Kiko's Return romps home in Perak Derby

IPOH,  13 April 2008
KIKO'S RETURN

KIKO'S RETURN, one of most improved horses in training, took the classic scene by storm when he registered a runaway win in the RM500,000 Perak Derby over 2400m here today for his sixth consecutive win.

It was the first test by the New Zealand four-year-old by Minardi out of the Amalgam mare Joe's Girl in open company and he beat the daylight out of the opposition, winning by five and three quarters lengths to give trainer Johnny Lim his first big race success.

Surprisingly, with all the successes he has enjoyed over the years, it was also jockey Saimee Jumaat's first win in the Perak Derby.

SHANGHAI STAR finished second while GOLD ARROW, who won the Derby in 2006 for trainer Frank Maynard, came home third to give Lim a 1-3 finish.

Last year's winner FAST FLYING was a well beaten 11th.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1100M STR

10

 Melang Angel K H Ng Saimee

1

1

 Jal Treasure McGillivray Y F Leong

2

7

 Crayheyzi Wong Yusri

3

8

 Dashing Spirit Maynard Sofhan

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

1

 Freedom McGillivray Djulkifli

1

3

 Wunderbar McGillivray Y F Leong

2

6

 Kris Hikmat Maynard Chuah

3

4

 Cash Partners K Coetzee J Lim

4

3

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

3

 Kingdom Power Sukri H S Gill

1

1

 Winning Ace Pereira Huzairi

2

5

 Smiling Melang K H Ng Teh

3

12

 Desert Command S Liew Yusri

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

9

 Senor Steve Seet Sivan

1

8

 Phantom Ace K H Ng Yan

2

3

 Mandiri E Breukelen Saimee

3

7

 Hold That Money McGillivray Wan

4

5

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

12

 District Attorney McGillivray Azhar

1

7

 Magical Idol B T Lim Saimee

2

9

 Lovely General Seet Cavallo

3

4

 Happysolucky Wong Yusri

4

6

 CLASS 4 - 1100M STR

14

 Burn Brogan Kumarentheran

1

11

 Power Of Life P Lee Sivan

2

8

 Nothateasy P Roslan Yan

3

4

 Very Fast S Cook L Ho

4

7

 PERAK DERBY - 2400M

3

 Kiok's Return B T Lim Saimee

1

8

 Shanghai Star P Roslan Cavallo

2

7

 Gold Arrow B T Lim H S Gill

3

11

 Yippee Blue Dill Tennent Sivan

4

9

 DA MA CAI STAKES,  CLASS 2 - 1400M

6

 Toll The Bell E Breukelen Saimee

2

2

 Labu Labu S Liew Djulkifli

2

10

 Speedy Wong Choy E Breukelen S Sandana

3

3

 Fire Kingdom McGillivray Y F Leong

4
  Races 10 to 12 cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.