Berry off the mark with Thrilla In Manila

SINGAPORE,  18 Dec 2009
 
THRILLA IN MANILA gives Francis Berry his maiden win in
Singapore - SNTC photo

In just his second day on the job, top Irish jockey Francis Berry has broken through for his maiden Singapore win on THRILLA IN MANILA in the Class 5 - 1000m sprint on the polytrack at Kranji here tonight.

THRILLA IN MANILA (Shovhog - Endama by Whisper Softly) managed just one placing in five previous start when ridden by five different jockeys.

The switch to Berry paid dividends for trainer Cliff Brown as THRILLA IN MANILA quickly took command on settling down, after having broken through the barrier before the start, to win by one and a half lengths.

Berry managed two placings from four rides in his debut last Friday, then flew to Hong Kong to ride DUFF in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile on Sunday. THRILLA IN MANILA was just one of two rides for him on his return tonight.

Meanwhile, newcomer TUMBULGUM scored a spectacular win in the Class 4, Div 1 - 1400m handicap.

Ridden by Danny Beasley, the Michael Freedman trained gelding annihilated the field to win by four and a quarter lengths, setting a new course record time of 1 min. 4.8 secs., half a second better than the previous mark held jointly by TUXEDO MOON and DIPLOMATIC STRIKE.

TUMBULGUM (Bianconi - Herries by Alquoz) finished on board in all his seven starts in Australia, winning once over 1309m at Seymour. His notable other placings were a second over 1300m at Sandown and a third over 1200m at Caulfield.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Thrilla In Manila C Brown F Berry

1

4

 Transformers K C Yeoh K K Ng

2

3

 Wonder General D Kok J Moreira

3

1

 Honest O'Hara Woodworth

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

7

 Powerful Match S Chua Soo

1

2

 Daring Splendour J Meagher T Ong

2

4

 Zac Star Destroyer L Laxon D Beasley

3

11

 True Friends Baertschiger S H Low

4

3

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Rapidflare D Kok V Duric

1

11

 Zestfulgo M Yusof J Moreira

2

1

 Zac Beat It M Freedman D Beasley

3

3

 Anavila D Hill T R Barnabas

4

4

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

6

 Raleigh M Clements B Vorster

1

10

 Teen Angel S Burridge J Moreira

2

3

 Dennycrane M Freedman D Beasley

3

8

 Sinsix J Meagher Soo

4

5

 GRADUATION - 1600M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Certain Prince Baertschiger J Powell

1

8

 French Irish P Shaw R Fradd

2

9

 Good Daddy L Laxon M Gallagher

3

1

 Undaunted M Clements B Vorster

4

6

 CLASS 5 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)

11

 Val Supreme L Treloar T R Barnabas

1

7

 Grande Warrior H K Tan M Ewe

2

8

 Eighth Avenue D Kok A Ng

3

9

 Nefertiti L Treloar S Ruzaini

4

7

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

12

 Ghozi J Meagher A Fiezan

1

9

 Celine Star C Brown S Ruzaini

2

7

 Satellite S Gray V Duric

3

4

 Big Choice L Laxon F Berry

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

4

 Samurai Power C Brown S John

1

8

 High Centennial L Lee R Stewart

2

1

 Good Day H Takaoka Saifudin

3

3

 Super Return S Chua Soo

4

9

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

1

 Tumbulgum M Freedman D Beasley

1

2

 Shing Yi S Chua V Duric

2

3

 Afriend Baertschiger J Powell

3

10

 Mr Happy D Kok M Yap

4