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A quick winner for Yap after suspension

PENANG: Dec 21, 2013

Jockey Yap Kin Yin returned to the saddle after serving a four-month suspension and quickly made up for lost time to score on THE TIGER in a Class 5 - 1200m sprint here today.

Starting second favourite after a couple of good recent runs, the Australian gelding settled in midfield early and Yap timed his run to perfection to win drawing away by one length and a quarter.

It was THE TIGER's maiden win 12 starts.

Racegoers were treated to a thriller in the next race when GALACTIC NEBULA and TUXEDO URCHIN went to the line locked together and a dead-heat for declared.

Richard Lines won three consecutive races to boost his chances of a third consecutive trainer's championship. The three winners took his tally to 42 for the season, four ahead of Johnny Lim, with just three racing days left.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
9	BLACK AHEAD	J Tan	HS Gill	1
	(4 b.a.g Lonhro - Kisses by A King by Desert King)
3	Honest Man	D Miller	H Yang	2
2	Grand Ello	PK Leong	J Shankar	3
14	Sapphire Star	S Shanmugam	Wepner	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1200M
6	THE TIGER	S Shanmugam	KY Yap	1
	(4 ch.a.g Good Journey - Gold Leaf by Woodman)
3	Ace Amigo	Danis	S Rosmizan	2
1	Flying Horse	Robert	R Jasmin	3
11	Triple Kwan	Robert	K Eirwan	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1200M
4	GALACTIC NEBULA	T Yeoh	Aify	1
	(6 b.a.g Johannesburg - Midnight by Mark Of Esteem)
8	TUXEDO URCHIN	S Shanmugam	KY Yap	1
	(7 b.a.g Good Journey - Our Egyptian Raine by Desert Sun)
3	Cash Man	Danis	S Rosmizan	3
12	Local Glory	WC Lim	AK Lim	4
	*Dead-heat for 1st

4	MAIDEN - 1300M
3	BLAZING DRAGON	R Lines	R Rueven	1
	(5 ch.nz.g Falkirk - Santa Margherita by Marju)
10	East Gate	J Tan	Woodworth	2
1	Kim Holly	MH Wee	M Ganeesh	3
4	Don'tstopbelieiving	SH Tan	H Yang	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1700M
11	CONCRESCENCE	R Lines	J Shankar	1
	(9 ch.nz.g Istiddaad - Ooh La La by Stylish Century)
3	Opportune Time	R Lines	R Rueven	2
4	Goergie Boy	N Azman	Azhar	3
7	Speed Rocket	J Tan	HS Gill	4

6	CLASS 4 - 1100M
4	GOLD PYRAMID	R Lines	S Zulfikri	1
	(6 ch.a.g Snitzel - Encarta by Westminster)
8	Black Viscount	SH Tan	J Shankar	2
12	Big Fortune	J Tan	K Eirwan	3
1	Chateauneuf Dupape	R Lines	J Low	4

7	CLASS 4 - 1100M
9	PRIME MOVER	MH Wee	R Rueven	1
	(5 ch.a.rig Strategic - Paillasse by Octagonal)
2	Longma	T Gillespie	Aify	2
10	Cizen Gift	SH Tan	J Shankar	3
7	Speed Flying	J Tan	J Low	4