Trigger Express too speedy in Piala Emas

KUALA LUMPUR,  15 June 2008

Singapore based galloper TRIGGER EXPRESS has conquered Malaysia in his second attempt.

Last December, the Steven Burridge-trained gelding was distinctly unlucky when unplaced in the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup in Penang.

TRIGGER EXPRESS (Citidancer - Rich Resource by Chanteclair) has returned to Kranji better than ever this season, winning the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in April.

With Selangor Turf Club staging cross-border racing for the first time this year, TRIGGER EXPRESS crossed the causeway again and this time proved his worth to capture the RM1m Piala Emas Sultan Selangor over 2000m at Sungei Besi here today.

In so doing, TRIGGER EXPRESS, ridden by Din Azis, mastered Malaysia's top galloper FREE SPIRIT, winner of this races in 2006 and the runner-up last year, and the bang-in-form KIKO'S RETURN, who was going for his seventh consecutive win.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN - 1600M

3

 Without A Doubt K H Ng J Shankar

1

10

 Wave Runner Brogan Wepner

2

1

 The Special One Thwaites Chavez

3

12

 Jacaranda Bloom V Nathan H K Lim

4

2

 SYDNEY TURF CLUB TROPHY,  CLASS 4 - 1200M

3

 Success Always K Coetzee Azhar

1

4

 Hun Mu P Roslan Teh

2

14

 Loyalty General Seet Samsir

3

7

 Zhu Chen F Nathan Huzairi

4

3

 SAIGON RACING CLUB TROPHY,  CLASS 4 - 1200M

1

 Kim Emma S B Tan R Burnett

1

10

 Kyron S Liew Sivan

2

7

 Freedom McGillivray H Yang

3

6

 Speed Fire McGillivray L Ho

4

4

 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB TROPHY,   CLASS 3 - 1400M

3

 Real Warrior Thwaites Woodworth

1

1

 Gold Blade McGillivray L Ho

2

9

 Haveaniveday Danis S Y Moon

3

15

 Joker Classic B T Lim H S Gill

4

5

 HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TROPHY,  CLASS 4 - 1200M

4

 Northwind S B Tan R Burnett

1

12

 Diamond N Ace Seet Sivan

2

3

 King Greg P Roslan Aify

3

10

 Fire And Desire Tennent I Christy

4

6

 ROYAL BANGKOK SPORTS CLUB TROPHY,  CLASS 5 - 1800M

10

 Big Steel Wong Yusri

1

12

 Stay The Cause S H Tan H K Lim

2

1

 Wonderful Tycoon Hoy L L Tai

3

16

 Speed Wonderful Lam Vellaikannu

4

7

 KOREA RACING AUTHORITY TROPHY,  OPEN - 1600M

2

 Magical Cigar B T Lim N Callow

1

5

 Greatly Tiang Saimee

2

3

 Sargasso Tennent S Y Moon

3

6

 Jeram New Victory Maynard J Powell

4

8

 DA MA CAI TROPHY,  CLASS 4 - 1600M

4

 Rising Wong Djulkifli

1

8

 D'Mighty Star P Roslan S Sandana

2

3

 Laugh Heartily K Coetzee Azhar

3

11

 Oyster Bay Brogan Vellaikanu

4

9

 PIALA EMAS SULTAN SELANGOR - 2000M

3

 Trigger Express S Burridge Din Azis

1

1

 Free Spirit K L Chong N Callow

2

4

 Kiko's Return B T Lim Saimee

3

2

 Fast Flying K Coetzee Azhar

4

10

 MELBOURNE RACING CLUB TROPHY,  CLASS 5 - 1400M

5

 Show Off K H Ng J Shankar

1

13

 She's A Lady F Nathan S John

2

7

 Baby Jewel Tennent D Chong

3

2

 Silent Proxy P Lee S C Liew

4

11

 JOCKEY CLUB OF TURKEY TROPHY,  CLASS 5 - 1800M

1

 Smiling Melang K H Ng H K Lim

1

13

 All Alone Wong Yusri

2

7

 Inner Sanctum K L Chong A Chew

3

2

 Why Me P Roslan Teh

4

12

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

4

 Prince Of Whales K L Chong A Chew

1

9

 Just Once F Nathan Azman

2

11

 Arowana Prince K H Ng Wepner

3

5

 Ultimate Decider S B Tan Yusri

4