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Moreira set new riding record in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Sep 23, 2011

WHAT NOW: Joao Moreira's 118th win of the season - SNTC photo

Joao Moreira re-wrote his own record of 116 winners set last year when he booted home four winner at Kranji tonight.

Going into this evening's meeting on 114 wins, the Brazilian started the proceedings with a 'bang', winning the opening event on SUN ENTERPRISE (Commands - Nostalgic by Quest For Fame) who showed up for the first time in seven starts to register his maiden win.

BULL SHOT (Falvelon - La Faberge by Success Express), who recorded his maiden win last November, returned to the winner's circle with an all-the-way victory in the Class 5, Div 2 - 1200m sprint on the polytrack, giving Moreira an armchair ride.

Moreira, who found to beat when he partnered MARTIAL ART (Tiger Hill - Kwan by Sadler's Wells) the last two starts, made no mistake this time as the gelding coasted to an easy win in the Open - 2200m handicap, his fourth in 20 outings.

That was Moreira's 117th win of the season, but that the champion jockey was not finished yet. He capped another great evening with WHAT NOW.

With Moreira back in the saddle, WHAT NOW (State City - Classic Look by Grosvenor) romped to another runaway win in the Class 3 - 1400m sprint. The four-year-old has now three wins and four placings seven starts.

With three more months of the season to go, Moreira could easily hit the 150 mark at the form he is in.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
12	Sun Enterprise	H K Tan	J Moreira	1
5	Fuku Ichiban	M Yusof	Samsir	2
2	Queen Kell	D Kok	Chavez	3
6	Versailles Palace	Khoo	O Placais	4

2	INITIATION, DIV 2 - 1400M
5	Lightning Thief	C Brown	D Beasley	1
2	Coronet Peak	D Hill	A Munro	2
10	High Tick	M Freedman	Saifudin	3
3	Dos Equis	O'Hara	Saimee	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M
7	Quite A Man	Baertschiger	J Powell	1
6	Chase Me	D Koh	J Verenzuela	2
11	Daring Journey	C Brown	Y Y Oon	3
10	Sir Fleetwood	L Laxon	J Moreira	4

4	INITIATION, DIV 1 - 1400M
1	Foreign Exchange	L Laxon	Saimee	1
10	Fifth Dan	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
8	High Fly Marco	B Dean	Aslam	3
9	Diamond Quality	M Freedman	V Duric	4

5	BENCHMARK 61 - 2200M
4	Honest Broker	B Dean	R Stewart	1
6	Joyful Heart Man	H K Tan	T O Chang	2
8	The Kathumpa	S Burridge	J Moreira	3
5	Magic Icon	C Brown	A Munro	4

6	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
3	Bull Shot	T Kieser	J Moreira	1
9	Mr Vantastic	D Hill	Sam	2
6	Special Account	B Dean	M Ewe	3
8	Love Academy	O'Hara	Saifudin	4

7	OPEN - 2200M
4	Martial Art	L Laxon	J Moreira	1
2	Maurice Utrillo	P Shaw	Saimee	2
1	El Dorado	H Takaoka	R Stewart	3
6	King Faalcon	B Marsh	C S Chin	4

8	NOVICE - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	Higgs Boson	H Takaoka	A Munro	1
7	Let's See Action	P Shaw	O Placais	2
6	Hard Stuff	H W Tan	V Duric	3
2	Golden Tree	H K Tan	A Ng	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1400M
11	What Now	C Brown	J Moreira	1
10	Peaceful Warrior	S Burridge	V Duric	2
2	Imagery	M Freedman	D Beasley	3
3	Knight Spirit	B Dean	A Munro	4

10	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M
10	Deep Pockets	C Brown	D Beasley	1
3	Wassaic	D Dragon	J Moreira	2
4	Bieber	M Freedman	V Duric	3
5	Black Rain	Baertschiger	J Powell	4