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The Mareeba Mango in comeback win

KUALA LUMPUR: Jan 21, 2024

THE MAREEBA MANGO pulling away from TITAN PEGASUS — SLTC photo

Talented galloper THE MAREEBA MANGO is back on the winning trail after a three-month let-up.

Ridden by Winston Cheah who last scored on the son of Snitzel last August, the Australian gelding sat behind the pace set by the first two favouites TITAN PEGASUS and DABBLE in the Supreme A set-weight event over 1100m at Sungai Besi here today.

TITAN PEGASUS beat off DABBLE at the 300m and had a two-length lead from the chasing THE MAREEBA MANGO at the 200m.

THE MAREEBA MANGO collared the leader 100m out and raced away in the closing stages to win by 1 1/4 lengths. TITAJN PEGASUS held on for second with WAR DRAGON flashing home to take third placing.

THE MAREEBA MANGO, who was placed once in three starts in Australia, has spent more time on the sidelines than on the race track since landed in Singapore in early 2020.

He started brilliantly at Kranji with a win and a second at Kranji in August that year but then spent spent 17 months in the paddock, missing the whole of 2021 season.

After finishing fourth in his Malaysia debut in June 2022, MAREEBA MANGO was out for another nine months.

A change of trainer to Simon Dunderdale saw him with came back and scored in two consecutive starts in November 2022. But another enforced break followed, and subsequently another change of trainer to Richard Lines in February last year.

THE MAREEBA MANGO made another comeback and finished second first-up, followed by a win last August. He had two more runs before taking on very strong opposition today, his biggest test so far.

"As I said before, he (THE MAREEBA MANGO) is a very talented horse and races well when fresh," said Lines. "Winston gave him a perfect ride today."

Jockey Cheah said: "He had a great run behind the leaders today. He is very fresh and fit after a short spell."

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1400M
2	CHER	NM Selvan	A Azizi	1
	(8 b/br.nz.m Showcasing - Little Riley by O'Reilly)
4	Triple One Star	R Lines	WW Cheah	2
6	Sir Elton	K Coetzee	S Ruzaini	3
5	Doge To The Moon	C Leck	PH Seow	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1400M
5	ROCK N ROLL	I Ismadi	S Hafis	1
	(7 ch.nz.g El Roca - Lola Beetle by Snippetson)
2	Shangani	F Maynard	R Nuqman	2
9	Prove It	EP Tan	S Zilfikri	3
11	Waimea	L Moy	L De Souza	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1600
8	PACIFIC THUNDER	KC Tiang	R Shafiq	1
	(5 b.nz.g Contributer - Dazzling Heights by Zabeel)
6	Lim's Unique	L Moy	I Fikri	2
10	Why Not	WC Lim	SU Lim	3
2	Pacific Diamond	KC Tiang	R Nuqman	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1300M
2	INTREPID	S Dunderdale	J Daniel	1
	(7 b/br.a.m Blackfriars - Razzia by Scenic)
8	Majestic Way	HY Cheng	S Ruzaini	2
7	Magnitude	SY Lim	A Nazir	3
11	Emphatic	R Lines	KC Tham	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1300M
3	RHYTHM OF ZEN	KC Tiang	R Nuqman	1
	(3 b.nz.g Time Test - Perfect Beat by Magnus)
2	Nova Factor	CC Ooi	R Shafiq	2
6	Fire Away	K Coetzee	AK Lim	3
7	Shanghai Captain	R Lines	M Ekdihar	4

6	OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1300M
7	STARLIGHT GLIMMER	S Siva	S Shazmin	1
	(3 br.nz.g Zacinto - Queen Of Navarre by Guillotine)
8	Bucephalus	S Dunderdale	J Daniel	2
2	Pacific Windsor	KC Tiang	R Nuqman	3
9	Graphjet Express	HY Cheng	KC Tham	4

7	SUPREME A (SW) - 1100M
6	THE MAREEBA MANGO	R Lines	WW Cheah	1
	(7 ch.a.g Snitzel - Moon Is Up by Woodman)
7	Titan Pegasus	NM Selvan	J De Souza	2
8	War Dragon	L Moy	PH Seow	3
1	Violet	BT Lim	R Nuqman	4

8	CLASS 3 - 1200M
1	MISTY SWIFT	S Ellis	R Nuqman	1
	(5 gr.nz.g Reliable Man - Tamara by Redoute's Choice)
8	Skylight	S Cook	M Ekdihar	2
3	Speedy Missile	R Lines	PH Seow	3
7	High Water	S Dunderdale	T Ammar	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1200M
5	SUPER HAPPY	KC Tiang	R Shafiq	1
	(5 b.a.g Press Statement - Full Bloom by Snippets)
4	Xar	AB Abdullah	M Seelan	2
1	Emperor Taizong	KC Tiang	PH Seow	3
9	Ghost Mari	P Arumugam	R Nuqman	4

10	CLASS 5 - 1250M
9	HUNTER PEGASUS	K Ananthen	A Azizi	1
	(7 b.am.g Brethren - Gulf Blvd by Street Sense)
7	Legend Ninety Two	S Hamilton	SU Lim	2
6	Lankaran	S Hamilton	S Shazmin	3
5	Chino Dinero	WC Lim	M Lukman	4