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Sakima easy winner in Perak Derby

IPOH: April 24, 2011

SAKIMA returns to scale with V Sivan astride

It was success at his third try in a Malaysian Group 1 event for SAKIMA in the RM500,000 Perak Derby over 2400m here today.

It was a phenomenal rise to fame for the Australian five-year-old who had just six starts in 2009 for two wins and four placings, and a further five outings last year for two wins.

Trained by Johnny Lim for Lion Head Stable, SAKIMA (More Than Ready - Quadrophonic Sound by Ideal Planet) was a creditable sixth to RISKY BUSINESS in the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup (held at Sungei Besi) last December and after a brief let-up, finished a smack-up fifth to GOOD NATURE in the Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) early this month.

Stepping up on that effort, SAKIMA revelled braved heavy rain and the wet track today to beat FLYING CAT by five lengths.

After the running of the Derby, the Perak Turf Club called off the remaining four races for the afternoon due to a water-logged track.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5 - 1600M
8	Power Baby	Seet	J Low	1
4	Sunny Star	Noordin	K Eirwan	2
13	Sounds Good	Danis	M Leong	3
7	Sassy Bee Bee	E Breukelen	Aify	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1600M
7	Spice Master	S Cook	R Joorawon	1
8	I Need You So	McGillivray	L Ho	2
4	Oneniteinbangkok	B T Lim	H S Gill	3
9	Duke Greg	J H Tan	Woodworth	4

3	MAIDEN - 1100M STR
11	Tiger Star	K Coetzee	Azhar	1
3	Cerus	Thwaites	B Tai	2
14	Release	S Cook	Wepner	3
6	Princess Sarah	P K Leong	Aify	4

4	NSF PRINCESS STAKES (FILLIES & MARES) - 1100M STR
4	Moving Forward	E Breukelen	K Eirwan	1
1	Pacific Princess	McGillivray	L Ho	2
2	Wonderful Gift	Sukri	Woodworth	3
5	Kiss Me Quick	K Coetzee	S Fauzi	4

Race 5: Simulcast of The Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) from Tokyo Racecourse, Japan.

6	CLASS 4 - 1600M
6	Rags To Riches	McGillivray	L Ho	1
9	Emperor Qian Long	Danis	Sani	2
4	Stormy Summer	Robert	Salee	3
10	Guan Yi	J H Tan	Woodworth	4

7	PERAK DERBY, OPEN - 2400M
10	Sakima	B T Lim	Sivan	1
11	Flying Cat	K Coetzee	Azhar	2
5	Worth The Wait	B T Lim	J De Souza	3
1	Good Nature	K Coetzee	J Lim	4

Races 8 to 11 cancelled due to adverse track conditions.