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Good Fight snatches hattrick in Charity Cup

IPOH: Nov 26, 2023

Bang-in-form galloper GOOD FIGHT completed a hattrick of Cup victories when he captured the RM100,000 Charity Cup over 1400m in Ipoh here today.

Starting with the RM120,000 Sports Toto Supreme Challenge Cup (1400m) at the end of last month, the Super One gelding went on to win the RM150,000 Coronation Cup (1600m) here two weeks ago.

The six-year-old kept that form to win as he liked today.

Jockey Jose De Souza had the six-year-old running in the box seat third on the rails, behind the front runners SPRINT RAMPAGE and RELAU STAR.

GOOD FIGHT moved up on their outside making the turn into the straight but veteran galloper RELAU STAR snatched the lead soon on entering the straight.

GOOD FIGHT raced past RELAU STAR half way down the home stretch and in the run home, drew away to win by 4 3/4 lengths. TEOCHEW finished well to finish third, ahead of ANSU who was slow out of the gate.

Interestingly, GOOD FIGHT's dam BELLA ELEGANTE is a half-sister to SOLO VENTURE, who won 10 races in the MRA circuit including the Charity Cup in 2004 and the MRA Cup in 2005.

Meanwhile, newcomer HEART OF FIRE announced his arrival with a big win in the Jockey Club Of Turkiye Race (Class 4 - 1300m).

The Australian gelding raced for two seasons in New Zealand, winning once over 1400m and was also placed twice in 12 starts.

The four-year-old trashed his rivals by 7 3/4 lengths despite drifting out badly in the home stretch, finishing the race wide.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1600M
1	BINTANG TIMOR	V Sivan	AM Aizat	1
	(5 b/br.am.g Oxbow - Tapiteao by Tapit)
3	Triple One Star	R Lines	WW Cheah	2
2	Blue Eyed Boy	P Lee	L De Souza	3
5	Hello Monday	S Cook	S Ruzaini	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1600M
2	WHY NOT	WC Lim	SU Lim	1
	(10 b.a.g Foxwedge - Jive by Dynaformer)
3	Multiblue Shark	S Cook	S Ruzaini	2
1	Success Street	S Cook	AM Aizat	3
6	Rise Of The Legend	HY Cheng	H Haikal	4

3	JOCKEY CLUB OF TURKIYE RACE
3	CLASS 4 - 1300M
1	HEART OF FIRE	HY Cheng	H Haikal	1
	(4 b.a.g All Too Hard - Press Conference by Northern Meteor)
6	Suspicious Mind	S Shanmugam	S Anandan	2
9	Happy Birthday	HY Cheng	HK Cheng	3
5	Fire Away	K Coetzee	S Ruzaini	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1300M
5	KANTHAKA	HY Cheng	HK Cheng	1
	(6 b.nz.g Showcasing - Rockelle by Rock Of Gibraltar)
9	Limitless Venture	SY Lim	HS Gill	2
1	Village Star	I Ismadi	KC Tham	3
7	Discretely Red	KF Wong	J Daniel	4

5	CHARITY CUP
5	OPEN (SW) - 1400M
2	GOOD FIGHT	S Dunderdale	J De Souza	1
	(6 b.a.g Super One - Bella Elegante by Exceed And Excel)
4	Teochew Kid	W Looi	L De Souza	2
5	Ansu	S Dunderdale	J Daniel	3
7	Relau Star	KF Wong	SU Lim	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1100M
5	JULIUS CAESAR	K Coetzee	AM Aizat	1
	(10 b/br.a.g I Am Invincible - Rivers Secret by Flying Spur)
2	Kratos	K Coetzee	P Haris	2
1	Speedy Demon	V Sivan	WW Cheah	3
7	Harveywallbanger	R Lines	KP Lim	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1100M
5	YES BOSSY	K Coetzee	HS Gill	1
	(8 gr.a.g Lode De Vega - Dewamar by Marscay)
7	Autumn Blitz	WC Lim	AK Lim	2
9	Lisboa Star	R Lines	WW Cheah	3
6	Roses For Me	K Coetzee	KP Lim	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1100M
5	ROCK ME EASY	P Lee	L De Souza	1
	(9 b.nz.g Road To Rock - How Fantastique by Stravinsky)
10	Aragon Pegasus	WC Lim	AK Lim	2
7	Bossku	HY Cheng	J Low	3
3	Aussie Eagle	S Siva	S Ruzaini	4

9	CLASS 5 - 1100M
11	KIPEH	PK Leong	AK Lim	1
	(10 br.a.m Casino Prince - Sassy Minx by Awesome Again)
9	Country Law	S Cook	S Ruzaini	2
2	Flying Spider	P Lee	KC Tham	3
10	Winterfell	R Lines	L De Souza	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1000M
3	TERMS OF REFERENCE	S Hamilton	KC Tham	1
	(11 b.nz.g Per Incanto - Myladys by Kingfisher)
9	Zhu Captain	K Coetzee	R Ruwaidy	2
4	Ball And Chain	S Shanmugam	AK Lim	3
2	Simlong Beach	S Hamilton	SU Lim	4