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Emperor Max maintains unbeaten record

SINGAPORE: Feb 23, 2014

EMPEROR MAX (second from eight) leads his rivals home for
his fifth consecutive win - SNTC photo

Despite a big step up in class, EMPEROR MAX conquered some big names to maintain his unbeaten record in Singapore in the Kranji Stakes A - 1200m sprint at Kranji here today.

Winner of two races from five starts in Australia, the gelding won his debut in Class 4, landed a double in Class before accounting for a Benchmark 83 field last time out.

In his biggest test yet today, he was up against MR BIG, GOAL KEEPER, RED BEARD and the champion juvenile of 2013 WAR AFFAIR who was returned to racing after a spell.

But EMPEROR MAX proved too good for them all, winning by one and a quarter lengths ahead of WAR AFFAIR.

"I couldn’t be confident going into the race with so many good horses in it," said trainer Stephen Gray. "But this horse keeps improving all the time."

Lisa Allpress has ridden EMPEROR MAX in all his five wins thus far.

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

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1400M
7	DANGER MONEY	B Marsh	CW Brown	1
	(7 b.a.g King Of Danes - Alquette by Alquoz)
13	Prosperity Star	M Walker	R Shafiq	2
9	Spin Free	S Baertschiger	J Kah	3
1	Fiscal Wings	M Walker	M Nunes	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
6	ABSOLUTELY	C Brown	R Shafiq	1
	(3 b/br.nz.g Coats Prince - Kappadios by Great Charmer)
2	Wasnington Bay	M Freedman	M Nunes	2
1	Gold Line	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
10	Imperious	C Brown	J Kah	4

3	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
3	TAKE IT HOME	M Freedman	S Noh	1
	(4 b.ger.g Shamardal - Take My Hand by Dashing Blade)
4	Good Buddy	D Hill	M Nunes	2
1	Chino Diablo	HK Tan	Sam	3
2	Robert E	S Baertschiger	R Hasri	4

4	INITIATION - 1600M
9	MAREA NEGRO	H Takaoka	TH Koh	1
	(3 b.j.f Black Tide - Simple The Best by Thunder Gulch)
5	Pharma Browne	M Walker	M Nunes	2
2	Flutz	S Gray	L Allpress	3
1	Beauty Admire	C Brown	A Munro	4

5	NOVICE - 1400M
7	TURANGAWAEWAE	L Laxon	CW Brown	1
	(3 b.nz.g Postponed - Magic Daze by Grosvenor)
1	Eagle Storm	B Dean	D Beasley	2
9	Super Voice	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
6	My Brothers Keeper	S Gray	L Allpress	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
5	HEAR ME	S Chua	S John	1
	(9 ch.nz.g Van Nistelrooy - Gordon's by Kaapstad)
11	Dos Equis	O'Hara	I Santana	2
9	Sing A Song	HK Tan	S Noh	3
4	Max Resource	HK Tan	Soo	4

7	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M
10	SOON YI	S Chua	Chavez	1
	(4 b/br.am.g Sightseeing - Colegiada by Southern Halo)
5	Mangatangi	L Laxon	D Beasley	2
1	Luwak Coffee	S Burridge	J Kah	3
4	Golden Curl	S Gray	CW Brown	4

8	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1400M
12	ANGE D'ORIENT	H Takaoka	A Munro	1
	(5 b.j.m Lincoln - Silk Angelica by Abjudicating)
1	Sparkling Star	HW Tan	D Beasley	2
4	Sui Gerenis	Khoo	I Santana	3
5	Enzo	S Chua	S John	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1200M
4	SLEW OF LODE	P Shaw	J Powell	1
	(4 ch.arg.g Lode - Slew Of Reality - Political Ambition)
8	Euro Zone	L Laxon	CW Brown	2
5	Chinese Culture	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
6	Beauty Supreme	C Brown	A Munro	4

10	KRANJI STAKES A - 1200M
6	EMPEROR MAX	S Gray	L Allpress	1
	(4 b.a.g Holy Roman Emperor - Maxerelle by Strategic)
5	War Affair	HW Tan	D Beasley	2
1	Mr Big	M Freedman	S Noh	3
2	Goal Keeper	T Kieser	T See	4

11	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	MAC VOLKS	D Kok	T See	1
	(3 b.nz.g Volksraad - Miz Monroe by Shinko King)
6	Magic Ocean	ZL Mok	M Nunes	2
2	Hero Success	O'Hara	Saifudin	3
4	Probo Chandroso	HW Tan	D Beasley	4

12	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M
1	LET GO LENNI	M Freedman	M Nunes	1
	(4 ch.a.g Stratum - Celebrity Rose by Peintre Celebre)
2	Convict	S Gray	L Allpress	2
5	Lucky Dapper	P Shaw	A Munro	3
7	Beauty Harmony	C Brown	CW Brown	4