Roy Rogers starts with a winner

PENANG,  15 October 2007

New trainer Roy Rogers marked his first day "at the office" with a winner in a special one-day professional/amateur meeting for home based horses here today.

The Australian, who obtained his MRA licence just three weeks ago, had two runners today. His second, TULSA, showed vast improvement on his recent outings to snatch a narrow win in the Class 5, Div 1 - 1200m sprint.

TULSA (5 b.nz.g Kilimanjaro - Outburst by Manntari) had 6 runs in Singapore last year for a win over 1400m.

Sent over to Malaysia, TULSA made no impression in five starts before Rogers transformed the horses in a matter of three weeks to score today.

BIG ZOOM, unplaced in three previous starts, beat four runners to win the second Penang heat of the Da Ma Cai Malaysia 3YO Championship over 1200m.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 (HOME BASED) - 1700M

3

 Stay The Cause S H Tan H K Lim

1

6

 King Of Durban Noordin J Low

2

8

 World Cruises H S Lim S Sandana

3

1

 More N More Lam L Ho

4

3

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 (HOME BASED) - 1200M

4

 Miss Posh P Roslan S Sandana

1

3

 Star Dancer Tiang K Eirwan

2

8

 Toast Express Noordin Salee

3

5

 Shuwaib Noordin S H Oh

4

4

 DA MA CAI MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (Heat) - 1200M

1

 Big Zoom H S Lim S Sandana

1

4

 Penang Prestige Tiang Wepner

2

3

 Generous Tycoon Tiang K T Cheng

3

2

 Colourland Classic Robert H K Lim

4

6

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 (HOME BASED) - 1700M

1

 Spice Island S H Tan H K Lim

1

2

 After Me H S Lim S Sandana

2

3

 Governor Zanner Tiang Wepner

3

8

 True Fighter Noordin L Ho

4

7

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 (HOME BASED) - 1200M

4

 Tulsa R Rogers Sivan

1

10

 Amaro Uno P Roslan H K Lim

2

6

 Ban Soon Robert J Low

3

8

 Baby Sun Robert Wepner

4

8

 CLASS 4 (HOME BASED) - 1400M

2

 Hari Kaya S H Tan H K Lim

1

8

 Yharo Tiang Sivan

2

10

 Zabai Zabai H S Lim Salee

3

6

 Key Commander Tiang K Eirwan

4