Hulk too strong in Kranji Sprint

SINGAPORE,  2 April 2005

HULK, who resumed from a short let-up to win his seasonal debut last month, followed up on that run to capture the S$125,000 Kranji Sprint at Kranji here today.

With Mark Du Plessis astride again, the three-year-old bay Australian gelding by Greenlander out of the What A Guest mare Power Nap easily disposed of his five rivals for his second feature race success.

HULK, who cost only A$11,000 as a yearling but fetched A$63,000 a few months later at the 2003 Magic Millions Queensland Horses In Training Sale, has now won six of his ten career starts in Singapore, including the Juvenile Championship last July.

There were some close finishes despite the soft going.

SWIFT VICTORY (4 br.a.g Bellotto - Mrs Rumpole by Without Fear), who failed to show up in his previous 18 starts, created up upset with a nose-victory in the opening event and paid S$186 on course.

Last-start winner FAT BOY (4 b.a.g Umatilla - Musical Wave by Crested Wave) was also tested before winning by a nose in the Class 3 - 1,400m sprint.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 BENCHMARK 40 - 1200M

12

 Swift Victory Read S Kumar

1

7

 Royal Pacific D Koh H K LIm

2

3

 Great Hero D Koh T Jackman

3

2

 Suvin Clements B Vorster

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M

4

 Little Wizard  B Dean Saimee

1

2

 Lim's Racer Pinfield Soo

2

1

 Grand Logic Bailey M Zahra

3

6

 Lion City Hero Murphy Du Plessis

4

3

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M

4

 Reilly Gold S Gray M Walker

1

10

 Miss Fuji Pinfield K K Ng

2

2

 Impulse Connection Meagher Soo

3

9

 Grey Cardinal Laxon J Waddell

4

4

 MAIDEN - 1600M

10

 Star Bid Dragon S John

1

5

 Bugsy Baertschiger Wilkinson

2

6

 O'Ceirin Busuttin M Walker

3

8

 Chardonay Burridge A Ng

4

5

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M

11

 Sapphire Racer Meagher Soo

1

4

 Havityourway Dragon Saimee

2

3

 World Airlines Burridge M Zahra

3

2

 The Gun Busuttin M Walker

4

6

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1400M

3

 Gooseberry Yusof S Kumar

1

8

 Venus Fly Trap Laxon J Waddell

2

4

 Sunshine Touch B Dean K K Ng

3

9

 Pacific Star Takaoka Zaki

4

7

 BENCHMARK 67 - 1200M

11

 Theron Laxon J Waddell

1

10

 Yamasaki Dragon Din Azis

2

2

 Make No Mistake Pinfield T Ong

3

9

 Savitsky Burridge B Vorster

4

8

 KRANJI SPRINT,  OPEN (Singapore Group 3) - 1200M

5

 Hulk Shaw Du Plessis

1

4

 North Flight Shaw B Vorster

2

3

 Tom Higgs Burridge T Jackman

3

2

 First Touch Burrudge M Zahra

4

9

 CLASS 3 - 1400M

10

 Fat Boy Yusof Kway

1

4

 All Go B Dean Saimee

2

2

 Yamakawi Dragon S Kumar

3

5

 Music Express Busuttin M Walker

4

10

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1400M

11

 Leader Of The Pack S Gray T Jackman

1

1

 Before You Leap Murphy M Pay

2

6

 Aglitter Clements B Vorster

3

5

 Triple Wonder Read Goon

4