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Mexican Rose still blooms

SINGAPORE: Jul 23, 2010

MEXICAN ROSE gets the better of BIONIC BOY (inside) in the
Shin Min Cup - SNTC photo

MEXICAN ROSE bounced back from her unplaced runs in the Lion City Cup and the KrisFlyer International Cup to win the S$125,000 Shin Min Cup at Kranji here tonight.

The three-year-old filly had won seven of eight starts before the two Cup races, after which her owners decided to send her to the breeding barn and has been booked on a flight to Australia on Aug 23.

Although she was up in the weights in the Kranji Stakes A event over 1200m tonight, MEXICAN ROSE (Volksraad - Down View by Gone West) showed plenty of guts to beat BIONIC BOY by a neck.

MEXICAN ROSE, who has two wins from three starts in New Zealand before coming to Singapore, may have one more run before her flight to Australia.

Saimee Jumaat, who has ridden her in all her eight wins here, has suggested that a 1400m event would suit her. Thus far, she has not raced beyond 1200m but the way she came on tonight suggested she is looking for the extra distance.

TOBIAS (Germano - Vienna Belle by Crested Wave) ended a 19-month drought to win The New Paper Trophy (Benchmark 74 - 1600m).

On board in seven of his 11 starts in New Zealand, the gelding broke through with three wins in Singapore in 2008.

TOBIAS managed just one placing last year, but he has been consistent and knocking on the door with a series of placings this season.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	MAIDEN - 1400M
3	Prioritas	O'Hara	Saifudin	1
7	My Papparich	B Dean	J Moreira	2
1	Vermiculite	B Marcus	S Cormack	3
5	The Kathumpa	J Meagher	Soo	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
5	Knight Spirit	B Dean	J Powell	1
1	Bert	M Clements	R Stewart	2
11	Zac Heaven	M Freedman	B Vorster	3
10	Yoyo	Khoo	Saifudin	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M
6	East Star	L Laxon	J Moreira	1
8	Kirin Arising	J Meagher	R Stewart	2
5	Recycle Star	S Gray	I Andy	3
11	Senapathy	M Clements	M Airy	4

4	INITIATION - 1200M
11	Lucky Rise	Khoo	J Moreira	1
9	Good As Gold	B Marcus	S Cormack	2
5	Cabrera	S Burridge	A Feiruz	3
10	Just Mambo	S Gray	V Duric	4

5	THE NEW PAPER TROPHY
	BENCHMARK 74 - 1600M
8	Tobias	S Burridge	R Stewart	1
2	Dabble	C Brown	J Powell	2
6	Newfoundluck	K C Yeoh	M Ewe	3
5	Maurice Utrillo	P Shaw	R Fradd	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1200M
9	Touch The Line	D Hill	S Cormack	1
2	Gidda Boy	B Dean	Aslam	2
6	Takeshi	S Gray	V Duric	3
5	Sidewinder	M Clements	T R Barnabas	4

7	SHIN MIN CUP
	KRANJI STAKES A - 1200M
4	Mexican Rose	L Laxon	Saimee	1
5	Bionic Boy	S Burridge	M Gallagher	2
7	New Target	D Koh	A Fiezan	3
6	Amadeus Mozart	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1600M
3	Jamal Malik	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
4	Monterey	Baertschiger	J Powell	2
5	Benji's Glory	S Burridge	D Beasley	3
6	Maraeti	L Laxon	T H Koh	4

9	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M
4	Dynamic Dan	S Burridge	S Cormack	1
6	Daring Journey	C Brown	Aslam	2
12	Sir Rumble	Baertschiger	B Vorster	3
8	Jacksilver	Z L Mok	M Gallagher	4