Kiko's Return clinches Coronation Cup

IPOH,  22 Nov 2009
KIKO'S RETURN returns to scale with Benny Woodworth astride

KIKO'S RETURN emerged as the top miler of the season when he captured the RM700,000 Coronation Cup over 1600m here today.

His success today — his ninth in 21 starts — came after a convincing win in the only other mile classic in Malaysia, the Selangor Gold Cup last April.

Last season, KIKO'S RETURN (Minardi - Joe's Girl by Amalgam) won the Perak Derby here before finishing third in the Coronation Cup behind TRIPLE LUCK.

TRIPLE LUCK (Akhenaton - Casual Lies by Huntingdale) went into today's race on a rich vein of form, after winning the Sprint Trophy in August and over 1100m on the straight course last week.

But KIKO'S RETURN, ridden by Benny Woodworth, proved too strong for his rivals on a rain-soaked track to beat his stablemate BLESSWITHSPEED (Brahms - Pottinger by Al Hareb) by half a length. TRIPLE LUCK finished third.

Immediately after the Coronation Cup, the Perak Turf Club announced the cancellation of the remaining five races due to the adverse track conditions.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 3 - 1100M STR

6

 Humble Prince P K Leong Djulkifli

1

2

 Heroic Wind K Coetzee Marzuki

2

13

 Big Beau McGillivray Chuah

3

10

 Dream Emperor A Rahim S H Lee

4

2

 MAIDEN - 1600M

12

 It's All Fated Hoy J Low

1

11

 Dream Again A Rahim Saifudin

2

13

 Bright Witness Pereira A Nawawi

3

3

 High Quality K Coetzee Azhar

4

3

 JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TROPHY
  CLASS 3 - 1600M      

7

 Century Escort Tiang H S Gill

1

11

 Fourth Avenue S Liew S Ruzaini

2

2

 Blue Angel Hoy Yan

3

8

 Why Why West Pereira Aslam

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 2000M

4

 Class Act R Rogers K Eirwan

1

11

 Ready To Run Brogan J Lim

2

10

 Akashi Brothers J Tan S Mutaza

3

6

 Illimunator R Lines A Austin

4

5

 ASTRO WAH LAI TOI CHARITY CUP
  OPEN - 2000M      

5

 Raul E Breukelen Y S Lim

1

6

 Joker General B T Lim I Fadzlei

2

4

 Boots And Spurs B T Lim Woodworth

3

1

 Fianchetto Brogan Chavez

4

7

 CORONATION CUP
  OPEN - 1600M      

3

 Kiko's Return B T Lim Woodworth

1

7

 Blesswithspeed B T Lim H S Gill

2

2

 Triple Luck S Liew K Eirwan

3

12

 Ishbiliya Sukri Salee

4
  Races 8 to 12 cancelled due to adverse track conditions.