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Mr Hanks bags Juvenile Championship

SINGAPORE: Jul 30, 2017

MR HANKS holds off the challenge of IFFRAGAL to win the Juvenile
Championship - SNTC photo

Beaten favourite in the Aushorse Golden Horseshoe three weeks ago, MR HANKS quickly made amends to win the Juvenile Championship here today.

The Group 2 event for two-year-olds was run for the first time over 1400m this year.

A runaway winner in his debut last month, a wide draw of 13 in a capacity 16-horse field was cited as the main reason in the gelding's below par performance in the Aushorse Golden Horseshoe.

There was no such disadvantage today. Drawn 3 in a nine-horse field, MR HANKS was briefly in the lead early but jockey Vlad Duric eased him back to settle third behind MAKE U FAMOUS who took up the running.

WHISTLING WIND headed MAKE U FAMOUS making the turn into the straight but was quickly tackled by MR HANKS.

MR HANKS kicked clear at the 200m. IFFRAGAL came charging home in the final 100m but MR HANKS held on to win by a head. BE BEE, winner of the Aushorse Golden Horseshoe could manage only fourth this time.

"This horse tries very hard and I think we saw the real MR HANKS today. The good barrier helped a lot, too," said trainer James Peters.

MR HANKS came to Singapore after chalking up two seconds, a fourth and seventh in the Karaka Million in as many starts in New Zealand. He was second in the listed Murdoch Newell Stakes at Pukekohe.

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

1	MYSTIC MASTER 2016 STAKES
1	KRANJI STAKES D - 1200M
1	DREAM COMES TRUE	D Meagher	O Placais	1
	(3 b/br.nz.g Alamosa - Paint Me A Dream by Deputy Minister)
4	Tales Of Summer	C Brown	M Rodd	2
3	Star Strike	M Walker	R Shafiq	3
9	White Coffee	HW Tan	Chavez	4

2	SUPER ONE 2015 STAKES
2	INITIATION - 1600M
2	REDOUBT	R Le Grange	N Juglall	1
	(3 b.a.g Not A Single Doubt - Bleach by Zabeel)
3	Cai Poh Wang	ZL Mok	O Placais	2
4	New Sensation	S Baertschiger	J Powell	3
10	Ace Harbour	R Le Grange	B Vorster	4

3	AFFLECK 2014 STAKES
3	CLASS 4 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
3	MARINE TREASURE	S Baertschiger	J Powell	1
	()
1	Biraz	J Peters	Chavez	2
9	River Gold	ZL Mok	Zaki	3
6	Legendary Sun	D Koh	CC Wong	4

4	WAR AFFAIR 2013 STAKES
4	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
12	REFRESH	D Kok	CC Wong	1
	(2 b.nz.g Rock 'N' Pop - Wahaha by Starvinsky)
2	Boy Wonder	L Laxon	M Nunes	2
3	Sahaba	J Saimee	Chavez	3
14	Venus De Milo	M Walker	D David	4

5	RISING EMPIRE 2012 STAKES
5	CLASS 5 - 1400M
6	GREATBALLS OF FIRE	S Burridge	M Rodd	1
	(5 b/br.a.g Casino Prince - Mandalina by Fasliyev)
13	Tenma	L Dragon	B Vorster	2
12	Archer Company	B Marsh	N Juglall	3
2	Muscular Dragon	HW Tan	O Placais	4

6	MR BIG 2011 STAKES
6	KRANJI STAKES A - 1400M
8	MR FANTASTIC	R Le Grange	B Vorster	1
	(5 b.saf.g Jet Master - Jalberry by Jallad)
1	Majestic Moments	R Le Grange	N Juglall	2
6	Hip Hip Hooray	M Clements	M Nunes	3
3	Emperor's Banquet	R Le Grange	V Duric	4

7	SINGAPORE YI TI XIU CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
7	CLASS 4 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
10	GROUND CONTROL	M Clements	M Nunes	1
	(4 b.nz.g Red Giant - Melroy by Commands)
6	Gold Hill	C Brown	I Amirul	2
4	Super Tycoon	R Le Grange	B Vorster	3
12	Spur Me On	M Clements	D David	4

8	JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIP
8	2YO (SW) - 1400M
2	MR HANKS	J Peters	V Duric	1
	(2 b.nz.g Showcasing - Zafonique by Bigstone)
9	Iffragal	R Le Grange	Chavez	2
4	Ferocious	M Walker	R Shafiq	3
1	Be Bee	S Baertschiger	J Powell	4

9	GINGERBREAD MAN 2010 STAKES
9	KRANJI STAKES C - 1600M
11	GOLAZO	H Takaoka	D David	1
	(4 ch.j.g Screen Hero - Fuji Blue Heart by Chief Bearhart)
10	Chairman	L Laxon	M Nunes	2
7	Sun Hoplites	D Koh	CC Wong	3
8	Certainly	C Brown	M Rodd	4

10	MEXICAN ROSE 2009 STAKES
10	BENCHMARK 67 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
10	CHALAZA	S Burridge	G Boss	1
	(4 b.nz.g Road To Rock - Miss Faberge by Unistov)
3	Unconquered	L Laxon	V Duric	2
2	Conflight	HW Tan	Chavez	3
9	Nova Warrior	HW Tan	Zaki	4
12	Soldado	S Baertschiger	H Syafiq	4
	*Dead-heat for 4th