No challenge for Lim's Objective

SINGAPORE,  10 June 2007
 
K B Soo salutes the crowd on LIM'S OBJECTIVE - SNTC photo

LIM'S OBJECTIVE revelled in the mud once again to win the 1st leg of the Three-Year-Old Challenge over 1200m at Kranji here today.

Having raced five times in the wet before today for four wins and a third, the Australian gelding by O'Reilly out of the Bluebird mare Hasty Bird took advantage of the overnight change in the state of the track to win by four lengths in the soft going from TOP SPIN, himself a winner of four of his last five starts.

LIM'S OBJECTIVE was the third leg of a splendid treble for Soo Khoon Beng who is getting back to near his best riding form. Earlier, the 2005 champion jockey was successful on ORION (4 gr.a.g Esperero - Exist by Bletchingly) and WHITE MAGIC (3 gr.a.g Irish Royal - Big Difference by Unbridled's Song).

CAPABLANCA (5 br.a.g Scenic - Ahava by Southern Appeal), narrowly beaten by WHY BE in the Lion City Cup last month, turned the tables on the latter when he scored a runaway win in the Kranji Stakes A - 1200m sprint.

ARENTI, a disappointing fifth in that race, redeemed himself somewhat to finish second with WHY BE coming home third.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1400M

5

 New Leader P Shaw R Fradd

1

4

 Virgo J Meagher M Pumpa

2

6

 Rainy Days Baertschiger S John

3

7

 Flyin Fortune L Treloar Zaki

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

5

 Onceuponatime D Hill M Gallagher

1

2

 Carry On Glory Baertschiger N Callow

2

7

 Warlord L Treloar K Fujii

3

6

 Precision L Treloar A Calder

4

3

 CLASS 3 - 1600M

3

 Orion J Meagher Soo

1

10

 Lim's Prestige S Gray R Stewart

2

2

 Screaming Eagle Baertschiger N Callow

3

8

 Huypircart J Meagher T Ong

4

4

 MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1400M

9

 On The Line Baertschiger R Stewart

1

11

 Lim's Cruiser J Meagher T Ong

2

7

 Sea Cookie S Gray Saifudin

3

1

 Candour Stripes P Shaw R Fradd

4

5

 GRADUATION - 1200M

5

 White Magic D Koh Soo

1

1

 Royal Crown B Marsh H K Cheng

2

8

 Waikato L Laxon A Calder

3

13

 Hilba M Yusof Azhar

4

6

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

1

 Contango S Gray M Azrull

1

9

 Sun Village Baertschiger N Callow

2

12

 Transcend S Burridge S Cheam

3

6

 White Lightning T Pinfield Chavez

4

7

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

9

 Strawberry Power Baertschiger Kellady

1

3

 Blue Angel Baertschiger N Callow

2

8

 River Fuji D Koh R Stewart

3

4

 Lim's Connection S Burridge Soo

4

8

 KRANJI STAKES A - 1200M

4

 Capablanca Baertschiger N Callow

1

2

 Arenti J Meagher R Fradd

2

1

 Why Be L Laxon R Stewart

3

10

 Sagittarius J Meagher M Pumpa

4

9

 THREE-YEAR-OLD CHALLENGE (1st Leg) - 1200M

4

 Lim's Objective J Meagher Soo

1

2

 Top Spin L Laxon A Calder

2

9

 Dark General C Leck M Ewe

3

8

 Aquarius D Koh R Stewart

4

10

 BENCHMARK 83 - 1400M

7

 Schmeichel P Shaw R Fradd

1

2

 Starbeel D Dragon Kellady

2

9

 Storm Watch Baertschiger S John

3

4

 Robbins L Laxon A Calder

4

11

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1200M

1

 Lim's Oasis J Meagher M Gallagher

1

8

 The Hatchet Man S Gray M Ewe

2

11

 Superb Star D Koh R Stewart

3

5

 Royal Force B Dean Din Azis

4