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Shanghai Nights lights up the track

PENANG: Aug 27, 2022

SHANGHAI NIGHTS lighted up the scene once again when he mastered AHTIMS KLIS after a thrilling tussle to win the Rapid Stakes A event over 1400m event here today.

The son of Ferlax had won two races for trainer Charles Leck in 2019. But after his transfer to Cheng Han Yong in mid-2020, reeled off eight consecutive wins, winning both his two appearances last year.

SHANGHAI NIGHTS was of action for a year when he made his comeback three months ago. With a drop of 22kg in body weight to his average winning weight in 2020 after that outing, the seven-year-old was back at his best today.

Partnered by Ruzaini Supien who has ridden him in trails but never in a race previously, SHANGHAI NIGHTS settled midfield in a tight-bunched field of eight runners and was poised to strike when the field was stretched across the track at the top of the straight.

Just as AHTIMS KLIS, a last-start winner over 1300m on this track, took over the lead at the 200m, SHANGHAI NIGHTS quickly ranged alongside him and the pair fought stride-for-stride to the line.

SHANGHAI NIGHTS won by half-a-length for his 11th win in 23 starts.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
2	STORM TO WIN	SY Lim	Y Aify	1
	(7 b.nz.g Storm Creek - Dwandaofu by Align)
1	Zilfikar	S Hamilton	KP Lim	2
8	You Are Genius	K Coetzee	SN Shiva	3
6	Dawnbreaker	K Ananthen	R Nuqman	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1200M
12	SECKILL	T Asogan	R Rueven	1
	(8 ch.a.g More Than Ready - Skating On Ice by Bradbury's Luck)
7	Alpha Moltres	HS Lim	CC Foo	2
5	Iambutter	K Ananthen	AK Lim	3
16	Lucky Thirtynine	S Hamilton	HS Gill	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1200M
11	TWILL GUY	B Ng	HS Gill	1
	(6 b.arg.g Orpen - Twilight Star by Exchange Rate)
3	Golden Show	T Asogan	Y Aify	2
6	Invictus Warrior	T Asogan	A Saran	3
15	Funkadelic	S Hamilton	SU Lim	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1200M
10	SOMAR	T Asogan	A Azizi	1
	(6 br.nz.g El Roca - Sun Chariot by Desert King)
8	Fa Fa Star	S Deva Raj	SU Lim	2
3	Trudy	S Hamilton	KP Lim	3
9	Capone	HY Cheng	R Nuqman	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1200M
2	PEER GYNT	HY Cheng	WW Cheah	1
	(10 br.nz.g Per Incanto - Arche by Danasinga)
6	Good Luck Charm	K Ananthen	Z Syafifie	2
13	Perfect Mission	B Ng	KC Tham	3
7	Director	CW Robert	R Nuqman	4

6	RAPID STAKES A (SW) - 1400M
1	SHANGHAI NIGHTS	HY Cheng	S Ruzaini	1
	(7 br.nz.h Ferlax - Bigmissy by Zabeel)
3	Ahtims Klis	HS Lim	AK Lim	2
5	Dancing Rain	K Coetzee	HS Gill	3
8	Aguero Jr	HS Lim	Z Syafifie	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1700M
3	PURPLE RAIN LADY	KF Wong	S Hafis	1
	(8 b.a.m Bullet Train - Theregoessnkwball by Commands)
8	Happy Birthday	HY Cheng	SU Lim	2
6	Gurney Drive	K Ananthen	S Salee	3
1	Back To The Future	HS Lim	Y Aify	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1700M
8	JEFFREY	HS Lim	KC Tham	1
	(8 br.a.g Dick Turpin - Isanami by Tayasu Tsuyoshi)
9	Dark Knight	K Ananthen	S Ruzaini	2
7	Black Taipan	HY Cheng	SU Lim	3
3	Leedstheway	S Hamilton	Z Ahmad	4