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Third time lucky for Golden Bearcat

IPOH: Jan 23, 2011

After finding one to beat twice in two starts, GOLDEN BEARCAT made no mistake in his third outing when he scored a runaway win in the Restricted Maiden - 1200m sprint here today, the second day of the Penang Turf Club January meeting.

Ridden again by Tai Lee Leong, GOLDEN BEARCAT (Bearcat - Pretty Pia by Tribu) was in his usual front-running role but this time there was no catching him, coasting home by 2 1/4-lengths in a smart time of 1min 10.2secs. The three-year-old had cost just A$16,000 as a yearling.

Martin Wepner, champion jockey in 2006 and trying to make his mark again in the local circuit this season, made full use of a chance ride to score on STAR RULER (Viking Ruler - Stylish Malt by Stylish Century) in a Class 4 - 1600m handicap.

It was the former Singapore galloper's second win in Malaysia after chalking up four wins at Kranji.

With the win, Wepner is just two wins behind the leader Azhar Ismail in the jockey's table.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 4 - 1100M STR
2	Oseberg Gold	Sukri	E G Cruz	1
4	Cizen World	Robert	Sani	2
10	Century Flyboy	Tiang	K Eirwan	3
5	Full Power	K Coetzee	B N Kumar	4

2	CLASS 4 - 1100M STR
10	Won't Stop	A Rahim	Woodworth	1
2	Trump Player	Tiang	H S Gill	2
17	Flying Kiss	K Coetzee	Azhar	3
18	How You See	McGillivray	K Yazid	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1600M
1	I Need You So	McGillivray	K Yazid	1
9	Natural Quality	R Lines	P Braem	2
12	Marblehead	P K Leong	J Lim	3
2	Grand Peak	Danis	J Yeoh	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1600M
6	Essentially Cool	K L Chong	K M Lai	1
3	Girivallam	Danis	J Low	2
5	Speed Guru	Tiang	E G Cruz	3
1	Adik	E Breukelen	K Yazid	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1600M
11	Star Ruler	E Breukelen	Wepner	1
4	Destiny's Day	P K Leong	Goon	2
2	Good Impression	Hoy	E G Cruz	3
8	Golan Heights	E Breukelen	Yusri	4

6	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
4	Golden Bearcat	A Rahim	L L Tai	1
1	Read The Sign	K L Chong	K M Lai	2
2	Faberge	E Breukelen	Wan	3
10	Happy Ninety Nine	Sukri	J Low	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1200M
4	Sango	McGillivray	J Low	1
11	The Pilot	S Cook	Wepner	2
10	That's Me	P K Leong	K Yazid	3
3	Duty Free Spirit	K Coetzee	J Lim	4

8	CLASS 3 - 1200M
12	Happy & Smile	J Tan	Sani	1
1	Easy Jockey	K Coetzee	J Lim	2
9	Big Red	Sukri	E G Cruz	2
4	Sure We Can	J Tan	S H Lee	4
	*Deadheat for 2nd