Burridge off the mark with Flash Gordon

SINGAPORE:  Jan 14, 2011
 
FLASH GORDON collars QUINTA DE LAGO to give champion
trainer Steven Burridge his first win of the new season - SNTC photo

Steven Burridge, who broke the stranglehold Laurie Laxon had on the Singapore trainer's premiership with 90 winners last year, finally got off the mark for the new season when he saddled FLASH GORDON to victory in the Kranji Stakes C - 1800m event at Kranji tonight.

FLASH GORDON last success came in October when ridden by Ronnie Stewart but has finished down the field in four outings since.

Not surprisingly, the five-year-old was not fancied in the betting. But with Stewart back in the saddle for the first time since October, FLASH GORDON (Catbird - Kayzarana by Generous) sprang a surprise to win by half-a-length to pay $179 for a win.

FLASH GORDON was the third leg of a treble for Stewart won earlier won back-to-back races with SIMPSON (Straight Strike - Victory Leah by Victory Zone) and FUKU ICIHIBAN (Black Minnaloushe - Yulia by Hunza Court).

Stewart, however, had to share honours with Saifudin Ismail who was successful on GOD OF SPEED (Shamardal - Shopping Spree by Success Express), DAYS OF THUNDER (Lucky Owners - Zedique by Zeditave) and ART OF SPEED (More Than Ready - Sapphire Girl by Danzero).

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M

5

 God Of Speed Khoo Saifudin

1

7

 Eminent Roi S Chua J Moreira

2

3

 Rising Expectation B Dean Soo

3

6

 Boyle L Laxon T H Koh

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

10

 Simpson D Kok R Stewart

1

8

 Kylene L Laxon T H Koh

2

4

 Zac Imperial M Freedman J Moreira

3

5

 Elysium C Brown Y Y Oon

4

3

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M

8

 Fuku Ichiban M Yusof R Stewart

1

3

 Atlixco P Shaw B Vorster

2

1

 Dynamic Dan S Burridge T Rehaizat

3

4

 His My Idol Z L Mok J Moreira

4

4

 INITIATION, DIV 2 - 1200M

7

 Bukit Lion City D Koh Soo

1

2

 Beauman B Marsh O Placais

2

6

 Guerrero Z L Mok Sivan

3

11

 Video Call O'Hara Saifudin

4

5

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

2

 Days Of Thunder O'Hara Saifudin

1

8

 Ronpongi H Takaoka O Placais

2

5

 Win Lots T Kieser J Moreira

3

3

 Zambezi Rush J Meagher Soo

4

6

 INITIATION, DIV 1 - 1200M

1

 Art Of Speed Khoo Saifudin

1

9

 Marcusino P Shaw I Andy

2

8

 Newshawk M Clements M Airy

3

7

 Sinatra O'Hara R Stewart

4

7

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1800M

9

 Flash Gordon S Burridge R Stewart

1

6

 Quinta De Lago L Laxon O Placais

2

4

 Happiness Come S Burridge V Durci

3

3

 Fatkid H K Tan Soo

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 2200M

3

 Honest Z L Mok T Rehaizat

1

9

 World Fantasy T Kieser J Moreira

2

1

 Demhillsofgold B Marsh R Stewart

3

10

 Fortune Eight S Chua J L Li

4

9

 BENCHMARK 89 - 1400M

11

 Newfoundluck K C Yeoh B Vorster

1

5

 Over The Rainbow B Dean Soo

2

4

 Flying West B Marcus R Stewart

3

7

 Doraemon D Koh Saifudin

4

10

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

1

 Mecca Star M Walker V Duric

1

10

 Zac Generation D Dragon S Noh

2

8

 Jeremy L Laxon R Stewart

3

5

 Hint S Burridge M Firdaus

4