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Pinheiro celebrates birthday with double

SINGAPORE: May 14, 2023

SOUSUI (Bernardo Pinheiro) holding on to score his second win - SLTC photo

Bernardo Pinheiro celebrated turning 27 yesterday with a double astride BABY TWINS and SOUSUI at Kranji here today, bringing his tally to six since returning to ride in Singapore four weeks ago.

BABY TWINS had a win and a third in three runs in England before coming to Singapore. A first-up fourth at Kranji was followed by a sixth placing in the Group 3 Three-Year-Old Sprint last month.

With the two runs under his belt, BABY TWINS proved too speedy his rivals in the Class 4 - 1000m sprint on the polytrack, leading from start to finish to win by 1 1/2 lengths.

SOUSUI picked up his maiden win when he dropped to Class 5 last January and was placed twice in Class 4 since before taking out the 1400m handicap today.

Pinheiro tracked pacemaker SUMMER WIND on settling down and took a while for him to overhaul the leader in the home straight. After taking over the lead, he was incline to lay out. But his rider managed to nurse him to the line to win by half a length from the fast-finishing CITIZEN.

It was the first time the Brazilian has ridden a winner for trainer Hideyuki Takaoka.

"Mr Takaoka gave me rides last year and I was very grateful," he said.

"While I placed on some, we never won a race together, so it was really nice to ride a winner for him. He gave me good advice on this horse too. He told me what I had to do to win."

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

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M
1	SONG OF NATURE	J Ong	TH Koh	1
	(4 b.a.g All Too Hard - Madame Lily by More Than Ready)
2	Galaxy Star	S Baertschiger	M Kellady	2
9	Supreme One	T Mahadi	B Pinheiro	3
5	Chosen One	R Lim	L Beuzelin	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN (WFA) - 1200M
4	FIGHT ON	S Baertschiger	R Stewart	1
	(3 br.a.g Fighting Sun - Induct by Spartacus)
5	Tantheman	J Tan	R Woodworth	2
9	Silo	S Crutchley	PH Seow	3
6	Lim's Sinai	D Meagher	M Lerner	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
7	BABY TWINS	J Tan	B Pinheiro	1
	(3 ch.e.c Mondialiste - Renaissant by Dutch Art)
1	Hamama	T Mahadi	N Zyrul	2
6	Petrograd	M Clements	R Stewart	3
5	Metal World	R Lim	I Amirul	4

4	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M
6	BURGUNDY LAD	D Koh	WH Kok	1
	(6 b.nz.g Burgundy - Deduction by Zabeel)
10	Voluntad	H Takaoka	N Zyrul	2
8	Spirit Of D'Wind	J Lim	I Saifudin	3
7	My Boss	KY Young	R Iskandar	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	LIM'S DENALI	D Meagher	R Fahmi	1
	(5 b/br.nz.m Darci Brahma - Karalli by Elusive City)
5	Sacred Order	J Tan	M Akmazani	2
4	Outfit	S Baertschiger	R Woodworth	3
7	Fabu	J Ong	TH Koh	4

6	OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1200M
2	SIMON	S Gray	M Lerner	1
	(5 br.a.g Choisir - Princess Katie by Bianconi)
10	Charismatic	L Khoo	PH Seow	2
6	City Gold Warrior	D Kok	K A'Isisuhairi	3
8	City Gold Friend	D Kok	M Nunes	4

7	CLASS 4 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
1	FREE FALLIN'	S Baerrschiger	M Zaki	1
	(5 b.nz.g Sacred Falls - Hooked Ona Feeling by Zabeel)
3	Prioritize	S Gray	M Nunes	2
4	Raising Sixty-One	T Fitzsimmons	S Shafrizal	3
8	Gold Kingdom	KS Tan	WH Kok	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
3	HAPPY FRIDAY	R Lim	R Woodworth	1
	(6 ch.nz.g Shooting To Win - Enide by Shamardal)
5	Always Innocent	S Baertschiger	M Zaki	2
2	Fast And Fearless	J Peters	R Iskandar	3
7	Flaming Kirin	S Baertschiger	K A'Isisuhairi	4

9	CLASS 5 - 1800M
5	ENGINE START	J Ong	M Nunes	1
	(4 b.nz.g Highly Recommended - Melrose Gardens by Marju)
4	King's Speech	S Gray	WH Kok	2
9	Fate To Win	J Peters	I Amirul	3
2	Fortune Star	CT Kuah	C Habib	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1400M
11	SOUSUI	H Takaoka	B Pinheiro	1
	(4 blk.a.g Mikki Isle - Accomplishment by Flying Spur)
9	Citizen	S Burridge	K A'Isisuhairi	2
4	Ace Sovereign	T Fitzsimmons	D Moor	3
5	Axel	D Logan	M Lerner	4

11	CLASS 4 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
8	MAJOR KING	J Ong	M Nunes	1
	(4 br.nz.g Per Incanto - Mojo by High Chaparral)
2	Teardrops	T Fitzsimmons	K A'Isisuhairi	2
6	Lucky Baby	J Tan	R Iskandar	3
1	Big Tiger	J Tan	M Akmazani	4