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Gutsy win by Joe Czarina in Sprint Trophy

PENANG: Aug 17, 2014

JOE CZARINA leads BALOTELLI and GOOD BABY (on rails) home in the Swettenham Stud Sprint Trophy

A delighted Yan Weng Kuan returns to scale on JOE CZARINA

JOE CZARINA rose rapidly through the ranks to record his first major win in the Sultan Gold Vase in Ipoh last year.

Today, the Australian seven-year-old cemented his reputation with another gutsy display in the RM500,000 Swettenham Stud Sprint Trophy (1400m) at his home base Penang.

Ridden by jockey Yan Weng Kuan, JOE CZARINA was well back in the early running, then had to look for a run on the inside of horses making the turn into the straight.

The promising BALOTELLI, meanwhile, disputed the early lead and was well clear at the top of the straight. But he drifted out under pressure and JOE CZARINA made his challenge on his inside at the 200m and went on to win by three-quarter of a length with BALOTELLI fighting back close home to hold on to second placing.

GOOD BABY, who won this race last year, finished strongly on the rails to claim third placing in a capacity field of 16 runners.

It was the 10th win in 37 starts for JOE CZARINA who was bought for A$85,000 by the Penang Turf Club at the Horses In Training Sale.

For jockey Yan, it was his biggest ever win.

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

	DONCASTER BLOODSTOCK SALES TROPHY
1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
14	OIL TOWN CAPTAIN	SH Tan	CC Wong	1
	(6 b.nz.g Captain Rio - Tarred N' Gold by Manntari)
4	Lucky Money	HS Lim	CK Ng	2
6	Chinese Street	PK Leong	J Shankar	3
11	Speed Train	Robert	Aify	4

	SHARON FORRESTER-JONES RACING GROUP TROPHY
2	CLASS 5 - 1700M
10	LA FAMILIA	SH Tan	J Shankar	1
	(4 b.a.g Casino Prince - Rosie's Sunset by Woodman)
11	Esperanza	J Tan	WT Chung	2
5	Smarty Eye	J Tan	Azhar	3
8	Coconut	SH Tan	J De Souza	4

	JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TROPHY
3	CLASS 4 - 1700M
8	MOGAN'S PRIDE	HS Lim	CK Ng	1
	(6 b.nz.g Gold Centre - Miss Coppelia by Turbulent Dancer)
7	Happy Melang	SH Tan	Yan	2
6	Luck Dragon	N Azman	KC Tham	3
3	King Faalcon	L Moy	Sofhan	4

	OCK CUP
4	OPEN STAKES A (SW, RTG 60+) - 1600M
1	BEAUTIFUL CHOICE	Wong	J Low	1
	(8 b.m.g Super Istana - Bliss by Serheed)
12	Triple One D'Best	PK Leong	SU Lim	2
11	Wind Of Success	SH Tan	CC Wong	3
5	Happy Thoughts	SH Tan	Yan	4

	SWETTENHAM STUD SPRINT TROPHY
5	MALAYSIA GROUP 1 (SW) - 1400M
6	JOE CZARINA	SH Tan	Yan	1
	(7 ch.a.g Favelon - Czarina by Royal Academy)
15	Balotelli	HS Lim	F Yap	2
1	Good Baby	CC Ooi	Azhar	3
2	Rush	Wong	J Shankar	4

	TATTERSALLS TROPHY
6	CLASS 4 - 1400M
5	BEYOND WEALTH	KL Chong	KK Chin	1
	(3 b.a.g Mint Lane - Wings Of Alice by Testa Rossa)
2	Stormy Bruce	S Cook	Wepner	2
4	Nothing To Lose	KL Chong	KC Wong	3
3	Alien	CC Ooi	F Yap	4

	MITAVITE CUP
7	COSMO C (SW) - 1100M
5	ANAK PUJUT	B Ng	Salee	1
	(7 blk/br.a.g Real Jester - Divine Destiny by Second Empire)
1	Military Attack	Danis	J De Souza	2
2	Pied Piper	SH Tan	Yan	3
9	Speed Flying	J Tan	J Low	4

	OAK TREE FARM TROPHY
8	COSMO C (SW) - 1100M
4	MOVIE GOER	E Breukelen	J De Souza	1
	(7 b.a.g Country Reel - Flawed Logic by Rory's Jester)
12	The Thinker	Wong	F Yap	2
8	Mogan's Pet	HS Lim	CT Lee	3
6	Alex Five O	B Ng	M Hanif	4

	ASCOT FARM TROPHY
9	COSMO C (SW) - 1100M
5	D'CREATOR	K Coetzee	Yusri	1
	(6 b.a.g Stravinsky - Radio Sky by Kreisler)
2	Slipa Vista	N Azman	KC Tham	2
9	Yonlai	SH Tan	CC Wong	3
4	Its Only Money	KL Chong	KK Chin	4