Noble Manor in record equalling win

SINGAPORE,  11 Dec 2009
 
NOBLE MANOR races past WHY BE for victory - SNTC photo
Former star sprinter WHY BE was denied a comeback victory, and a first Singapore success by visiting French jockey Francis Berry, by stablemate NOBLE MANOR in the Kranji Stakes A - 1000m sprint on the polytrack at Kranji here tonight.

WHY BE, whose 21st career win came in February last year, hit the front with 200m to go but found no answer when NOBLE MANOR (Stravinsky - Sarwatch by Jetball) came storming home to win drawing away by one and a half lengths,

NOBLE MANOR covered the distance in 59 secs, equalling the course record set by LAGO BAY earlier this year. It was his sixth win in 20 starts. 

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

11

 Street Ruffian L Treloar Saifudin

1

8

 Blitz M Clements M Gallagher

2

13

 Drunken Fist Khoo J Moreira

3

4

 Oblivion J Meagher Soo

4

2

 INITIATION - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

4

 What Todo B Marsh B Vorster

1

8

 Sky Lord P Shaw R Fradd

2

5

 Lim's River L Laxon F Berry

3

1

 Brzee L Treloar J Powell

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

4

 Blazing Power L Lee O Placias

1

10

 Prior Viscount H Takaoka Saifudin

2

2

 Shen Wei S Chua A Fiezan

3

1

 Anavila D Hill T R Barnabas

4

4

 PROGRESS - 1600M (POLYTRACK)

1

 High Noon S Burridge V Duric

1

6

 Daad's The Way S Gray Woodworth

2

2

 Ace Alphabet L Laxon J Moreira

3

10

 My Drumbeat P Shaw B Vorster

4

5

 CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Rena Cross M Clements T R Barnabas

1

7

 By Appointment J Meagher A Fiezan

2

4

 Nadal P Shaw R Fradd

3

1

 Redpacketday L Treloar O Placais

4

6

 BENCHMARK 83 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

3

 Be A Man Baertschiger J Powell

1

2

 Powerful Ruler B Dean R Fradd

2

6

 The Big Gee S Burridge J Moreira

3

9

 Hear Me S Chua S Ruzaini

4

7

 KRANJI STAKES A - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

6

 Noble Manor L Laxon J Moreira

1

1

 Why Be L Laxon F Berry

2

8

 Amadeus Mozart P Shaw R Fradd

3

3

 Super Gold S Chua Soo

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 1900M (POLYTRACK)

12

 Nefertiti L Treloar S Ruzaini

1

10

 Excel King H K Tan D Chee

2

5

 Old Faithful P Shaw B Vorster

3

2

 Bombardier L Laxon F Berry

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1900M (POLYTRACK)

7

 Riviera Star L Laxon J Moreira

1

1

 Cool Cadillac D Koh J L Li

2

9

 Grande Stallion H K Tan Sam

3

8

 Going On Here P Shaw B Vorster

4