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Zac Missile right on target again

SINGAPORE: Sep 19, 2010

ZAC MISSILE pips CLINT by a short head to win the Carlsberg
Gold Championship - SNTC photo

ZAC MISSILE chalked up his second win in 10 days when he came with a late surge to win the Carlsberg Gold Championship, a Benchmark 89 event, over 1800m at Kranji here today.

With a light impost of 50kg, Ronnie Stewart took the mount on the four-year-old for the first time. Whereas ZAC MISSILE (Yamanin Vital - Ranch by Rancher) led all the way over 1600m last week, this time he had to come from just off the pace to pip CLINT by a short head.

"He pulled up so well from last week’s run and I had no hesitation in backing him up," said trainer Michael Freedman.

It was the fifth win in 11 starts for ZAC MISSILE who had cost just NZ$20,000 as a yearling.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M
11	Daring Journey	C Brown	Chavez	1
2	Classic Key	J Meagher	S Cormack	2
4	U Got It	Khoo	J Moreira	3
1	Long Haul	H W Tan	Soo	4

2	INITIATION - 1400M
9	Just Dashing	C Brown	J Powell	1
10	Just Mambo	S Gray	V Duric	2
3	Vedere	D Kok	Y F Leong	3
11	Oh Yes Oh Noe	M Yusof	J Moreira	4

3	MAIDEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
9	Eternal Champ	H W Tan	Soo	1
8	See Me Win	Khoo	N Cunha	2
4	Bionic Warrior	D Kok	K K Ng	3
7	Little Tiger	D Dragon	Y F Leong	4

4	GRADUATION - 1600M
1	Fatkid	H K Tan	Soo	1
2	Martial Art	L Laxon	Saimee	2
7	Matterhorn	M Freedman	R Stewart	3
5	Urban Dancer	H Takaoka	V Duric	4

5	CLASS 4, DIV 3 - 1400M
5	Zac Nirvana	M Freedman	D Beasley	1
8	Cabrera	S Burridge	J Moreira	2
4	Martel	L Laxon	Saimee	3
11	Touch The Line	D Hill	Chavez	4

6	INITIATION - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
10	Clairvoyance	H Takaoka	V Duric	1
2	Anak Piasau	H K Tan	T H Koh	2
3	Collecthelimit	B Dean	Aslam	3
1	Lucky Good Lucky	H W Tan	Chavez	4

7	CLASS 4 - 2200M
2	Super Velocity	S Gray	V Duric	1
3	French Irish	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
6	The Kathumpa	J Meagher	Aslam	3
4	Ace Avida	C Brown	J Moreira	4

8	CARLSBERG GOLD CHAMPIONSHIP - 1800M
8	Zac Missile	M Freedman	R Stewart	1
11	Clint	C Brown	Chavez	2
10	Maurice Utrillo	P Shaw	R Fradd	3
4	Hazza	L Laxon	J Moreira	4

9	CLASS 5 - 1900M (POLYTRACK)
3	Kipadi	S Gray	V Duric	1
2	Formidable Quest	C Brown	L Hopwood	2
5	Excel King	H K Tan	J See	3
8	Tian Lu	Z L Mok	Sam	4

10	CLASS 3 - 1400M
13	Alacarte	S Burridge	R Stewart	1
4	Hopkins	L Laxon	J Moreira	2
12	Count Zerpour	J Meagher	Soo	3
10	Dynamic Dan	S Burridge	S Ruzaini	4

11	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M
1	Jamal Malik	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
6	Meteor Mike	B Marcus	S Cormack	2
7	Tolmon Nika	J Meagher	V Duric	3
2	Knight Spirit	B Dean	J Powell	4