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Newcomer Tops in Malaysian debut

KUALA LUMPUR: Feb 6, 2011

TOPS A WIN, winner of two races from seven starts in Australia, quickly proved his worth in Malaysia with a hard-fought victory in his debut in the Class 3 - 1200m sprint at Sungei Besi here today.

Partnered by Jackson Low, the five-year-old just got the better of last-start winner KIM BAY in a photo-finish to give trainer Aditiyan Selvaratnam his first winner of the season. Selvaratnam is one of three trainers whose licence was renewed for only six months till June 30.

Sungei Besi based trainers again dominated the proceedings, winning nine of the ten races on the card.

P S Kumaran also got off the mark for the season with CHASE THE DREAM (Danbird - Laudine by Grosvenor) who notched his fourth win in 22 starts.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS HANDICAP, CLASS 5 - 1200M
8	Palmston	T Yeoh	Wan	1
5	Touessrock	Brink	N Callow	2
11	Clarke Quay	P S Kumaran	K Eirwan	3
2	Release	S Cook	K Yazid	4

2	SPRINT TIME HANDICAP, CLASS 4 - 1200M
14	Sydney	Brogan	K T Cheng	1
6	Golden Bearcat	A Rahim	L L Tai	2
10	Zinswee	Sukri	A Nawawi	3
8	Snow Wine	Sukri	E G Cruz	4

3	WISHES GRANTED HANDICAP, CLASS 5 - 1400M
2	Smooth Winner	Robert	J Low	1
13	Fashion Thunder	Danis	J Shankar	2
15	City Hero	F Nathan	K Y Yap	3
5	Unimaginable	R Lines	N Callow	4

4	SUCCESS ALL THE WAY HANDICAP, CLASS 4 - 1600M
12	The Hawk	Brogan	K T Cheng	1
2	Great Friends	Brink	N Callow	2
4	Sinar Pelangi	Osman	Woodworth	3
3	Ace Alphabet	R Lines	M Marques	4

5	JOY, PEACE AND HAPPINESS HANDICAP, CLASS 5 - 1400M
12	Pound	R Lines	J Low	1
14	Beau Grande	B T Lim	D Moor	2
3	Royal Spirit	Osman	Aify	3
15	Stings Leica Bee	Robert	H S Gill	4

6	OVERFLOWING WEALTH HANDICAP, CLASS 3 - 1200M
9	Tops A Win	A Selvaratnam	J Low	1
3	Kim Bay	Sukri	R Burnett	2
1	Banks' Gift	Sukri	Woodworth	3
7	Driveliketiger	Thwaites	B Tai	4

7	LUCKY STAR HANDICAP, TABLE 1 - 1200M
9	Bright Prince	Osman	Sani	1
14	Husonic	R Lines	Wepner	2
6	Bigbird	Sukri	E G Cruz	3
11	Fire Kingdom	McGillivray	J Nizam	4

8	SHOWERS OF GOOD FORTUNE HANDICAP, CLASS 4 - 1200M
2	Chase The Dream	P S Kumaran	R Burnett	1
3	Victory My Command	Wong	Woodworth	2
10	Vino	Thwaites	B Tai	3
11	Joyful Affair	P K Leong	J Low	4

9	SPRING FESTIVAL HARMONY HANDICAP, CLASS 4 - 1200M
8	Reichsmark	R Lines	Wepner	1
4	Better Times	Sukri	E G Cruz	2
3	Putinka	V Nathan	J Nizam	3
9	Rock And Stone	A Rahim	J Low	4