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No Fun No Gain enjoying a change of scenery

KUALA LUMPUR: Jul 16, 2022

A change of scenery has totally transformed NO FUN NO GAIN, who went through two seasons without even running a place in Singapore but has now picked up two wins in two starts after crossing the causeway.

The Pins gelding was purchased for NZ$130,000 as a yearling by his former trainer Stephen Gray and scored in his debut in 2018. He went on to pick up three more wins in his next seven starts.

But after back-to-back victories at the tailend of 2019, the New Zealand gelding went off the rails in the next two years, failing to show up in 11 runs.

Following a five-month layoff, NO FUN NO GAIN ran last in a trial last March and days later, was on a float to Kuala Lumpur to the stables of trainer Richard Lines.

NO FUN NO GAIN did not set the turf alight in his first trial here last month when he finished fourth but days later, easily accounted for a Class field over 1200m at Sungei Besi. This, after he struggled to get into rhythm until the final 200m of the race.

Promoted a class, the six-year-old showed even better form when he trashed his rivals by 4 3/4 lengths in the Class 3 - 1200m handicap today.

Sitting quietly behind the leaders early, NO FUN NO GAIN took a run on the inside of horses at the 300m and immediately shot to the front and drew clear.

"He is a horse that has really appreciate the change in scenery since he had arrived at Selangor Turf Club," said Lines. "He is a happy horse and he he will certainly progress further."

Yudanyl Aify, who rode him in both his two runs so far, said: "He was not that comfortable in his last run but gave an much improved performance today. He will win more races."

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1250M
10	TAIL SPIN	V Sivan	S Uzair	1
	(8 ch.a.g Congrats - Magie Francaise by Anabaa)
8	Giant Killing	F Maynard	HS Gill	2
3	Friday	BT Lim	R Nuqman	3
2	Sand Bank	S Dunderdale	I Fikri	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1250M
9	HORSE KING	V Sivan	Y Aify	1
	(7 gr.ir.g Casamento - La Chita Bonita by Verglas)
7	Lucky Thirtynine	S Hamilton	HS Gill	2
8	Spin Fire	MW Teh	S Uzair	3
3	Small Chilli	WC Lim	AK Lim	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1500M
8	TARZAN	WC Lim	AK Lim	1
	(8 b.a.g Savabeel - Stage Doll by Serheed)
5	JJ Star	S Siva	S Shazmin	2
7	Overseer	S Hamilton	S Salee	3
4	Power Express	K Coetzee	HS Gill	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1300M
3	ACROBAT	R Lines	WK Lee	1
	(6 ch.nz.g Pins - Turf Fire by O'Reilly)
9	Ironclad	R Lines	L De Souza	2
4	Clarton Treasure	HY Cheng	SU Lim	3
8	Big King	BT Lim	R Nuqman	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1300M
2	ELITE GENERAL	BT Lim	R Nuqman	1
	(9 b.a.g Exceed And Excel - Mimi Lebrock by Show A Heart)
4	Golden Cup	HY Cheng	SU Lim	2
5	Black Quail	R Lines	KH Chong	3
7	Seven Sundae	HY Cheng	HS Gill	4

6	CLASS 3 - 1400M
7	THUNDER DRAGON	MP Thwaites	S Shazmin	1
	(6 b.nz.h Super Easy - Astrogal by O'Reilly)
9	Flying Durumi	R Lines	L De Souza	2
11	Elite Remarkable	V Sivan	M Ekdihar	3
2	Semantan Prince	S Dunderdale	Clyde Leck	4

7	CLASS 3 - 1200M
8	NO FUN NO GAIN	R Lines	Y Aify	1
	(6 b.nz.g Pins - J'Lo by Unbridled's Song)
9	Sacred Tonic	S Siva	L De Souza	2
6	Hijauan Valdor	MP Thwaites	S Shazmin	3
10	Trinity General	KC Tiang	AK Lim	4

8	CLASS 4 - 1100M
5	QIJI ACHEEVA	S Deva Raj	AK Lim	1
	(5 ch.a.g Anacheeva - Fubusue by Fubu)
10	Ningaloo	WC Lim	SU Lim	2
4	Star Bullet	KC Tiang	KP Lim	3
6	Mahnitude	S Dunderdale	R Nuqman	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1100M
5	LIM'S SPHERE	L Moy	I Fikri	1
	(6 gr.a.g Snippetson - Moving by Desert Style)
2	Our Dynamite	S Dunderdale	S Uzair	2
9	Under Oath	F Maynard	Y Aify	3
10	Gratus	S Dunderdale	Clyde Leck	4

10	CLASS 5 - 1250m
3	LOOKS GOOD	MP Thwaites	S Shazmin	1
	(8 b.a.g Court Command - Augustina by Stravinsky)
2	Super BB	WC Lim	SU Lim	2
1	Invisible	R Lines	WK Lee	3
7	Stay Sound	C Leck	Clyde Leck	4