Shantou Mayor rules in Selangor Gold Cup

KUALA LUMPUR,  27 April 2008

Just two weeks after winning his first classic with KIKO'S RETURN in the Derak Derby, Johnny Lim, who is into his first full season as a trainer, has done it again.

Lim capped a sensational meeting, during which he saddled ten winners, when SHANTOU MAYOR captured the RM600,000 Selangor Gold Cup over 1600m at Sungei Besi here today.

The Australian gelding by Montjeu out of the Catrail mare Terlingua Light first showed his potential when he finished second to NEW KUALA DIPANG at long odds in the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup last December.

SHANTOU MAYOR resumed from a short let-up with an eye catching run over 1200m last week. That set the stage for his second attempt in the Selangor Gold Cup (he finished down the field last year) and to complete the cast, Lim called up Kranji based French jockey Eric Legrix, who only last week won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup on TRIGGER EXPRESS.

Legrix, who enjoyed so much success in Hong Kong and Macau in recent years, rode a superb race to bring SHANTOU MAYOR home three quarters of a length ahead of the multiple classic winner FREE SPIRIT (Citidancer - Star Party by Star Pak) who had won this race in 2006.

TRIPLE LUCK (Akhenaton - Casual Lies by Hungtingdale), winner of the MRA Cup in Penang last month, finished third in the capacity field.

SHANTOU MAYOR raced seven times for two wins at Belmont in Australia before coming out here and today's win was his third in 14 starts in Malaysia.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

10

 Hold That Money McGillivray Wan

1

4

 Auspicious Sign S B Tan H S Gill

2

1

 Born Free Tennent F Tan

3

12

 Keep Rising S B Tan J Low

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

1

 Jal Treasure McGillivray Y F Leong

1

9

 Win In Tennent Salee

2

3

 Brilliant Tycoon Tiang Sani

3

5

 Dashing Spirit Maynard L L Tai

4

3

 CLASS 3 - 1400M

7

 Kiko Classic B T Lim Saimee

1

8

 Rort The System Thwaites Woodworth

2

12

 Fort Apache Tennent D Chong

3

1

 Jeram A Rahim L L Tai

4

4

 BAROBYN RACING ALL GREYS STAKES,  OPEN - 1400M

1

 Instant Result S B Tan R Burnett

1

5

 Northern Express K H Ng Yusri

2

10

 The Swordsman T Yeoh Wepner

3

8

 Esteem K Coetzee S Thai Yang

4

5

 CLASS 5, PREMIER - 1400M

9

 Fast Tycoon B T Lim E Legrix

1

5

 It's A Gift Thwaites Woodworth

2

6

 Flashman A Rahim L Ho

3

7

 Joker Junior Tiang Saimee

4

6

 DATO RONALD KHOO TENG SWEE MEMORIAL TROPHY
  CLASSES 1 & 2 - 1400M      

6

 Mahadesa S Cook Chavez

1

2

 Superb General Seet Azhar

2

3

 Kelantan Thwaites Woodworth

3

1

 Big Crown Hoy J Low

4

7

 SELANGOR GOLD CUP - 1600M

12

 Shantou Mayor B T Lim E Legrix

1

1

 Free Spirit K L Chong K Oh

2

10

 Triple Luck S Liew A Fiezan

3

11

 Joker Treasure Tiang Saimee

4

8

 CLASS 2 - 1400M

5

 Flame Cat Sukri Aify

1

1

 Yakin Brogan Wepner

2

3

 Dynawing E Breukelen Salee

3

2

 Gold Blade McGillivray Azhar

4

9

 CLASS 5 - 2000M

9

 Cizen Tycoon Robert Chavez

1

4

 Speed Chaser P Roslan S S Vanan

2

10

 Lake Of Fire Sukri Suhaimi

3

11

 Prince Greg P Roslan Aify

4