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Goal Keeper shuts out rivals

SINGAPORE: Jun 28, 2013

GOAL KEEPER holds on to beat MASTHEAD - SNTC photo

After finding one to beat twice in three starts this season, GOAL KEEPER was back at his best when he captured the Kranji Stakes A - 1200m sprint at Kranji here tonight.

Ridden by Danny Beasley who has partnered him in four of the gelding's previous wins, the Australian four-year-old surged to the front rounding the home bend before fighting back tenaciously when challenged by two last-start winners MASTHEAD and MAKKURA to win by half a length.

GOAL KEEPER went down to MAKKURA by three parts of a length after setting the pace last time out on the polytrack. Prior to that he was unplaced in the KrisFlyer International Sprint.

"I think he went into the KrisFlyer a little underdone. There was a nice improvement in him after his last run and I was always confident he could win tonight," Beasley.

GOAL KEEPER has now won nine times in 17 starts after being picked up for A$44,000 at the Horses In Training Sale.

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

1	BENCHMARK 53 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	BM WIN	S Chua	M Nunes	1
	(4 ch.am.g Put It Back - Libby's Halo by Halo's Image)
3	Not Simple	Z L Mok	J Moreira	2
9	Real Steel	S Yeoh	Zaki	3
8	Super Captain	Khoo	Chavez	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
13	MEXBOROUGH BOY	T Kieser	B Vorster	1
	(2 br.nz.g Keep The Faith - Manzie De Lago by Encosta De Lago)
1	Stormy Along	O'Hara	G Cheyne	2
12	Thumping	H Takaoka	A Munro	3
4	Jonathan	L Laxon	C Brown	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M
10	SERGEANT PEPPER	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
	(4 br.a.g Danzero - Done That by Centaine)
5	World War	Khoo	A Munro	2
1	Irish Rebel	M Walker	M Nunes	3
3	What's Dat	C Brown	J Moreira	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
2	SUPER STAR	Khoo	K A'Isisuhairi	1
	(5 b.a.g Happy Giggle - Sixteen Candles by Northern Drake)
6	Super Lucky	D Kok	T See	2
7	Qui Est La	D Kok	Zaki	3
1	Seasons Wonder	D Hill	L Q Kek	4

5	CLASS 4 - 2200M
9	INCREDIBLE HULK	Z L Mok	I Santana	1
	(8 b.am.g Silic - Ethandune by Topsider)
6	Cartago	B Dean	Z Zuriman	2
1	The Great Grey	S Gray	M Nunes	3
10	Alvito	D Koh	Au	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1200M
5	THRUST	S Burridge	C Brown	1
	(3 br.a.g Shaft - Curragh Star by Raami)
1	My Brother	P Shaw	H Amin	2
14	Wonder General	D Kok	I Santana	3
7	Zac Command	M Walker	J Moreira	4

7	KRANJI STAKES A - 1200M
2	GOAL KEEPER	T Kieser	D Beasley	1
	(4 b.a.g Untouchable - My Cousin Rachel by Kampala)
4	Masthead	M Freedman	J Moreira	2
3	Makkura	L Laxon	B Vorster	3
7	Benji's Empire	S Burridge	K A'Isisuhairi	4

8	CLASS 3 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
2	PETRENUI	B Dean	C Brown	1
	(3 b.a.g Bletchley Park - Givem Heaps by Second Empire)
8	California Eagle	D Kok	J Moreira	2
5	One Smart Cat	S Baertschiger	Z Zuriman	3
11	Zafonic Star	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

9	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M
3	MEAISIN	B Dean	K A'Isisuhairi	1
	(5 b.nz.g Zabeel - Rationable by Housebuster)
5	Funca	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
1	To Be Remembered	L Laxon	J Moreira	3
12	Victory Wings	Khoo	I Santana	4