Winning start for Why Why West in new year

PENANG,  January 31, 2010

WHY WHY WEST (Spartacus (AUS) - Lover's Chariot by Zephyr Zip), who chalked up two wins each in the last two years, has started the new season on a bright note when she won the Da Ma Cai Stakes (Class 3 - 1700m) here today.

The seven-year-old mare, ridden by replacement rider, apprentice Jacky Lim, was the least backed in a seven-horse field. But she showed her staying prowess when she came from last early to win by three quarters of a length and paid a handsome RM84 for a win.

There was a bigger upset in Race 5 (Band 39-49 - 1200m) when WIN DRAGON (Drama Critic - Real Power by Deputy Governor) showed up for the first time in nine starts and paid RM157 for a win.

A winner yesterday and two more astride ROLLING HIGH (Snaadee - Shy Sadie by Trempolino) and EASY MELANG (One Cool Cat - Strawberry Affair by Grosvenor) today catapulted Azhar Ismail to the top of the jockey's table.

The latter started a raging favoruite after posting a fourth and a third in his first two starts and paid RM6 for a win.

With the new season just one month old, the multiple champion who last won the title in 2008, has chalked up nine wins, three more than his nearest rival. 

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1700M

10

 Snaring Tiger Seet Saifudin

1

6

 Royal Knight J Tan Din Azis

2

14

 Conamor'e R Lines Samsir

3

15

 Stay The Cause S H Tan A Chew

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1700M

12

 Rolling High K Coetzee Azhar

1

2

 See Me Fly Robert Yan

2

10

 Spice Island S H Tan Anandan

3

9

 Titikilla J Tan Aify

4

4

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

4

 Easy Flying K Coetzee Azhar

1

8

 Tha Fillee K H Ng N Shahrul

2

3

 Mid Sun K H Ng K Yazid

3

11

 Turiningold S H Tan Saifudin

4

5

 BAND 39-49 - 1200M

12

 Win Dragon S H Tan Anandan

1

2

 Haikdemight Sukri M Ewe

2

8

 Happy Go Lucky Robert Salee

3

14

 Night Shadow K Coetzee Azhar

4

6

 BAND 39-49 - 1200M

9

 Arowana Bullet P S Kuamaran Saifudin

1

10

 D'Mighty Victory J Tan H K Cheng

2

11

 Cash Partners K Coetzee Azhar

3

12

 Walk The Like Robert Salee

4

7

 BAND 39-49 - 1400M

12

 Conundrum R Rogers J Low

1

4

 Royal Kazak McGillivray N Callow

2

13

 Kakaya K H Ng J Lim

3

8

 Royal Parade P S Kumaran L L Tai

4

8

 DA MA CAI STAKES,  CLASS 3 - 1700M

8

 Why Why West F Nathan J Lim

1

5

 Ninetyfive Seal S Liew D Chong

2

4

 Best Friend Robert S H Lee

3

3

 Century Escort Tiang Woodworth

4

9

 BAND 39-49 - 1400M

1

 Husson Express J Tan T R Barnabas

1

13

 Touessrock Thwaites Samsir

2

14

 Crown Greg J Tan Aify

3

6

 Light Of Liberty R Rogers H K Cheng

4