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K-Pop delivers first win for Korean breds

PENANG: May 4, 2013

K-POP holds off KINGFIGHTER for his maiden win

K-POP made history when he became the first Korean bred to win a race in the local circuit when successful in a Class 4 - 1700m handicap here today.

Ridden by promising apprentice Amirul Ismail, the four-year-old disputed the early lead with two other runners.

Last-start winner SPEED MAN kicked clear passing the 800m and was five lengths clear at one stage. K-POP moved up to second at the top of the straight and began to close the gap.

Hitting the front 200m out, K-POP then held off the challenge of another last-start winner KINGFIGHTER to win by one and a quarter lengths.

K-POP had raced four times over sprint distances for a second last month and was going over a bit of distance for the first time today which he clearly appreciated.

K-POP is among a batch of three horses from Korea which landed in November 2011 for MAS Stable. Six more horses from Korea have also arrived since.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1600M
1	WU JIN	S H Tan	S L Lam	1
	(8 blk.a.h Waterford Road - Bestori by Vettori)
8	Happy Surpriser	K K Loh	L Ho	2
9	Soviet Sniper	R Lines	M Helmy	3
6	Keep The Time	B Ng	Wepner	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1600M
11	LITTLE RAINFOREST	M H Wee	K Y Yap	1
	(4 b.a.g Magic Albert - Arthur's Lass by Unduplicated)
1	Ace Amigo	Noordin	Wepner	2
6	Glory Betting	D Miller	J Shankar	3
3	Eternal Win	S H Tan	H K Cheng	4

3	RESTRICTED MAIDEN (HOME BASED) - 1300M
4	BLACK SEQUALO	S H Tan	S L Lam	1
	(3 br.a.g Sequalo - Sale Eve by General Nediym)
1	Happy Melang	S H Tan	Wepner	2
2	Don'tstopbelieving	S H Tan	J Shankar	3
6	Ghost Hearted	J Tan	Z Khairil	4

4	CLASS 3 - 1700M
2	VOLPISTA	T Gillespie	J Shankar	1
	(7 b.brz.g Golden Voyager - La Mari by New Colony)
8	America Seal	B T Lim	Azhar	2
4	Samurai Phoenix	B Ng	Salee	3
3	Legend	Robert	Wepner	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1700M
10	K-POP	P Lee	I Amirul	1
	(4 b.kor.g Vicar - Chosan by Pro For Sure)
6	Kingfighter	N Azman	A Ng	2
1	Such A Good Time	M H Wee	K Y Yap	3
11	Speed Man	J Tan	S Shafrizal	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1600M
3	MID SUN	N Azman	K C Tham	1
	(6 b.nz.g One Cool Cat - Strawberry Affair by Star Way)
9	Incredible General	H S Lim	F Yusoff	2
12	Hyper Power	Wong	Sani	3
7	Black Magic Woman	J Tan	S Shafrizal	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1600M
6	KAKA	S H Tan	S L Lam	1
	(8 b.a.g Short Of Thunder - Swingers Club by Naturalism)
2	Honest Beng	S H Tan	J Shankar	2
12	Emperor Qian Long	Noordin	A Nawawi	3
14	Mr Magic	H S Lim	Wepner	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1700M
7	ROCKET EXPRESS	P Lee	I Amirul	1
	(5 b.nz.g King Of Danes - Ile De France by Volksraad)
1	Turningold	S H Tan	J Shankar	2
9	Star Of Brazil	K K Loh	Wepner	3
5	Iwa Antilia	N Azman	J Lermyte	4