Fairway's Turf Online

Hanafi lands first win with Haytham

SINGAPORE: Oct 20, 2017

HANAFI pilots HAYTHAM to victory for his first win - SNTC photo

It has not taken apprentice Hanafi Noorman long to land his first winner in Singapore after his six-month stint in New Zealand where he rode four times for two seconds.

Last week, Hanafi came close to making his breakthrough when beaten into second place on JACKS SECRET in his second ride at Kranji.

But tonight, the 26-year-old made no mistake on the favourite HAYTHAM in the Benchmark 52 - 1000m sprint on the polytrack.

Hanafi settled HAYTHAM second behind the pacemaker MASTERMIND before taking over in the home stretch to win comfortably by 1 1/2 lengths. It was the second win in 12 starts for the gelding.

"I feel great I rode that first winner. I actually knew that horse in New Zealand as I won a trial on him by seven lengths," said Hanafi. "He is pretty strong. I just sat and did my own thing, and it feels so great and it’s also a relief."

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

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
6	SHE'S THE ONE	M Walker	V Duric	1
	(4 br.nz.m Murtajill - Forbetterforworse by Dubawi)
7	The One	D Kok	M Nunes	2
5	Big Guardian	O'Hara	N Juglall	3
8	Giorgio	O'Hara	T See	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
4	NOWYOUSEE	R Le Grange	N Juglall	1
	(3 b/br.nz.g O'Reilly - Fabulist by Savabeel)
5	Raheeb	J Saimee	V Duric	2
7	Wild Bee	CT Kuah	S Noh	3
1	Arc Triumph	J Peters	A Munro	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
5	BLACK SWAN	S Burridge	M Rodd	1
	(5 ch.a.g Sebring - Only Words by End Sweep)
7	Big Banker	HW Tan	O Placais	2
9	Danger Zone	H Takaoka	D David	3
10	Golden Thunder	CT Kuah	CK Ng	4

4	BENCHMARK 52 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
4	HAYTHAM	M Walker	N Hanafi	1
	(4 b.nz.g Savabeel - A La Votre - Volksraad)
5	Preferred	T Kieser	R Shafiq	2
1	Lucky Six	L Dragon	A Munro	3
8	Leonardo	HK Tan	M Ewe	4

5	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
3	BONJOUR BOB	CT Kuah	Juglall	1
	(6 b.ir.g Big Bad Bob - Petite Cherie by Fasliyev)
2	Military Alliance	CT Kuah	C Grylls	2
1	Powerful As Wind	Khoo	V Duric	3
5	Balkan Challenger	L Dragon	A Munro	4

6	KRANJI STAKES A - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
3	NOVA SWISS	HW Tan	M Nunes	1
	(4 ch.nz.g Swiss Ace - Asciano Miss by Jet Spur)
5	Distinctive Darci	M Walker	R Shafiq	2
2	Spanish Bay	J Peters	N Juglall	3
7	Good News	HK Tan	T See	4

7	CLASS 3 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
4	ELITE STAR	S Baertschiger	M Nunes	1
	(5 b.nz.g Pins - Chico by High Chaparral)
5	Kratos	C Brown	M Rodd	2
2	Golden Tomahawk	M Clements	R Shafiq	3
3	Anonymous	J Saimee	S Noh	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
3	OLYMPIAN EAGER	D Kok	V Duric	1
	(5 b.a.h I Am Invincible - Laughter by O'Reilly)
4	Hoshiko	ZL Mok	WS Chan	2
1	Crazy Dreams	HK Tan	Woodworth	3
10	Bigdinero	O'Hara	T See	4