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Not so Smart start for punters in 2020

IPOH: Jan 4, 2020

The 2020 racing season in Malaysia got off to a shock start for punters when outsider MAT SMART scored in his Malaysian debut in the opening race here today.

The Australian gelding is by former Singapore champion 2YO and 3YO Gingerbread Man with 11 wins including the Singapore Guineas.

MAT SMART raced for a season (at three) in Western Australia, starting six times for a third and a fourth, and was ignored in the betting in the Maiden - 1400m handicap.

The four-year-old settled a long way back from the leaders headed by UNSHADOWED GENERAL who held on to his advantage until close to home.

MAT SMART, ridden by Daniel Jegadishan, was making up ground slowly and gradually on the leader in the home stretch and collared him close home to win by a neck. He paid RM155.

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

1	MAIDEN - 1400M
2	MAT SMART	MW Teh	J Daniel	1
	(4 ch.a.g Gingerbread Man - La Sirenuse by Barathea)
6	Unshadowed General	C Leck	SU Lim	2
9	D'Great Chance	S Hamilton	R Rueven	3
3	Invictus Warrior	K Coetzee	HS Gill	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1400M
9	SWIFT	Thwaites	Salee	1
	(9 b.a.g Elvstroem - Rego's Girl by Rory's Jester)
11	Lining Together	S Siva	Le De Souza	2
2	Get The Lotski	N Azman	Z Khairil	3
6	Red Eastern	BT Lim	HS Gill	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1400M
4	ROSES FOR ME	K Coetzee	HS Gill	1
	(5 br.nz.m Highly Recommended - Sandra by King's Chapel)
2	Rainbow Fish	R Lines	CK Khaw	2
9	Rant And Rave	PK Leong	Yusri	3
11	Tan's Legendary	S Shanmugam	Chuah	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1600M
9	AEOLUS	Thwaites	R ueven	1
	(6 br.nz.g Alamosa - Blondini by Big Spender)
5	Aguero	T Asogan	SU Lim	2
3	Top Turf	S Shanmugam	CT Lee	3
7	Balboa	K Coetzee	HS Gill	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1400M
2	LIM'S PERSHING	S Dunderdale	SU Lim	1
	(6 b.nz.g Pins - Santangelo by Lonhro)
3	Aspen	S Shanmugam	Chuah	2
9	Double Rainbow	E Breukelen	S Saddam	3
8	King Power	P Lee	J Daniel	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1000M
3	MAJOR GREEN	Thwaites	R Rueven	1
	(8 b.a.g Dr Green - Watutsi by Snaadee)
2	Determine To Win	S Shanmugam	Yan	2
1	D'Great Strike	S Dunderdale	J De Souza	3
7	Neverunconditional	K Coetzee	HS Gill	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1000M
2	DICAPRIO	N Azman	Yusri	1
	(6 b.nz.g Pins - Clermont Princess by Towkay)
3	Frances	R Lines	L De Souza	2
5	Eagle Soar	R Lines	J De Souza	3
6	Mr Dreyfuss	K Coetzee	S Saddam	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1000M
2	DOCTOR GINGER	K Coetzee	HS Gill	1
	(4 b.a.g Gingerbread Man - Empower Me by Canny Lad)
10	Junior	SY Lim	S Hafis	2
4	Casing Royal	Thwaites	J De Souza	3
7	Trinity Honor	P Lee	Chuah	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1000M
2	MYSTIC MASTER	BT Lim	SU Lim	1
	(6 b.a.h Snippetson - Distant Symphony by Distant Music)
4	Always D'Great	K Coetzee	J De Souza	2
1	Nova Ranger	C Leck	HS Gill	3
5	Orient Express	SB Tan	HK Cheng	4