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Trainer Lines Ready To Rock the season again

KUALA LUMPUR: Aug 12, 2018

The Selangor Turf Club staged a special race to celebrate the achievement of home-based trainer Richard Lines who emerged as the leading trainer in Malaysia for seven consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2017.

The "Back-To-Back Champ Trophy" was a Metro A set-weight event run over 1600m. And who should win it? Lines himself, of course.

Lines has two runners in the race, READY TO ROCK and SEA WORLD, and it was the former who came from behind to snatch victory by 2 1/4 lengths to complete a winning hat-trick.

The son of Ready's Image has now won five times in 12 starts in Malaysia since coming over from Singapore where he was placed once in nine outins.

Lines, who shared the lead in the table with Frank Maynard with 51 winners going into the meeting, pulled away after saddling four winners in the afternoon.

READY TO ROCK cost A$150,000 at the Horses In Training sale and was a disappointment in Singapore. He has improved by leaps and bounds since crossing the causeway.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1400M
7	GOLDHILL PRINCESS	R Lines	J De Souza	1
	(8 b.a.m Myboycharlie - Who Rang by Shirley Heights)
1	Union Jac	BT Lim	A Zaimuddin	2
12	Street Champ	C Leck	S Ruzaini	3
9	German Speed	BT Lim	HS Gill	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1400M
4	LIM'S SIGNATURE	BT Lim	A Zaimuddin	1
	(5 ch.nz.g Swiss Ace - Honey Gee by Jeune)
1	Take A Bow	L Moy	W Faizal	2
2	Dawn Of The World	S Dunderdale	M Ganeesh	3
11	Perfect Pearl	SY Lim	AM Aizat	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1400M
5	HAPPY DAYZ	C Leck	KC Wong	1
	(5 b.nz.g Pour Moi - Neraan by Elusive Quality)
9	JJ Star	S Dunderdale	J De Souza	2
11	Monte Carlo	PS Kumaran	L De Souza	3
1	Beautiful Baby	SY Lim	J Low	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1400M
7	STAR INVINCIBLE	C Leck	S Ruzaini	1
	(5 b.a.g I Am Invincible - Pure Pleasure by Foreplay)
3	Meizu	BT Lim	HS Gill	2
9	Encosta Zone	S Edwards	Z Khairil	3
8	D'Great Pride	BT Lim	A Zaimuddin	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1400M
1	FIRST PRECINCT	S Dunderdale	J De Souza	1
	(6 br.a.g More Than Ready - Unspoken Choice by Giant's Causeway)
8	Star Strike	SB Tan	Chavez	2
12	High Council	C Leck	S Ruzaini	3
3	Rainbow Fish	R Lines	L De Souza	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1400M
8	CAPTAIN CLASSIQUE	C Leck	SU Lim	1
	(6 b.nz.g Captain Rio - Lady Classique by Stravinsky)
11	Commodore Lincoln	Maynard	Chavez	2
1	Red Sapphire	R Lines	J Low	3
9	Totality	WC Lim	HK Cheng	4

7	NOVICE (SW) - 1400M
1	SUN DANCE	S Dunderdale	J De Souza	1
	(7 b.a.g Onemorenomore - Spurhill by Flying Spur)
9	Dune Saga	SB Tan	R Rueven	2
5	Sangkuriang	SB Tan	Chavez	3
11	Alrina	Hoy	Z Khairil	4

8	BACK-TO-BACK CHAMP TROPHY
8	METRO A (SW) - 1600M
5	READY TO ROCK	R Lines	J De Souza	1
	(5 b.a.g Ready's Image - Pinnacle by Shirley Heights)
1	Listen	SY Lim	AM Aizat	2
9	Sunny	S Dunderdale	M Ganeesh	3
4	Mr Paulandre	S Edwards	J Mallyon	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1400M
1	IDEAL GUIDE	R Lines	J De Souza	1
	(8 b.a.g Red Ransom - Just Dancing by Fusaichi Pegasus)
5	Xzuberance	S Dunderdale	Chavez	2
6	Ausone	C Leck	Anandan	3
11	Char Siew	SB Tan	Goon	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1400M
8	KARIGARA	R Lines	L De Souza	1
	(7 br/gr.nz.g Mastercraftsman - Sharvasti by Montjeu)
7	Spin Fire	SB Tan	Goon	2
3	Roc That	S Dunderdale	M Ganeesh	3
4	Confound	R Lines	Chavez	4

11	CLASS 5 - 1400M
4	ROGER	S Edwards	Z Khairil	1
	(6 br.nz.g Swiss Ace - Estero by Storm Creek)
3	Megusto	R Lines	J De Souza	2
7	Emperor Warrior	WC Lim	HK Cheng	3
1	Cold War	Maynard	CK Khaw	4