Liang Xin captures Sultan Gold Vase

IPOH,  26 November 2005

LIANG XIN’s phenomenal rise to the top was capped by a courageous win in the RM200,000 Sultan Gold Vase over the Ipoh 1100m straight course today.

A runaway winner in his first four starts, the four-year-old chestnut Australian gelding by Lion Cavern out of She’s A Pipe Dream (by Jackson Square) was beaten into fourth in the second leg of the SLTC Juvenile Million Challenge (1600m) last time out after which his rider was suspended one month over his handling of the gelding.

With a change of rider to Saimee Jumaat today, LIANG XIN (late Lion’s Prospect) defeated ENCHANTED PRINCE and RUNNING FLAME in a thrilling three-way photo. LABU LABU, who had won this race for the past three years, finished a long fourth this time.

Saimee capped a great day by winning the last two races of a long afternoon in which there were 12 races. His wins on LONG SOCKS (6 ch.a.g Made Of Gold - Aldybus by Regal Classic) and DUMBO (4 ch.a.g Speed Week - Rare Tudor by Old Spice) brought his tally to 42 for the season and is now six ahead of his nearest Sofhan Latif.

SUMMER FIESTA, who finished down the field in the RM300,000 Wira Malaysia Cup - the richest race for Malaysian breds - last year, turned in a vastly improved performance to win the 1600m event today.

With three wins to her name this year, the five-year-old bay gelding by Posen out of the Covetous mare Mysterious Smile was the highest rated runner and ran true to form, winning by three lengths.

With her seventh win in 19 starts, SUMMER FIESTA has now earned a little over RM400,000 in prizemoney, an incredible return for a RM9,000 purchase at the 2002 National Premier Sale.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1200M

1

 Dane Hero McGillivray Y F Leong

1

10

 The Swordsman T Yeoh Wepner

2

11

 Boleh Boleh Pereira S S Vanan

3

9

 Joker Junior Maynard Aify

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1200M

5

 Brasil Pereira Sivan

1

1

 Dynasty Vader P Lee Din Azis

2

4

 Ace Emperor Khoo Kway

3

2

 Keep Smiling Brogan Azman

4

3

 CLASS 5, DIV 5 - 1600M

6

 Grand Jogger M Breukelen K T Cheng

1

8

 Fate Together P Lee Din Azis

2

3

 Ninetynine Action Tiang Saifudin

3

13

 Mandurang Brogan Sani

4

4

 CLASS 5, DIV 4 - 1600M

16

 Future Shock Yeo Sani

1

11

 Speed Lake K Coetzee Cavallo

2

9

 Melang Wong P K Leong K W Leong

3

14

 Classy Dewan H S Lim K K Loh

4

5

 SULTAN GOLD VASE - 1100M STR

7

 Liang Xin M Breukelen Saimee

1

4

 Enchanted Prince McGillivray Y F Leong

2

9

 Running Flame Sukri Din Azis

3

3

 Labu Labu S Liew K K Loh

4

6

 CLASS 5, DIV 3 - 1600M

8

 Social Magic Brogan J Winks

1

1

 Akashi Warrior M Breukelen Djulkifli

2

5

 Power Lad S H Tan Y F Leong

3

3

 Big Capacity Zafir J Nizam

4

7

 WIRA MALAYSIA CUP (Malaysian Breds) - 1600M

1

 Summer Fiesta Brogan J Winks

1

4

 Weekend Winner Zafir Din Azis

2

2

 Maiznificant K Coetzee Wepner

3

9

 Vin-Vin S B Tan Saifudin

4

8

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1600M

7

 Consequential K Coetzee Cavallo

1

13

 Epitome K H Lim Yusri

2

6

 Run Baby Run M Breukelen Saimee

3

12

 Wealth P K Leong Chuah

4

9

 CLASS 5, DIV 3 - 1200M

9

 Law And Order M Breukelen K T Cheng

1

12

 Tomboy Brogan Sani

2

15

 Intervention K H Ng Yusri

3

3

 Herecomewongchoy M Breukelen Djulkifli

4

10

 CLASS 5, PREMIER - 1600M

7

 Sky Supreme P Lee Y F Leong

1

5

 Flying Cheetah K Coetzee Cavallo

2

3

 The Golden Mean Y B Lee Saimee

3

10

 Dragon Warrior F Nathan S John

4

11

 CLASS 5, PREMIER - 1200M

7

 Long Socks Y B Lee Saimee

1

10

 Forge Ahead Sukri Sofhan

2

5

 The Fighter Pereira Chuah

3

2

 Tashi Delek Khoo S Fauzi

4

12

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M

6

 Dumbo Y B Lee Saimee

1

9

 Winning Legend Khoo M Leong

2

11

 The Nexus K H Lim H K Lim

3

7

 Dynamic Fun K H Ng K W Leong

4