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Good Baby at his best in Magic Millions Classic

PENANG: Dec 25, 2011

GOOD BABY storms home on the outside to down
IRISH COFEE - SNTC photo

GOOD BABY atoned for his dismal showing last start to defeat the Singapore raider IRISH COFFEE in a thrilling finish to the RM1mil Malaysia Magic Millions Classic over 1200m here today.

The Australian four-year-old, sold for A$110,000 as a weanling but passed in at A$130,000 as a yearling, had earlier chalked up four wins and three placings from nine starts.

Ridden by Azhar Ismail, GOOD BABY came from just off the pace to win by half-a-length after IRISH COFFEE had taken over the lead from early pacemaker COLIN THE FIRTH.

It's the second consecutive season Golden Knight Stable, Azhar and trainer Kevin Coetzee won the Magic Millions Classic. They did it last year with HOT BUTTERFLY and Cozetee also won the event with TIME SPEED in 2008.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
4	Speed Train	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
1	Better Times	M H Wee	R Burnett	2
5	Need For Speed	Sukri	J De Souza	3
9	Chinese Street	K Coetzee	J Shankar	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1200M
4	D'Mighty Victory	J Tan	Z Khairil	1
1	Brave Commander	S Liew	L L Tai	2
9	Powerful Match	Robert	Sivan	3
8	Tiuessrock	Brink	T Lukasek	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1200M
8	Being Classic	R Lines	J Low	1
7	Carey Island	Osman	J De Souza	2
4	Aussie Invader	N Azman	Saifudin	3
3	Flapjack	Robert	Salee	4

5	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
8	Rich & Royal	K L Chong	K M Lai	1
1	Conquistador	S Cook	N Shahrul	2
5	Feisty leo	K L Chong	Woodworth	3
11	Didi	S Liew	K K Khoo	4

7	LORENZO JEWELLERY TROPHY
	TABLE 1 - 1200M
2	Blue Tosca	S Cook	N Shahrul	1
3	Mudhish	A Selvaratnam	J De Souza	2
4	Good Sight	K Coetzee	Azhar	3
6	Mighty Triple Ace	K Hughes	K Eirwan	4

8	YANG DI PERTUA NEGERI GOLD CUP - 2200M
7	Tears To Diamonds	R Lines	J Low	1
5	Lim's Fighter	B T Lim	H S Gill	2
2	Good Nature	K Coetzee	Azhar	3
4	Eagle	T Gillespie	Woodworth	4

9	MALAYSIA MAGIC MILLIONS CLASSIC - 1200M
1	Good Baby	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
14	Irish Coffee	S Burridge	Chavez	2
3	Happy Thoughts	S H Tan	J De Souza	3
13	Colin The Firth	Brink	K Eirwan	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1400M
3	Cigar Royale	Robert	S Sandana	1
1	Twelfth Avenue	Brink	J Low	2
7	Captain Penang	S H Tan	J De Souza	3
2	Sensible Sam	E Breukelen	Yusri	4

11	CLASS 4 - 1400M
5	Actuarial Talent	P K Leong	K M Lai	1
4	Boardwalk Enpire	N Azman	Saifudin	2
1	Joe Czarina	S H Tan	Woodworth	3
2	Great Friends	Brink	H K Cheng	4