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Good Nature upsets Sanjuan in Gold Cup

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11, 2010

SANJUAN's unbeaten record in Malaysia came to an end when he went down to a gutsy GOOD NATURE in the RM600,000 Selangor Gold Cup over 1600m at Sungei Besi here today.

SANJUAN, winner of six races in Australia, for going for his fourth consecutive win after capturing the Tunku Gold Cup over 1200m last February.

But GOOD NATURE, who won the Perak Derby over 2400m last August, ran him down in the shadows of the winning post to snatch victory, his eighth in 23 starts for Golden Knight Stable and trainer Kevin Coetzee.

For apprentice Jacky Lim, it was his biggest success to date.

Many thought the distance would be a trifle too short for GOOD NATURE but the five-year-old has shown that he can match with the best sprinters around when finishing second in the Sprint Trophy (1400m) last August. And he has started twice over 1600m for a second and a third.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1200M
1	D'Mighty One	J Tan	Sani	1
4	Shadow King	R Lines	N Callow	2
7	Smart Venture	McGillivray	Cooksley	3
8	Colourland Classic	E Breukelen	Woodworth	4

2	CLASS 5 (BANDED 38 & BELOW) - 1600M
3	Eleventh Avenue	Brink	J Low	1
5	Road To Glory	Brogan	Cooksley	2
8	Jeram Fire	A Rahim	L L Tai	3
1	Pincay	Thwaites	J De Souza	4

3	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
4	Night Shadow	K Coetzee	B Pengelly	1
5	Amazing Surprise	S H Ta	S Sandana	2
10	Well Beyond	Seet	Yan	3
9	Excellent Goal	Brink	S Ruzaini	4

4	CLASS 5 (BANDED 38 & BELOW) - 1600M
1	Uptheante	Brogan	S Mutaza	1
5	Rook	S Cook	S Ruzaini	2
3	Jun Shui	T Yeoh	J Shankar	3
7	Mayo's Dancer	S B Tan	Chavez	4

6	DATO RONALD KHOO TENG SWEE TROPHY
	TABLE 1 RACE - 1600M
2	Worth The Wait	B T Lim	N Callow	1
5	Generous Tycoon	B T Lim	H S Gill	2
7	Boots And Spurs	S B Tan	Chavez	3
3	Joker Treasure	B T Lim	Sofhan	4

7	DA MA CAI STAKES, CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1800M
5	Gutsy Power	S Liew	K Yazid	1
7	Lafuar	Osman	Yan	2
8	True Paradise	F Nathan	Chavez	3
2	Lim's Ocean	Brogan	S Ruzaini	4

8	SELANGOR GOLD CUP (SET WEIGHTS) - 1600M
8	Good Nature	K Coetzee	J Lim	1
7	Sanjuan	B T Lim	N Callow	2
3	Professional Man	K Coetzee	B Pengelly	3
6	Fighter Jet	Danis	R Stewart	4

9	INITIATION - 1200M
12	Chase The Dream	P S Kumaran	Teh	1
8	Red Wings	S B Tan	J Shankar	2
7	Fire Bird	Thwaites	C F Chan	3
11	Kim Honour	Sukri	Goon	4

10	CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1200M
4	Grand Army	R Lines	N Callow	1
3	Best Of Time	Sukri	Chavez	2
6	Legendary	K Coetzee	B Pengelly	3
1	Didyouknow	McGillivray	K Yazid	4