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Champ De Souza back with a double

KUALA LUMPUR: Aug 12, 2017

Jose De Souza resumed riding here at Sungei Besi today after a suspension, and quickly made up for lost time with a first-up win on DRAGON WALK in the opening event.

The Brazilian then wound up the 11-race programme with another success on AUGUSTA.

Two-time Singapore winner has struggled to find his winning form after re-starting his career in Malaysia since October followed a 12-month layoff.

But the seven-year-old has been placed in four of his last five starts and with De Souza riding him for the first time, was installed joint-favourite in the Class 5 - 1200m contested.

And the champion jockey had to be at his very best to land the gelding a nose ahead of outsider ROCK AND STONE.

AUGUSTA, unplaced in all his previous 15 starts in Singapore and Malaysia, also had to battle to score by a head.

Both DRAGON WALK and AUGUSTA were trained by Richard Lines who also saddled three other winners in the programme.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
7	DRAGON WALK	R Lines	J De Souza	1
	(7 ch.a.g Mutawaajid - Sweet Misery by Tayasu Tsuyoshi)
9	Rock And Stone	PS Kumaran	AM Aizat	2
11	Teen Angel	R Lines	Anandan	3
5	Blademsieter	Maynard	TK Barnabas	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1200M
5	FLYING NEKO	S Dunderdale	Anandan	1
	(7 ch.a.g Tale Of The Cat - Coogee Beach by Fusaichi Pegasus)
13	Brilliant Star	L Moy	Zairi	2
4	D'Great Vulture	R Lines	SU Lim	3
6	Shahpur Jat	Danis	M Hanif	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1200M
9	D'GREAT RICH	R Lines	KC Wong	1
	(5 b.a.m Ruwi - Senora Vega by Rock Of Gibraltar)
7	One For All	Danis	M Hanif	2
13	Equally Optimistic	Robert	Goon	3
4	Dawn Of The World	S Dunderdale	AK Lim	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1200M
5	BIRRALEE ROAD	L Moy	A Nawawi	1
	(10 ch.a.g Tough Speed - Aliandra by Aliocha)
12	D'Great Wall	R Lines	J De Souza	2
8	Soon I Will	L Moy	Aify	3
1	Ami Eleven	R Lines	L De Souza	4

5	CLASS 3 - 1200M
3	TIDAL WAVE	Maynard	S Ruzaini	1
	(6 br.a.g Ukok Warrior - Carmemgetit by Show A Heart)
6	Taffetas	R Lines	Anandan	2
7	Stick Seeker	L Moy	Sofhan	3
8	Mister Miyagi	Maynard	AM Aizat	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1200M
9	GAZOO	Danis	Sofhan	1
	(7 b.a.g Zizou - Macedon Mayhem by Picnicker)
5	Avanti	Maynard	AM Aizat	2
2	Trumps Up	L Moy	W Faizal	3
11	Lim's Mirage	BT Lim	HS Gill	4

7	CLASS 4 - 1200M
2	HAPPY SIXTYSIX	Maynard	AM Aizat	1
	(6 b.a.g Econsul - Miss Finch by Al Maher)
8	Bukit Subang	PS Kumaran	AK Lim	2
1	Star Choice	Maynard	M Hanif	3
7	D'Great Spirit	Maynard	KC Wong	4

8	METRO A (SW) - 1700M
6	SEA WORLD	R Lines	S Zulfikri	1
	(7 ch.a.g Spinning World - Five Straight by King Of Kings)
9	Sunny	S Dunderdale	AK Lim	2
4	Justice World	Maynard	KC Wong	3
5	Mr Armstrong	Maynard	S Ruzaini	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1200M
11	RIGHTEO	Thwaites	WK Lee	1
	(8 b.nz.g Coats Choice - O'Right by O'Reilly)
1	Wow	L Moy	W Faizal	2
9	US Dollar	SB Tan	D Chong	3
3	Aud Dollar	SB Tan	Anandan	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1200M
8	MORE POWER	R Lines	L De Souza	1
	(6 gr.a.m Ruwi - Winter Magic by Tabkir)
10	Mr Epic	PS Kumaran	AM Aizat	2
2	Street Of London	L Moy	Zairi	3
3	Polo Boy	WC Lim	AK Lim	4

11	CLASS 5 - 1200M
6	AUGUSTA	R Lines	J De Souza	1
	(5 ch.a.g Any Given Saturday - Fuss by At Talaq)
4	Uncle Glory	Wong	Goon	2
8	Vagabond	PS Kumaran	Anandan	3
10	Pure Rabid	L Moy	Aify	4