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Good Nature bounces back with surprise win

KUALA LUMPUR: Feb 12, 2011

GOOD NATURE (Way Of Light - Tears We Cry by French Deputy), who won the Selangor Gold Cup last April, is back in form after suffering a setback last year.

Ridden by apprentice Jacky Lim, the six-year-old accounted for the useful STEALTH in the RM95,000 Wilayah Silver Bowl (1600m) at Sungei Besi here today, winning by three-quarters of a length. His more fancied stablemate FLYING CAT finished third.

GOOD NATURE, who also won the Perak Derby and Piala Emas Sultan Selangor in 2009, suffered a cut in his near-fore in the Piala Emas Sultan Selangor last June and was spelled for several months.

He had two unplaced runs on returning to racing after the tailend of last season but surprised punters with a quick return to form today. And what a win it was, covering the distance in a time of 1min 35.06secs, just 0.66 second off the (long) course record set by Concert Master II was back in 1995.

However, a new course record was written over the 1400m short course when GOOD SIGHT (Lonhro - Bonne Famille by Anabaa) chalked up his second win in seven starts in the Class 3 - 1400m sprint.

The four-year-old, who had been placed in three out four outings in Australia before coming to Malaysia, cover the distance in 1min 21.43, bettering the previous record OF 1min 22.14 set by SANJUAN last year.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
13	Arkin	E Breukelen	Woodworth	1
2	Golden Speed	T Yeoh	D Moor	2
14	Knight Greg	J H Tan	S S Vanan	3
1	Amazing Surprise	J Tan	Marzuki	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1200M
6	Sango	McGillivray	J Low	1
10	Clarke Quay	P S Kumaran	K T Cheng	2
1	Jeram Gaya	T Yeoh	S H Lee	3
5	Gold Lion	Robert	Wepner	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1400M
8	Saya Jantan	Osman	Sani	1
6	Magicardo	Sukri	Aify	2
4	Fire To Win	Thwaites	B Tai	3
10	Night Shadow	K Ceotzee	Azhar	4

4	CLASS 3 - 1400M
8	Good Sight	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
3	Blue Tosca	S Cook	Wepner	2
1	Bank's Gift	Sukri	Woodworth	3
6	One Step Ahead	F Nathan	Goon	4

5	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
11	Track Glory	Thwaites	M Marques	1
7	Tentenwin	B T Lim	Teh	2
5	Prairie Pride	A Rahim	L L Tai	3
2	Distant Glory	J Tan	Woodworth	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1600M
1	Buena Vista	B T Lim	Chavez	1
8	Pound	R Lines	J Low	2
9	Guragas	Osman	Sani	3
5	Charlie's Angel	Hoy	D Moor	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1600M
2	I Am The Boss	R Lines	Chavez	1
7	Duke Greg	J H Tan	Aify	2
1	Brilliant Knight	Sukri	R Burnett	3
12	Sinar Suria	Osman	E G Cruz	4

8	WILAYAH SILVER BOWL, TABLE 1 - 1600M
3	Good Nature	K Coetzee	J Lim	1
9	Stealth	Brink	Chavez	2
12	Flying Cat	K Coetzee	Azhar	3
10	Viva Volksraad	Brogan	S Mutaza	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1800M
3	Ace Alphabet	R Lines	Chavez	1
10	Track Hero	J H Tan	Aify	2
4	Book Of Kells	Thwaites	J Low	3
9	Sinfive	B T Lim	H S Gill	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1400M
5	Feared	Wong	K T Cheng	1
4	Constable	R Lines	Chavez	2
3	New Power	Wong	Azhar	3
10	Xin Dong Warrior	J H Tan	Woodworth	4