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Tham follows first Cup win with double

PENANG: Nov 12, 2022

Fresh from winning his first big race in the Coronation Cup in Ipoh last Sunday, jockey Tham Kin Chong followed it up with a winning double here today.

Just six races were held after the last event had to be called off due to the adverse weather condition.

Tham has ridden OUD WOOD in five of the gelding's last six starts without success. But the pair was not to be denied today in a Class 5 - 1200m handicap.

Tham tracked the pacemaker BITCOIN KING on settling down before levelling up with the leader at the top of the straight. OUD WOOD shot the front 250m out and opened up in fine style to win by 1 3/4 lengths.

OUD WOOD was unsuccessful in 14 starts in Singapore but has now picked up three wins and five placings in 12 runs since moving to Penang under trainer Ananthen Kuppan who also won the opening race with LOUEY VELOCE today.

Tham completed a winning double with TOPMOST in the Banded 51-74 event over 1300m.

The Australian gelding scored twice in 18 runs in Singapore and has proved pretty useful in Malaysia with four wins and five placings in 15 starts thus far.

Tham rode the seven-year-old for the first time last start, finishing third to CHEVAL RAPIDE over 1400m at Sungei Besi three weeks ago.

Today, the pair settled third behind the pacemaker NOVA FALCON but shot the front passing the 600m to win by 3 3/4 lengths.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
3	LOUEY VELOCE	K Ananthen	Z Syafifie	1
	(12 b.nz.g No Excuse Needed - Kathy O'Reilly by O'Reilly)
7	You Are Genius	K Coetzee	S Saddam	2
13	Meteor Loui	SY Lim	KC Tham	3
9	Rock Artist	B Ng	S Salee	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1200M
5	OUD WOOD	K Ananthen	KC Tham	1
	(4 b.ir.g Epaulette - Fragrant Air by El Prado)
11	Big Bus	CW Robert	M Ewe	2
8	Bitcoin King	M Sukri	Y Aify	3
9	Sunny Star	CW Robert	S Ruzaini	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1100M
1	VETRI	HY Cheng	M Ewe	1
	(9 b.nz.g Showcasing - Queens Move by King Of Kings)
2	Melting Point	HY Cheng	S Zulfikri	2
11	Sunny Fighter	CW Robert	S Saddam	3
4	Good Luck Charm	K Ananthen	KC Tham	4

4	BANDED 51-74 (SW) - 1300M
3	TOPMOST	HY Cheng	KC Tham	1
	(7 b.a.g Your Song - Tukso by Don Eduardo)
2	Nova Falcon	HY Cheng	S Ruzaini	2
8	Rising Glory	K Ananthen	S Salee	3
1	Super Come	I Ismadi	R Rueven	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1600M
3	ROCK N ROLL	I Ismadi	R Rueven	1
	(6 ch.nz.g El Roca - Lola Beetle by Snippetson)
8	Gurney Drive	K Ananthen	S Salee	2
7	Be Yourself	HY Cheng	M Ewe	3
4	Shanghai Captain	R Lines	SU Lim	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1600M
3	BLUE EYED BOY	E Breukelen	S Saddam	1
	(7 b.ir.g Elusive Pinpernel - Blue Eyed Miss by Statue Of Liberty)
4	D'Great Magic	K Ananthen	R Rueven	2
8	Overseer	S Hamilton	S Salee	3
2	Mazanze	K Coetzee	Y Aify	4

RACE 7 ABANDONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION