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City Lad too smart in Yew Yee Classic Stakes

SINGAPORE: Jul 4, 2014

CITY LAD coasting to an easy win in the Yew Tee Classic
Stakes - SNTC photo

Twice last year, CITY LAD came close to winning a Singapore Group 1 event in the Patrons' Bowl and Kranji Mile.

And after enduring 18 months without success, the Elusive City gelding finally returned to the winning enclosure, and earned his first group win in the Group 3 S$150,000 Yew Tee Classic Stakes over 1800m at Kranji here tonight.

Despite his lack of recent success, CITY LAD was backed down to $6 on the win tote against six rivals.

With leading jockey Manoel Nunes on board, CITY LAD stayed just off the pace early before throwing out his challenge and proved too good for his rivals, winning drawing away by three and a quarter lengths.

It was the sixth win in 37 starts for CITY LAD and his first beyond 1600m. "If I could get him to relax, I was always confident he would see out the trip," said Nunes who ended the evening winning six of the nine races on the card.

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

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
4	SACRED CROWN	M Yusof	N Juglall	1
	(4 b.a.g Beautiful Crown - Stirred by Langfuhr)
3	Pegasus Victory	O'Hara	K A'Isisuhairi	2
8	Follow The King	B Dean	Aslam	3
6	Happy Forever	HW Tan	R Shafiq	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
8	SNITZEL SPIRIT	M Freedman	M Nunes	1
	(2 ch.a.c Snitzel - Gifted Spirit by Thunder Gulch)
11	Invincible Man	Khoo	L Allpress	2
6	Flamboyant	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
12	Matador	P Shaw	I Santana	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
5	DRAGON FORCE	M Yusof	D Beasley	1
	(3 b.nz.g Postponed - Trudy Tee by Chief Bearhart)
3	Neutrinos	T Kieser	B Vorster	2
1	Golden Mission	M Clements	M Nunes	3
4	Excavator	ZL Mok	J See	4

4	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1600M
1	BIG HARVEST	D Koh	M Nunes	1
	(4 ch.a.g Husson - Summer Flight by Danehill)
3	Ready Fortune	M Walker	R Shafiq	2
12	Triple Goals	ZL Mok	J See	3
2	Big Surprise	D Kok	M Ewe	4

5	KRANJI STAKES C - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
6	SAND LANE	C Brown	M Nunes	1
	(5 b.nz.g Sandtrap - Tivoli Lane by Lowell)
3	Peace No War	M Freedman	A Munro	2
8	Maple Star	L Dragon	J Powell	3
2	Honest Truth	T Kieser	Soo	4

6	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
8	JET SET	B Dean	Aslam	1
	(4 br.a.g Old Deuteronomy - Raks Belladi by Traditionally)
3	Zac Gallant	M Walker	M Nunes	2
9	Abyss	B Dean	T See	3
1	Fuku's Pet	ZL Mok	J See	4

	YEW TEE CLASSIC STAKES
7	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (CW) - 1800M
1	CITY LAD	D Koh	M Nunes	1
	(5 b.nz.g Elusive City - Snuff by Deputy Governor)
2	Blue Lion	S Baertschiger	Kellady	2
6	Fat Kiddy	HK Tan	Sam	3
3	Tangible Assets	H Takaoka	A Munro	4

8	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1600M
2	DANNY	L Laxon	M Nunes	1
	(6 b.nz.g Elvstroem - Zino Belle by Success Express)
2	Brad	L Laxon	A Munro	2
3	Can't Touch Me	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
1	Bankers Call	S Gray	K A'Isisuhairi	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
4	REACH FOR THE SUN	D Koh	M Nunes	1
	(3 b.a.g California Dane - Aspirant by Native Aspen)
9	Kaiser Bright	H Takaoka	A Munro	2
8	Work Ahead	HW Tan	Saifudin	3
6	Kazuo	M Clements	TR Barnabas	4