Langfuhr - Green Genes by Celtic Swing) was only last month transferred to Tan Hor Khoon and today was his third start for the trainer.

GUST was the only ride of the day for Mark Ewe, Singapore's leading apprentice for the past two years. It was also his biggest win to date.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	MAIDEN - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
2	Oblivion	J Meagher	Aslam	1
5	Zac Detonator	L Laxon	Saimee	2
1	Brzee	L Treloar	D Beasley	3
7	Sky Triumphant	Khoo	D Chee	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	Sinthree	J Meagher	Soo	1
1	That'stheone	B Dean	Aslam	2
9	Volkov	D Dragon	Y F Leong	3
4	Chief Secretary	L Laxon	Saimee	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	Yield Up	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
7	Zestfulgo	M Yusof	J Moreira	2
2	Lucky Jester	M Freedman	D Beasley	3
8	Honours Gift	D Koh	Woodworth	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
8	Maraeti	L Laxon	T H Koh	1
7	Tien Chai	H K Tan	Soo	2
10	Lean On Me	D Dragon	J Moreira	3
2	Superb Incredible	Baertschiger	J Powell	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5	Good Day	H Takaoka	Chavez	1
3	Daring Youth	S Chua	Soo	2
9	Music Star	H K Tan	D Beasley	3
11	Thanks For Memory	Baertschiger	S H Low	4

6	NOVICE - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5	Good Striker	D Dragon	J Moreira	1
4	Dictator	J Meagher	Soo	2
11	Teen Angel	S Burridge	Saimee	3
9	Lucky Find	B Dean	Aslam	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	Incognito	Baertschiger	S Sahren	1
3	Supremacy Steel	D Kok	J Moreira	2
2	Storm Chaser	S Chua	M Firdaus	3
9	Gold Pool	K C Yeoh	Saifudin	4

8	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
6	Touch Luck	L Treloar	O Placais	1
2	Captain's Choice	Baertschiger	J Powell	2
4	Good Good Luck	H W Tan	Chavez	3
5	Radasca	D Dragon	J Moreira	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
11	Prinzio	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
12	Yes We Can	Baertschiger	R Fradd	2
4	El Sordo	M Freedman	D Beasley	3
8	Empire Crown	L Laxon	O Placais	4

10	MARSILING CLASSIC STAKES - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
3	Gust	H K Tan	M Ewe	1
7	Saddlers Creek	B Marsh	B Vorster	2
5	Switchblade	S Burridge	Chavez	3
1	Drovetti	S Burridge	Saimee	4

11	CLASS 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
6	Race Ahead	B Marsh	B Vorster	1
8	Monkey Man	J Meagher	Soo	2
9	Happy Everybody	S Burridge	T Affandi	3
13	Arapuni	L Laxon	T H Koh	4

12	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
6	Simply Special	L Treloar	J Moreira	1
10	Astra Torres	H Takaoka	Chavez	2
1	El Patron	Baertschiger	J Powell	3
4	Rena Cross	M Clements	B Vorster	4