Chevron easy winner in Derby Trial

SINGAPORE,  22 June 2007
 

CHEVRON has emerged as a serious contender for the Singapore Derby next month after he easily accounted for a strong field of potential candidates in the Derby Trial over 1600m at Kranji here tonight.

Partnered by regular jockey Ron Stewart, the Irish gelding by Medicean out of Lishaway (by Polish Precedent) stepped up on his splendid third in the Patrons' Bowl early this month to defeat CRUSOE, whose credentials include a second in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup last April. Third was the Japanese bred JADE.

The favourite MY ROYAL CAPTION, winner of the Patrons' Bowl, was a well-beaten sixth.

A winner in three starts at the tail-end of last year, CHEVRON is much improved this season with a hat-trick of wins in the lower classes this season.

CHEVRON is owned by retired former Singapore and Hong Kong champion trainer Ivan Allan, who is the most successful trainer in the Singapore Derby in days when it was an open handicap staged over 2400m.

The Derby is now the final leg of the Singapore four-year-old series.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1600M (SAND)

9

 D'Mighty Kingdom L Lee D Chee

1

13

 Premier Night H Takaoka Zaki

2

12

 Triple Aces H Takaoka Saifudin

3

5

 Ausin Baertschiger Kellady

4

2

 CRESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (SAND)

4

 Gust J Meagher M Pumpa

1

5

 Haileong D Murphy M Gallagher

2

12

 Sky Airways P Shaw B Vorster

3

9

 Javelin H Takaoka K Fujii

4

3

 KRANJI STAKES B - 1600M

10

 Lim's Prestige S Gray R Stewart

1

4

 Royal Commander L Laxon D Beadman

2

7

 Schmeichel P Shaw R Fradd

3

5

 Starbeel D Dragon Kellady

4

4

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1600M (SAND)

6

 Fat Boy H K Tan Au

1

7

 Divest D Hill M Gallagher

2

5

 Sky Raja D Koh Soo

3

9

 Hadrian J Meagher M Pumpa

4

5

 CLASS 4 - 1200M (SAND)

7

 Greased Lightning D Koh Soo

1

11

 Stilleto D Hill Sivan

2

4

 Stradivarious S Gray M Azrull

3

8

 Just Steel T Pinfield K Fujii

4

6

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M

7

 Coppola L Laxon D Beadman

1

6

 Super Link D Murphy Saifudin

2

4

 Starry Fire D Dragon M Gallagher

3

5

 Yaakeen L Laxon R Fradd

4

7

 SINGAPORE DERBY TRIAL (Singapore Group 2) - 1600M

7

 Chevron C Leck R Stewart

1

1

 Crusoe L Laxon A Calder

2

8

 Jade H Takaoka K Fujii

3

3

 World Delight B Marsh R Lim

4

8

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M

10

 Empire Crown L Laxon B Vorster

1

7

 It's My Magic D Dragon M Ewe

2

4

 Dream True T Pinfield H K Lim

3

6

 River Fuji D Koh M Gallagher

4

9

 PROGRESS - 1200M

8

 Zizou P Shaw B Vorster

1

10

 Storm Strike L Treloar K Fujii

2

11

 Lucky Lucky D Hill R Stewart

3

12

 Otomodachi S Chua S John

4