Fairway's Turf Online

Apprentice Wong the Star Quality in Ipoh

IPOH: Nov 15, 2015

STAR QUALITY won the Open set-weight event over 1400m here today to become the most improved and most successful galloper of the season.

Back in January, the Australian gelding was still racing and winning in Class 5.

Three more wins in Class 4 later, STAR QUALITY caused a bit of a surprise when he finished second to LITTLEBOYOFJOY in the Perak Derby (2400m). Then came another splendid second (to DEVONSHIRE) in the Piala Emas Sultan Selangor in June.

With the suspension of racing in late August, STAR QUALITY had to wait until today to return to action and he made it count with another winning display, his fifth of the season and sixth lifetime success.

STAR QUALITY was the final of a splendid hat-trick by apprentice Wong Kam Chong who now ranks second only to Jose De Souza in terms of the number of wins for the season.

Beginning this year, there will be no MRA championship as jockey licences are issued by the respective clubs.

Wong's hat-trick brought his tally to 37 for the season, only two short of De Souza's total. In his maiden season last tear, Wong rode 14 winners.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1600M
9	THUNDER WIND	Pereira	T Krisna	1
	(5 ch.am.h Thunder Gulch - Cash Flow by Gilded Time)
4	Rocket Express	I Ismadi	I Amirl	2
14	Nonemoredeserving	KL Chong	CK Tan	3
7	Good Gift	Wong	J Shankar	4

2	CLASS 4 - 1600M
4	GLORY AGE	P Lee	M Khoody	1
	(7 ch.a.g Jet Spur - Kathleen by Zabeel)
6	April Rain	P Lee	F Yap	2
3	Cast King	PK Leong	SU Lim	3
8	Royal Green	K Coetzee	J Shankar	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1600M
5	JOYFUL	PK Leong	KC Tham	1
	(7 b.nz.g Howbaddouwantit - Maplewood by Oregon)
3	More Than Words	P Lee	KP Lim	2
9	Legal Lord	K Coetzee	J Shankar	3
11	Aprobacion	P Lee	M Khoody	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1100M STR
8	MONEY MAKES MONEY	PK Leong	KC Wong	1
	(7 b.a.g Commands - Heather by Grand Lodge)
6	Power Wind	Hoy	Yan	2
2	La Quinta	Seet	AK Lim	3
5	Empire Bay	Seet	KC Tham	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1100M STR
4	HELLO SAYANG	KL Chong	KC Wong	1
	(4 b/br.a.m War Chant - Silvercup Baby by American Chance)
6	Here Comes Thunder	Wong	Yan	2
5	Dawn Prospect	Seet	L Ho	3
2	Why Like That	Pereira	AK Lim	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1000M
6	VELLFIRE	K Coetzee	J Shankar	1
	(9 b/br.a.g Shamardal - Angel Of The South by Agnes World)
1	Onwats App	I Ismadi	Razali	2
5	Rumpelstiltskin	I Ismadi	I Amirul	3
12	Hollywood Boy	S Shanmugam	M Hanif	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1000M
1	FLUTZ	Hoy	P Mogun	1
	(6 b.a.g Dubawi - Port Righ by Spectrum)
5	Luck Alot	N Azman	CT Lee	2
3	Silver And Gold	E Breukelen	SU Lim	3
4	Hennessy Dragon	S Shanmugam	S Thai Yang	4

8	OPEN - 1400M
12	STAR QUALITY	KL Chong	KC Wong	1
	(5 br.a.g Flying Pegasus (AUS) - Academy Royale by Royal Academy)
9	Intention	Seet	KC Tham	2
2	Littlebitofjoy	I Ismadi	I Amirul	3
3	Black And White	Wong	M Hanif	4

9	CLASS 5 - 1400M
6	GOOD TASTE	PK Leong	Wan	1
	(5 b.a.g Azevedo - Avanti Rossa by Testa Rossa)
2	Zhan Shen	Hoy	Yan	2
1	Pot Black	I Ismadi	I Amirul	3
8	Marini Waltz	Pereira	L Ho	4

10	CLASS 5 - 1400M
6	EXCELLENT GOAL	Wong	M Hanif	1
	(9 ch.nz.g Black Minnaloushe - Miss Sacha by Kaapstad)
2	El Comandante	KL Chong	KC Wong	2
5	Sea Butterfly	P Lee	Chuah	3
3	Jetstar Eagle	Seet	KC Tham	4