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Another successful Radetzky Marsch strike

KUALA LUMOUR: Feb 4, 2023

RADETZKY MARSCH racing past STORM WARNING for his second
consecutive win - SLTC photo

After a belated start to his career, RADETZKY MARSCH is beginning to prove his worth with a second consecutive win in a Class 4 - 1200m sprint at Sungei Besi here today.

The Mongolian Khan gelding was sold for NZ$100,000 as a two-year-old at the Ready To Run Sale but only arrived in Malaysia as an unraced four-year-old.

RADETZKY MARSCH was almost five when he had his first race last June, finishing down the field after setting the pace into the straight. He finished third in his next start and had another unplaced outing before turning five.

The New Zealand gelding, trained by Sharee Hamilton, then moved from Penang to Kuala Lumpur when his trainer relocated here.

At his new home base, RADETZKY MARSCH has shown much improvement, starting five times thus far for two wins and two placings.

He broke through for his maiden in a Open Maiden race over 1400m here last December and followed it up with another victory today.

Ridden by Mark Ewe for the first time, RADETZKY MARSCH settled just behind the pacemaker STORM WARNING who set a brisk pace and was still a clear leader coming to the 200m.

But RADETZKY MARSCH, who started favourite, gradually closed the gap in the final 100m to beat STORM WARNING by half a length.

"His is big strider so the instructions were to bowl along and not to hold him too tight," said Ewe. "At the 200m, I panicked a bit, not knowing whether I could catch up with the leader. It was when my horse changed strides that I knew I could beat him. He needs more ground."

"A nice horse who is happy in the Kuala Lumpur environment," said Hamilton. "He has matured a lot in the last six months, and it is pleasing to see him racing well."

"Mark rode him perfectly to instructions and he believes the horse can go to a higher class. He is certainly going to be better over a mile distance."

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1400M
6	KIPEH	SY Lim	S Ruzaini	1
	(9 br.a.m Casino Prince - Sassy Minx by Awesome Again)
7	Tilsworth Mick	F Maynard	R Rueven	2
4	Autumn Blitz	WC Lim	M Lukman	3
3	Winning Smile	HY Cheng	H Haikal	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1400M
3	I LOVE YOU	HY Cheng	M Ewe	1
	(4 b.a.g Spirit Of Boom - Molly's Fault by Al Maher)
2	Mewtwo	S Siva	V Espindola	2
7	Tail Spin	V Sivan	S Sia	3
12	Rock Me Easy	SY Lim	HS Gill	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1400M
1	SHANGANI	F Maynard	R Rueven	1
	(7 ch.nz.g Postponed - Claudy Eire by Promontory Gold)
2	BELLA VELOCE	M Sukri	Y Aify	1
	(8 b.a.m Testa Rossa - Evidentia by Redoute's Choice)
3	Ready To Sevenluck	R Lines	S Sia	3
5	Unleash The Dragon	AB Abdullah	AK Lim	4
	*Deadheat for 1st

4	CLASS 4 - 1500M
10	TILSWORTH SYDNEY	F Maynard	A Najib	1
	(6 gr.e.m Outstrip - Pallas by Statue Of Liberty)
1	Leopard Eclipse	F Maynard	A Nazir	2
4	Rule The World	K Coetzee	R Rueven	3
2	Meta Hilton	AB Abdullah	V Espindola	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1200M
9	SYMBOL OF COURAGE	R Lines	CK Khaw	1
	(6 b.a.g Warhorse - Jivochka by Ustinov)
6	Safeer	AB Abdullah	HS Gill	2
4	Magnitude	SY Lim	MM Firdaus	3
5	Limitless Stout	S Dunderdale	M Ewe	4

6	CLASS 4 - 1200M
8	RADETZKY MARSCH	S Hamilton	M Ewe	1
	(5 b.nz.g Mongolian Khan - Nosecondprize by Pentire)
10	Storm Warning	S Dunderdale	T Ammar	2
1	Joju	R Lines	S Ruzaini	3
5	Hello Boss	L Moy	I Fikri	4

7	CLASS 3 - 1100M
3	WAR DRAGON	L Moy	I Fikri	1
	(8 b.nz.g Battle Paint - Jabot by Green Perfume)
5	Kruger	I Ismadi	WK Yan	2
7	High Water	S Dunderdale	AK Lim	3
1	Radical Force	AB Abdullah	HS Gill	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1100M
7	FANTASTIC ECLIPSE	F Maynard	A Nazir	1
	(7 b.nz.h Iffraaj - Beach Dancer by Carnegie)
1	Generation M	R Lines	S Sia	2
6	D'Great Strike	EP Tan	MM Firdaus	3
4	General Cheng	KC Tiang	M Ewe	4

9	CLASS 5 - 1100M
2	DIAMOND SET	EP Tan	R Nuqman	1
	(8 b.e.g Dutch Art - Asaawir by Royal Applause)
1	Yinyang	AB Abdullah	KH Chong	2
7	Sand Bank	S Dunderdale	T Ammar	3
6	Good Warrior	M Sukri	Y Aify	4