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It's Hohoho for Azhar is his quest for the title

PENANG: Dec 22, 2013

The battle for the 2013 jockey's premiership is going to the wire and Azhar Ismail boosted his chances with three winners here today to lead Jai Shankar by just one going into the final weekend next week.

Seven-time champion Azhar, who last won the title in 2010, has been piling up the winners in recent weeks since riding freelance after parting ways with Golden Knight Stable and trainer Kevin Coetzee.

Azhar landed his first win today on the Nor Azman-trained LUCK TREASURE, a maiden winner in seven starts.

With three days to Christmas, his next winner is the very appropriate HOHOHO, a second-time winner in five outings, trained by Chong Keng Leong.

Azhar wound up the day with ROCKET EXPRESS, now a six-time winner in 56 starts, trained by Peter Lee.

Shankar, meanwhile, is determined to land his first jockey's title. His win on HORIZON LAD today was his 48th for the season.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE: Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position

1	CLASS 5 - 1700M
12	IDEALISTIC MOMENT	Noordin	HK Cheng	1
	(4 b/br.a.g Barely A Moment - Idealism by Zabeel)
10	Very Stylo	J Tan	L Ho	2
4	Coconut	SH Tan	J Shankar	3
13	Stub	HS Lim	Wepner	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1700M
15	DESERT SOUL	MH Wee	MM Firdaus	1
	(6 gr.a.g Ferocity - Precious Princess by Precocious)
11	Eleventh Avenue	Brink	J Low	2
8	Actuarial Talent	Robert	M Ganeesh	3
2	Good Friend	R Lines	Woodworth	4

3	MAIDEN - 1300M
4	REYSHA	Danis	Zairi	1
	(4 br.nz.g Fast 'N' Famous - Royal Caress by Prince Salieri)
11	Smarty Eye	J Tan	HS Gill	2
7	Cizen Brother	SH Tan	F Yusoff	3
10	Halim's Gift	J Tan	S Shafrizal	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1200M
9	LUCK TREASURE	N Azman	Azhar	1
	(4 b.a.g Balmont - Safe House by Keeper )
11	Triple Coin	Danis	Salee	2
5	Eastern King	Wong	KY Yap	3
12	City Lights	T Yeoh	Aify	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1200M
4	BRING IT ON	PK Leong	HS Gill	1
	(6 gr.a.g State City - Keys To Heaven by Key Business)
5	High Peak	HS Lim	WT Chung	2
10	Boss Cat	D Miller	HK Cheng	3
11	Cabrera	Danis	M Hanif	4

6	CLASS 4 - 1700M
2	HORIZON LAD	Seet	J Shankar	1
	(5 ch.a.g Stratum - Umoya by Nashwan)
5	Thundering Angel	D Miller	Goon	2
12	Mr Lucky	SH Tan	K Eirwan	2
7	Honest Beng	SH Tan	Yan	3
	*Dead-heat for 2nd

7	CLASS 4 - 1100M
12	HOHOHO	KL Chong	Azhar	1
	(3 ch.a.g Elvstroem - Magic Broom by End Sweep)
3	Ten Sense Win	Pereira	Sani	2
7	Go Baby Go	Danis	Woodworth	3
11	No Eye Deer	SH Tan	Wepner	4

8	TABLE 1 - 1700M
3	BEAUTIFUL CHOICE	Wong	L Ho	1
	(7 b.m.g Super Istana - Bliss by Serheed)
7	Feisty Leo	KL Chong	Salee	2
8	Happy Thoughts	SH Tan	Yan	2
9	No Uncertainty	SH Tan	J Low	4
	*Dead-heat for 2nd

9	CLASS 4 - 1700M
9	ROCKET EXPRESS	P Lee	Azhar	1
	(6 b.nz.g King Of Danes - Ile De France by Volksraad)
5	Winning Line	D Miller	WT Chung	2
2	Go It Alone	R Lines	K Eirwan	3
8	Affirmative Action	J Tan	Z Khairil	4