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Sebrose gets maiden win in stewards' room

SINGAPORE: Jun 27, 2014

HIGHER SOUL (No. 10) finishes a head in front of SEBROSE
but lost the race in the stewards' room - SNTC photo

There was high drama in the Restricted Maiden - 1400m sprint when odds-on favourite SEBROSE was beaten a head by HIGHER SOUL after the pair had gone stride-for-stride for the final 300m of the event.

But as soon as the riders returned to scale, the siren went off after Manoel Nunes, the rider of SEBROSE, lodged a protest for interference by the winner.

The objection was upheld, to the delight of the many backers of SEBROSE who had found one to beat in his last two starts from his first three runs.

"I fell behind by half-a-length when she (HIGHER SOUL) bumped me. My horse fought back and lost by a head. He should have won more easily," said Nunes.

A lot is expected of SEBROSE, who was passed in at NZ$125,000 at the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale but was eventually bought by David Ellis for A$230,000 at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale in Australia.

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

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1400M
14	VON SNITZEL	M Walker	L Allpress	1
	(5 b/br.a.g Snitzel - Lumir by Encosta De Lago)
7	Can't Touch Me	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
10	Grand Vitess	S Gray	Y Ruazili	3
1	Affirmation	M Walker	M Nunes	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
1	SEBROSE	M Walker	M Nunes	1
	(3 ch.a.g Sebring - Bramble Rose by Shinko King)
10	Higher Soul	H Takaoka	A Munro	2
6	Orion	S Gray	CW Brown	3
8	Brother Bay	B Dean	D Beasley	4

3	2YO STAKES (SW) - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
1	CASTOR	D Kok	T See	1
	(2 b.a.g Greenwood Lake - Genes by Grand Lodge)
2	Exceed Express	L Laxon	D Beasley	2
12	Wimbledon	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
4	Art Of War	HW Tan	WL Tan	4

4	MAIDEN - 1200M
11	LIVE WELL	ZL Mok	A Munro	1
	(4 b.a.g Holy Roman Emperor - With Good Grace by Indian Ridge)
3	Lucky Lion	S Gray	M Nunes	2
4	Moonbeam Dazzler	S Yeoh	Zaki	3
10	Fahla Fahla	S Chua	KT Cheng	4

5	BENCHMARK 89 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
3	PERFECT CHARGER	HW Tan	J See	1
	(4 b/br.nz.g One Cool Cat - Dawninsky by Stravinsky)
5	Sure Win	M Freedman	M Nunes	2
1	Hard Stuff	M Yusof	TH Koh	3
8	Farrand	D Kok	TR Barnabas	4

6	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1400M
9	GYPSY STAR	HK Tan	J See	1
	(5 b.a.m Rock Of Glbraltar - Sea Gypsy by Rahy)
7	Qualitase	S Chua	K A'Isisuhairi	2
5	Winning Star	Khoo	N Shahrul	3
3	Bankers Call	S Gray	CW Brown	4

7	KRANJI STAKES A - 1400M
11	GOLD RUTILE	H Takaoka	A Munro	1
	(6 b.j.m Gold Halo - Printemps Charme by Northern Taste)
7	Speedy Cat	Khoo	M Nunes	2
4	Born To Fly	S Gray	R Shafiq	3
9	Slew of Lode	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
13	POWERFUL FIGHTER	HW Tan	Z Zuriman	1
	(3 b/br.a.g Written Tycoon - Superb Choice by Choisir)
5	Bay Of Island	S Gray	Y Ruzaili	2
2	On Twistter	T Kieser	A Munro	3
7	Brilliant Power	S Chua	M Nunes	4

9	BENCHMARK 67 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
5	BELLWETHER	M Freedman	CW Brown	1
	(3 br.a.g Bel Esprit - Final Act by Came Home)
7	Exquisitely Sweet	B Dean	R Zawari	2
10	Good Buddy	ZL Mok	HK Cheng	3
6	Caiyaya	L Dragon	Saifudin	4