Better fortunes this time for Triple Luck

PENANG,  30 Aug 2009
TRIPLE LUCK storms home to win the Sprint Trophy

TRIPLE LUCK, who went down to CHEYENNE DANCER in the re-scheduled RM1 Astro Wah Lai Toi Sprint Trophy last December, went one better here today to win the 1400m set-weight event.

Last year's race was the last time the Sprint Trophy was run at weight-for-age.

With a pull of 3.5kg over CHEYENNE DANCER in the new race condition this time, TRIPLE LUCK (Akhenaton - Casual Lies by Huntingdale) took full advantage to win by three quarters of a length over the Perak Derby winner GOOD NATURE (Way Of Light - Tears We Cry by French Deputy).

CHEYENNE DANCER (Indian Danehill - Daylight Hour by Brief Truce), now trained by Michael Freedman in Singapore after tasting success in this race last year with Frank Maynard, was a similar distance away third after hitting the front momentarily at the top of the straight.

The return to form for TRIPLE LUCK, winner of the MRA Cup (1200m) in Penang and the Coronation Cup (1600m) last year, coincided with a new partnership struck up with apprentice Mohd Eirwan bin Khalid who has now ridden him in his last three starts for two wins and second.

"It's my first cup and the biggest victory of my career and I am extremely happy," said Eirwan.

For a while though, it seemed the victory might not have been possible. "He (TRIPLE LUCK) slipped at the jump and was slow into stride. I had to ride him hard from the 600m onwards," said Eirwan.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - abt. 1700M

7

 Joker Wonder K H Ng H S Gill

1

4

 Very Powerful S B Tan I Razif

2

10

 Sky Hock Noordin Vellaikannu

3

8

 Panther Ari J Tan Woodworth

4

2

 DAWSON STUD TROPHY
  CLASSES 3 & 4 - abt. 1700M  

11

 Big Red Point Tiang Woodworth

1

2

 Speed Honour Lam J Low

2

5

 Ready To Dash Thwaites S John

3

4

 Al Borakh Sukri M Gallagher

4

3

 ELIZA PARK TROPHY
  CLASS 3 - abt. 1400M      

13

 Rosa Parks K L Chong K T Cheng

1

5

 Speedy Tiger K Coetzee H K Lim

2

9

 Swift Strong Sukri P Braem

3

6

 Century Lord Tiang H S Gill

4

4

 DR LIM AH SOO MEMORIAL TROPHY
  CLASSES 1 & 2 - abt. 1400M  

6

 Joker Express B T Lim K T Cheng

1

8

 Flying Jumbo K Coetzee Woodworth

2

2

 Mahau K H Ng R Burnett

3

10

 Royal Galloper B T Lim H S Gill

4

5

 OAKWOOD FARM TROPHY
  RESTRICTED MAIDEN - abt. 1200M  

6

 Good Impression Hoy S H Lee

1

5

 Eagle Robert Saifudin

2

7

 Hard To Say Tiang Teh

3

4

 Darwin Brogan S Mutaza

4

6

 TOPGEAR TROPHY
  CLASS 4 - abt. 1100M      

6

 Asia Star S B Tan Saifudin

1

8

 Si Brava P Lee Teh

2

2

 Lim's Quartz McGillivray Chuah

3

9

 Sir Jay J Tan Aify

4

7

 ASTRO WAH LAI TOI SPRINT TROPHY - abt. 1400M

3

 Triple Luck S Liew K Eirwan

1

8

 Good Nature K Coetzee Saifudin

2

1

 Cheyenne Dancer M Freedman Woodworth

3

10

 Power For Glory Brogan Azman

4

8

 MALAYSIAN 2009 MAGIC MILLIONS CLASSIC - abt. 1200M

3

 Captain Obvious K L Chong Woodworth

1

12

 Lucky Superstar B Dean M Gallagher

2

1

 New Target T Yeoh L Ho

3

4

 Conflience R Lines Chavez

4

9

 CLASS 5 - abt. 1200M

6

 Bonbon Win McGillivray Saifudin

1

10

 Lim's Wonder McGillivray Chuah

2

13

 Run Baby Run Wong Yusri

3

9

 No Kidding S Cook Y S Lim

4

10

 DA MA CAI STAKES,  CLASS 4 - abt. 1700M

7

 Durian King J Tan H K Cheng

1

12

 King And Noble K Coetzee Chavez

2

6

 Dancing Supremo R Lines Vellaikannu

3

13

 Kristhunder T Yeoh J Low

4