Taurus outsprints stablemates in Bowl

SINGAPORE,  4 June 2006

TAURUS outshone his more fancied stablemates to win the S$500,000 Patrons’ Bowl for four-year-olds over 1400m at Kranji today.

ARENTI, winner of the Lion City Cup last month, was expected to win the Singapore Group 1 contest and looked the one to beat after he took command at the 800m after disputing the early lead.

His stablemates TAURUS and LIM’S RANSOM, were well off the pace early but both came storming home, with TAURUS (gr.a.g Dieu D’or - Chutima by El Vaquero) on the outside racing away to win from newcomer SETEMBRO GROVE. LIM’S RANSOM finished third ahead of ARENTI, giving trainer John Meagher a 1-3-4 finish.

Leading trainer Meagher had a double to bring his tally for the season to 40. The Australian earlier saddled SPEC PRINCE (4 ch.a.g Spectrum - Princess Calera by Western Symphony) to his fifth win in 25 starts.

Second-placed Laurie Laxon, however, took training honours with a treble.

Ron Stewart, who booted home five winners over the last two racing days, had an exasperating afternoon with five placings, finding one to beat four times.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

MAIDEN - 1600M

6

Sun Village Baertschiger S John

1

4

Kash On The Way S Gray R Stewart

2

2

Saturday Gold B Marsh A Spiteri

3

9

Peaches And Cream P Busuttin A Fiezan

4

2

CLASS 5 - 1200M

8

Jackson L Laxon Sam

1

14

Embody S Gray R Stewart

2

5

Just Too Good Baertschiger J Powell

3

13

Good Benefit B Dean Du Plessis

4

3

CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M

9

Rapidflare C Leck W H Lao

1

10

Prior King H Takaoka C Segeon

2

14

Everest Sunrise M Yusof S John

3

13

Tribal Ghost T Pinfield T Ong

4

4

RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

1

Royal General L Laxon J Winks

1

7

King And Ultima S Burridge Kellady

2

15

Mighty Rajah S Burridge M Pay

3

14

Lim's Glory J Meagher T Ong

4

5

BENCHMARK 67 - 1400M

6

Spec Prince J Meagher Soo

1

9

Hall Of Fame S Burridge R Stewart

2

14

Whatmore M Clements B Vorster

3

4

Lucky Strong M Yusof S John

4

6

CLASS 5 - 2000M

1

Fixed Asset P Busuttin A Fiezan

1

9

Royal Liberator D Hill B Vorster

2

4

Always Natural S Gray R Stewart

3

8

Welcome Change L Treloar Zaki

4

7

KRANJI STAKES C - 1400M

5

Huddy L Laxon Saimee

1

8

Keegan S Gray Sivan

2

13

Music Master H Takaoka S John

3

4

Lim's Grand J Meagher Soo

4

8

CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M

9

Bless Year P Shaw Du Plessis

1

14

Morgan K C Yeoh Sam

2

2

Cleveland P Busuttin Saimee

3

12

Flying Emperor H Takaoka Hairin

4

9

PATRONS' BOWL (4YO) - 1400M

10

Taurus J Meagher A Spiteri

1

4

Setembro Chove P Shaw J Powell

2

6

Lim's Ransom J Meagher R Stewart

3

2

Arenti J Meagher Soo

4

10

GRADUATION - 1600M

10

Shahini H Takaoka Zaki

1

9

River Fuji D Koh Saimee

2

2

Kiwi Delight S Gray R Stewart

3

1

Royal Commander L Laxon J Winks

4