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Escamonda WINS Back-to-back feature

SINGAPORE: Jan 2, 2011

ESCAMONDA cruising to an easy victory - SNTC photo

ESCAMONDA, who won the final feature race of the 2010 season, the Group 3 Pronin Construct Stakes on the polytrack early last month, has begun the season where he left off.

Partnered again by Robbie Fradd, ESCAMONDA (Alpha Plus - Wise Girl by Gold Trojan) easily defeated the more fancied stablemate JAMAL MALIK by 2 1/2 lengths in the S$200,000 New Year Cup over 1900m on the polytrack.

It was the third win in 16 starts at Kranji for the five-year-old who won six races, including a Group 1, in his native Argentina before arriving in Singapore.

Besides kicking off the new season with the Group 3 feature, the Singapore Turf Club also honoured last season's champions with a race named after them each.

They were the Jupiter Stable Handicap (owner), Steven Burridge Handicap (trainer), Joao Moreira Handicap (jockey) and Mark Ewe Stakes (apprentice).

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	WELCOME 2011 HANDICAP
	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M
9	Golden Sprint	S Chua	Zaki	1
1	Another Sunday	B Dean	Aslam	2
8	Always Happy	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
5	Eternal Win	H W Tan	Chavez	4

2	HEALTH AND PROSPERITY 2011 STAKES
	RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1200M
10	The Cinderella Man	L Laxon	Saimee	1
4	Deep Pockets	C Brown	J Powell	2
3	Coronet Peak	B Marcus	Soo	3
11	Guns & Roses	K C Yeoh	Zaki	4

3	CELEBRATION HANDICAP
	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	Super Lucky Colour	B Dean	Soo	1
7	Steven	L Laxon	T H Koh	2
3	Baba Gift	B Marsh	V Duric	3
8	El Patron	Baertschiger	S H Low	4

4	PEACE AND JOY STAKES
	RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1200M
5	Getreel	C Brown	O Placais	1
8	Jet Stream	O'Hara	Saimee	2
14	Princess Eunice	D Koh	T Rehaizat	3
9	Rafaga	H K Tan	Au	4

5	GOOD FORTUNE HANDICAP
	BENCHMARK 97 - 1400M
4	Best Knight	B Dean	J Powell	1
9	Volpista	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
7	My Drumbeat	P Shaw	R Fradd	3
2	Drovetti	S Burridge	V Duric	4

6	NEW LOGO STAKES
	INITIATION - 1400M
13	Top Shelf	Baertschiger	J Powell	1
6	Triple Eagle	M Freedman	D Beasley	2
1	Samurai Hornet	C Brown	O Placais	3
12	Magic Icon	C Brown	B Vorster	4

7	SINGAPORE PREMIERSHIP 2010 HANDICAP
	CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
7	Good Day	H Takaoka	Chavez	1
6	Soldier Of Honour	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
8	Reverse Takeover	M Yusof	V Duric	3
10	Special Account	B Dean	T Rehaizat	4

8	JUPITER STABLE HANDICAP
	CLASS 4 - 1800M
8	Maraeti	L Laxon	Saimee	1
5	Blue Condor	M Freedman	D Beasley	2
13	Make A Return	H Takaoka	Zaki	3
1	Dontellthewife	M Clements	S H Low	4

9	STEVEN BURRIDGE HANDICAP
	BENCHMARK 83 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
7	Viva Panata	D Koh	J L Li	1
5	Break Free	L Laxon	Saimee	2
2	Powerful Tree	H K Tan	Au	3
8	Dictator	J Meagher	Soo	3
	*Deadheat for 3rd

10	NEW YEAR CUP
	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 - 1900M (POLYTRACK)
2	Escamonda	P Shaw	R Fradd	1
3	Jamal Malik	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
4	Arjuna	O'Hara	Saifudin	3
6	Happiness Come	S Burridge	Chavez	4

11	JOAO MOREIRA HANDICAP
	NOVICE - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
4	Perwira	B Dean	Soo	1
7	Brian	M Yusof	B Vorster	2
8	Matterhorn	M Freedman	D Beasley	3
6	Major Step	D Dragon	R Fradd	4

12	MARK EWE STAKES
	KRANJI STAKES C - 1400M
7	Gingerbread Man	B Marsh	V Duric	1
3	Black Ice	S Burridge	D Beasley	2
13	Meteor Mike	B Marcus	Soo	3
4	Ten Ten Lai	K C Yeoh	Anandan	4