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Tuxedo Moon bags Merlion Trophy

SINGAPORE: Mar 20, 2011

TUXEDO MOON swoops down on the outside to snatch victory
in the Merlion Trophy - SNTC photo

TUXEDO MOON bounced back to form after a lapse of 13 months to capture the S$200,000 Merlion Trophy over 1200m at Kranji here today.

The six-year-old, ridden by Oscar Chavez, prevailed in a thrilling finish against the 2008 Lion City Cup winner CAPABLANCA to give trainer Don Baertschiger a 1-2 finish in the Singapore Group 3 event.

TUXEDO MOON (Stravinsky - Jennifer Rush by Prince Echo) made a winning return to racing in February last year after spending 11 months on the sidelines due to a chip on his sesamoid. He had struggled to find find his form again since, until today. It was his eighth win in 24 starts.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
7	Vanquish	H W Tan	Soo	1
11	Noble Knight	D Koh	J Verenzuela	2
2	Golden Lido	S Burridge	Kellady	3
3	Simpson	D Kok	R Stewart	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5	Eighth Wonder	D Koh	J Verenzuela	1
3	Asanti	S Burridge	Kellady	2
2	Biggest Chief	M Freedman	Saimee	3
1	Mandingo	T Kieser	Saifudin	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
1	John Of Arch	D Hill	S Cormack	1
8	His My Idol	Z L Mok	S Noh	2
2	Bay Of Island	S Gray	S H Low	3
10	Make A Return	H Takaoka	Sam	4

4	RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	Ace Amarre	D Koh	Soo	1
11	Tangible Assets	H Takaoka	O Placais	2
10	High Fly Marco	B Dean	Aslam	3
6	Ace Adalid	M Freedman	J Powell	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
11	Radasca	D Dragon	Saifudin	1
12	My Way	B Marsh	Chavez	2
7	Rieussec Magic	L Laxon	S Noh	3
3	Schmeichel	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

6	INITIATION - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
2	Boy	S Gray	R Stewart	1
10	Takis	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
8	Rutgerus	M Clements	S Cormack	3
5	Sacred Spring	B Marsh	O Placais	4

7	QTIS 600 YEARLING STAKES - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
5	Dark Matter	S Burridge	Saimee	1
2	Kaiser	T Kieser	Soo	2
3	Awakened	S Burridge	R Stewart	3
11	Beyonce	L Laxon	Chavez	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
9	Mr City	H K Tan	J See	1
6	Diamond Fighter	D Dragon	S Noh	2
3	Minah Current	K C Yeoh	Zaki	3
2	Daring Shani	H W Tan	Chavez	4

9	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	Chevy	H Takaoka	Chavez	1
2	Fuku's Pet	S Chua	N Cunha	2
6	Look At Me	O'Hara	H K Lim	3
9	Kim Pegasus	M Clements	R Stewart	4

10	MERLION TROPHY (S'PORE GROUP 3) - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
10	Tuxedo Moon	Baertschiger	Chavez	1
3	Capablanca	Baertschiger	J Powell	2
5	Powerful Ruler	B Dean	R Stewart	3
8	Northern Lion	D Kok	N Cunha	4

11	CLASS 3 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
4	Aradea	O'Hara	Sivan	1
1	Williams	L Laxon	Saimee	2
7	Sky Happiness	D Koh	K K Ng	3
3	Howgoodisthat	B Dean	Aslam	4

12	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
3	Top Venture	T Kieser	S Cormack	1
7	Joyluck	B Marsh	O Placais	2
8	Robert E	H W Tan	Chavez	3
1	Monterey	Baertschiger	S H Low	4