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Favourites flop in 3YO Championship heats

IPOH: Apr 20, 2014

Three-year-olds began their hunt for a place in this year's RM200,000 Malaysian 3YO Championship final to be held later this year with two heats being run here today. But the favourite in both races were soundly beaten.

BIG TSUNAMI, who had a win and three placings from five starts, started even-money but found one to beat in PISCES STAR, beaten by two and a half lengths, over the 1100m straight course.

PISCES STAR had won four of his previous 13 starts but has not tasted success this season.

ACE SURPRISE started the even-money favourite in the next heat over 1200m after winning both his previous two runs but could managed only fourth.

It was the fourth pick in the betting, NOTHING TO LOSE, who triumphed by three-quarter length from the second favourite BALOTELLI.

Two more heats will be staged at Sungei Besi and Penang before the Selangor Turf Club hosts the final on Jun 14.

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

	FROGGIE 1961 HANDICAP
1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
1	BRING IT ON	PK Leong	J Low	1
	(6 gr.a.g State City - Keys To Heaven by Key Business)
10	Si Bravo	KK Loh	L Ho	2
9	Sacred Dew	B Ng	Salee	3
5	Audacious	KL Chong	KC Wong	4

	MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT)
2	3YO (SET WEIGHTS) - 1100M STR
1	PISCES STAR	PK Leong	Wepner	1
	(3 b.a.g Court Command - Lady Asha by Lead On Time)
3	Big Tsunami	S Edwards	J Shankar	2
8	The Thinker	Wong	KK Chin	3
5	Paddy's Park	PK Leong	CK Tan	4

	MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT)
3	3YO (SET WEIGHTS) - 1200M
3	NOTHING TO LOOSE	KL Chong	J Shankar	1
	(3 b.nz.g Fast 'N' Famous - Tete A Tete by No Excuse Needed)
4	Balotelli	HS Lim	S Shafrizal	2
2	Hohoho	KL Chong	KC Wong	3
8	Ace Surprise	Thwaites	Aify	4

	SUNGEI WANG 1964 HANDICAP
4	CLASS 5 - 1600M
11	ORACION	K Coetzee	Yusri	1
	(5 ch.a.g Flying Spur - Formal Combat by Fuji Kiseki)
9	Lucky Comet	KK Loh	Azhar	2
12	Anak Yatim	P Lee	Razali	3
6	Georgie Boy	N Azman	Sani	4

	LOST HORIZON 1963 HANDICAP
5	CLASS 5 - 1600M
2	NINETYFIVE POWER	Hoy	Yan	1
	(6 b.nz.g Ishiguru - Sosweetsofine by Grosvenor)
6	Fire General	PK Leong	J Low	2
12	Mr Magic	P Lee	CK Tan	3
9	September Gold	KL Chong	Chuah	4

	PERAK DERBY
6	MALAYSIAN GROUP 1 (SET WEIGHTS) - 2400M
7	CARBON COPY	S Cook	J Shankar	1
	(5 br.nz.g Volksraad - Mardi Gras by Kaapstad)
8	Raffles Knight	Maynard	K Eirwan	2
13	Miracle Pray	Pereira	Sani	3
10	Hello Good Buy	Maynard	Wepner	4

	NORVAL LAD 1962 HANDICAP
7	CLASS 5 - 1600M
5	MORE THAN WORDS	KL Chong	CK Tan	1
	(3 b.a.g Hard Spun - Glow Baby by Rancho Ruler)
1	King Of The Creek	R Lines	SU Lim	2
3	Anak Kampung	Pereira	J See	3
2	Doctor Wu	Hoy	Yan	4

	WHO KNOWS 1960 HANDICAP
8	CLASS 4 - 1400M
8	ESTEEM POWER	KK Loh	L Ho	1
	(7 br.a.g Towkay - Dolphin Miss by Dolphin Street)
6	Kobe Top Gun	Maynard	J De Souza	2
1	Rough Day	KL Chong	KC Wong	3
2	Yes Club	S Edwards	SC Liew	4