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Dash Of Class in Golden Horseshoe event

SINGAPORE: May 8, 2015

DASH OF CLASS holds off another outsider SACRED ARMY for
an upset win - SNTC photo

The penultimate Leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe two-year-old series was a display of class for the aptly-named DASH OF CLASS at Kranji here tonight.

After a first-up fifth last month, the Australian gelding showed a swift turn of foot when he came from a long way back at the home bend to win drawing away in the Magic Million National Yearling Sale Stakes (1000m) on the polytrack.

DASH OF CLASS was not fancied in the betting and he paid $188 for a win.

"He went all right at his first start, but I thought he would improve tonight," said trainer Brian Dean. "He’s a horse who probably goes better when he is not crowded and it was a good thing he was caught wide and finished on the outside."

The win gave jockey Erasmus Aslam his first trophy at Kranji. "We had a bit of luck. He made a mess of his start and we had no other choice but to get back," he said.

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

1	MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	FAST RICH	M Walker	R Shafiq	1
	(3 b.nz.g Iffraaj - Miss Downey by Colonel Collins)
11	Young Lady	HK Tan	R Rueven	2
5	Super Joy	HW Tan	Chavez	3
3	Jubilation	S Baertschiger	J Powell	4

2	INITIATION - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
10	NOVA WARRIOR	ZL Mok	M Nunes	1
	(3 br.nz.g Bachelor Duke - Muppy by Snaadee)
4	Katagas	L Laxon	B Vorster	2
14	Red Ant	ZL Mok	J See	3
7	Dragon Bobo	HW Tan	Y See	4

	MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL YEARLING SALE STAKES
3	2YO OPEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
2	DASH OF CLASS	B Dean	Aslam	1
	(2 b.a.g Artie Schiller - Crown Ruby by Rubiton)
10	Sacred Army	L Laxon	M Rodd	2
6	Fine Choice	M Walker	M Nunes	3
1	Aloha	HW Tan	C Newitt	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1900M (POLYTRACK)
1	ALASAMO	M Freedman	CW Brown	1
	(4 b.nz.g Alamosa - Mumbai by Lord Ballina)
4	Super Joe	P Shaw	N Juglall	2
2	Iking	M Walker	R Shafiq	3
5	Puaska	S Gray	M Nunes	4

5	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	DRAGON KING	HW Tan	T See	1
	(5 br.a.g Danerich - Lady Of The South by Catrail)
3	Dreamcatcher	M Walker	R Shafiq	2
4	Warspirit	HW Tan	TH Koh	3
8	Wow	S Baertschiger	J Powell	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
1	WONDERFUL ERA	L Dragon	R Shafiq	1
	(3 b.a.g Northern Meteor - Easy Tee by Lil E. Tee)
7	Grand Paris	D Koh	Woodworth	2
4	Ready Fortune	M Walker	M Nunes	3
12	Ninth Avenue	S Lam	S John	4

7	CLASS 3 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
11	BLUE DIAMOND	HW Tan	M Nunes	1
	(4 b.a.g Tale Of The Cat - Mighty Atalanta by Mighty Avalanche)
8	Lively Dragon	S Yeoh	Saifudin	2
6	Eatons Gold	M Walker	R Shafiq	3
1	Black Fiery	T Kieser	A Munro	4

8	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11	MAREA NEGRO	H Takaoka	K A'Isisuhairi	1
	(4 b.j.m Black Tide - Simple The Best by Thunder Gulch)
2	Royal Style	ZL Mok	Chavez	2
1	Ocean General	HK Tan	TH Koh	3
3	Tip Of Borneo	L Laxon	R Rueven	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
2	SEBAS	T Kieser	A Munro	1
	(3 b.a.g Exceed And Excel - Libidinious by Jugah)
3	Clip The Ticket	C Brown	R Shafiq	2
5	Golden Tomahawk	M Freedman	C Newitt	3
8	Duty Free	O'Hara	Saifudin	4