Brink saddles first winner in latest comeback

IPOH,  15 Nov 2009

American trainer John Brink signalled his return to the local circuit by saddling GOLDEN CHESTNUT to victory in a Class 5 - 1200m handicap here today.

It was his first winner since returning to the local circuit earlier this year, after having trained successfully for many years, first in Kuala Lumpur and later in Singapore.

For Brink, a former champion while based in Kuala Lumpur, it was his second comeback to the local scene and his midas touch clearly showed on GOLDEN CHESTNUT, a horse he only took over recently.

GOLDEN CHESTNUT (Made Of Gold - Eulogy by Euclase) had won two races in Singapore in 2007 but went amiss after that, prompting his owners to transfer him to Brink.

GOLDEN CHESTNUT was having his first start for Brink today and quite appropriately, it should be Oscar Chavez who guided the seven-year-old home.

The Panamanian was first brought to the local circuit to ride for Brink and the success brought back memories of many victories they had in the past.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

11

 Maxim Gun P S Kumaran Chavez

1

1

 Cash Man Danis S Ruzaini

2

9

 D'Mighty Victory J Tan Sofhan

3

14

 Bring In Fortunes S B Tan C K Tan

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

9

 Golden Chestnut Brink Chavez

1

13

 Boomer Capital Danis Aslam

2

11

 Knight Greg J Tan Aify

3

6

 Wunderbar McGillivray Y F Leong

4

3

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

2

 Twelve Fairies Robert S H Lee

1

12

 Blue Shark S Cook Woodworth

2

10

 Muscle Man McGillivray S Ruzaini

3

9

 Coffeentea E Breukelen S Mutaza

4

4

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

7

 No Comment T Yeoh Wooworth

1

2

 Rags To Riches McGillivray Chuah

2

4

 Jeram Pearl A Rahim J Low

3

8

 The Special One R Rogers A Austin

4

6

 NSF WIRA MALAYSIA CUP - 1600M

3

 Conjure Brogan Chavez

1

13

 Donna K Coetzee A Austin

2

5

 Wonderful Gift Sukri R Burnett

3

10

 China Angel Pereira S H Lee

4

7

 CLASS 3 - 1400M

5

 Prince Gold E Breukelen S Ruzaini

1

7

 Speedy Wind K Coetzee Azhar

2

10

 Swift Strong Sukri J Low

3

6

 Super Lad Danis Woodworth

4

8

 CLASSES 1 & 2 - 1400M

1

 Blesswithspeed B T Lim H S Gill

1

2

 Fighter Jet Danis Sani

2

3

 Rort The Sustem Thwaites J Low

3

5

 Joker General B T Lim I Fadzlei

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

10

 Double Dare Brogan S Ruzaini

1

14

 I Agree T Yeoh Kumarentheran

2

1

 I Care Danis S Thai Yang

3

3

 Blue Tosca S Cook Woodworth

4

10

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

8

 Joker Cheers B T Lim H S Gill

1

7

 Xin Dong Elite J Tan Aify

2

11

 Cash Partners K Coetzee Azhar

3

1

 Harlequin Brogan S Mutaza

4

11

 DA MA CAI STAKES,  CLASS 4 - 1200M

12

 Sovereign Ace Hoy Sivan

1

5

 Cheek To Cheek Seet K T Cheng

2

1

 Actuarial Talent P K Leong Djulkifli

3

13

 Royal Jade P S Kumaran J Low

4