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Job well done by Professional Man

IPOH, Feb 28, 2010

PROFESSIONAL MAN returns to scale

PROFESSIONAL MAN, who won five races in 2008 including the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup but managed only one win last year, has started the 2010 season in devastating style.

After picking up a win in a Table 1 Race in his seasonal debut three weeks ago, the five-year-old by Royal Academy out of the Mi Preferido mare Mi Signora followed it up by winning the RM300,000 Malayan Racing Association Cup over 1600m here today.

Ridden by Noel Callow who replaced the suspended Azhar Ismail, PROFESSIONAL MAN started a firm favourite in the annual race staged on rotation by the four turf clubs and proved a shade too good for his stablemate GOOD NATURE (Way Of Light - Tears We Cry by French Deputy), winning by a neck for his eighth win in 14 starts.

PROFESSIONAL MAN was the second leg of a double for Callow, his second double in two days. Earlier, Callow scored another popular win on THE REAL THING (Traditionally - Quarry by Sky Chase).

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1100M STR
6	My Special	McGillivray	K Yazid	1
14	Golden Partner	McGillivray	Saifudin	2
8	Wait The Time	E Breukelen	Y S Lim	3
9	Golden Victory	A Rahim	L L Tai	4

2	CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1100M STR
12	Majestic Glory	Seet	Zaidi	1
4	Cool Of Fire	Maynard	Y F Leong	2
2	Grand Army	R Lines	J Nizam	3
8	Perhaps	K H Ng	I Fadzlei	4

3	CLASS 5 (BANDED 38 & BELOW) - 1600M
7	Super Express	J Tan	Woodworth	1
10	Winning Smile	McGillivray	Saifudin	2
9	Joker Champion	B T Lim	Sofhan	3
6	Concrescence	R Lines	S John	4

4	CLASS 5 (BANDED 38 & BELOW) - 1600M
4	The Real Thing	R Lines	N Callow	1
11	Bonbon Win	McGillivray	Saifudin	2
6	Leading League	J H Tan	S Sandana	3
13	Sovereign Express	Wong	S Ruzaini	4

5	CLASS 3 - 1400M
1	Good Judgement	K Coetzee	H K Lim	1
4	Ego's Melang	K H Ng	S Mutaza	2
9	Winchester Wonder	Robert	S Ruzaini	3
10	Flirting Prince	McGillivray	Saifudin	4

6	CLASS 5 (BANDED 38 & BELOW) - 1600M
4	She's A Darling	R Rogers	S Mutaza	1
11	`Up Ahead	Hoy	A Chew	2
9	Easy	R Lines	Chavez	3
2	Akashi Brothers	J H Tan	H K Cheng	4

7	MALAYSIA RACING ASSOCIATION CUP - 1600M
3	Professional Man	K Coetzee	N Callow	1
5	Good Nature	K Coetzee	H K Lim	2
8	Jal Treasure	McGillivray	Saifudin	3
7	Sazonar	B T Lim	Woodworth	4

8	CLASS 3 - 1400M
3	Ninetyfive Seal	S Liew	N Shahrul	1
12	Red Warrior	R Lines	D Chong	2
10	Windfall	K L Chong	K T Cheng	3
5	Brittany Brooke	R Rogers	Salee	4

9	CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1800M
1	King Rufus	H S Lim	J Lim	1
4	Always Audrey	Danis	S H Lee	2
7	Mavros	McGillivray	Y F Leong	3
11	Master Jiangmen	P K Leong	D Chee	4

10	DA MA CAI STAKES, CLASS 4 (BANDED 39-49) - 1800M
4	Fantastic Fortune	T Yeoh	J Shankar	1
12	Beauty Elegance	Brogan	I Fadzlei	2
14	Kakaya	K H Ng	J Lim	3
9	Brilliant Legend	T Yeoh	Anandan	4