Run For The Hills too speedy in debut

SINGAPORE:  August 5, 2011
 
RUN FOR THE HILLS winning first-up at Kranji - SNTC photo

RUN FOR THE HILLS, very promising as a juvenile but failed to follow it up at three and four in England, has made a winning start to his campaign in Singapore.

Ridden by Danny Beasley, the five-year-old English gelding led his rivals on a merry chase, going to the line with two lengths to spare in the Class 4 - 1200m sprint on the polytrack.

"I was hopeful, rather than confident, of the horse running well tonight. I’m just grateful that he was able to hold on," said trainer Cliff Brown.

As a juvenile, RUN FOR THE HILLS (Oasis Dream - Maid For The Hills by Indian Ridge) was raced by his breeders Normandie Stud and trained by John Gosden. After a third at Newmarket and second at Goodwood, he won a maiden race over 1207m at Newmarket when ridden by Frankie Dettori.

Turning three, he faced the starter four times, notching a splendid third in the listed Rous Stakes over 1005m at Newmarket. He had another seven outings at four, managing a third at Newmarket again.

After one unplaced start at five, owner Richard Pegum, who paid 60,000 guineas for him as a four-year-old, decided to send him to Singapore.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN - 1600M (POLYTRACK)

6

 Ace Ameida D Koh Soo

1

7

 Zac Imperial M Walker O Placais

2

8

 Bionic Star D Kok B Vorster

3

11

 Boom Town Khoo Y F Leong

4

2

 INITIATION, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

1

 Storm Arc D Dragon J Moreira

1

9

 Eatons Gold M Walker R Stewart

2

11

 Starlite Shower B Dean Chavez

3

8

 Golden Tree H K Tan A Munro

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)

10

 French Irish P Shaw O Placais

1

3

 Tarankali O'Hara Sivan

2

1

 Magic Haul C Brown A Munro

3

5

 Chilli Baertschiger J Powell

4

4

 INITIATION, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

7

 Bigdinero O'Hara Suhaimi

1

3

 Yin Xin T Kieser Soo

2

9

 Damaipuri M Yusof I Andy

3

4

 No Reason S Chua J Moreira

4

5

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)

1

 Bowie Knife H Takaoka Saimee

1

2

 Zac Generation D Dragon J Moreira

2

4

 Kaepeeyai B Dean Aslam

2

12

 Simple Man H Takaoka J See

4
  *Dead-heat for 2nd      

6

 CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

4

 Queen Narcissus D Kok J Moreira

1

3

 Den L Laxon T H Koh

2

8

 Dennycrane M Freedman Kellady

3

10

 Bull Shot T Kieser Aslam

4

7

 CLASS 4 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

1

 Run For The Hills C Brown D Beasley

1

10

 Secondtonone T Kieser R Stewart

2

6

 West Two Baertschiger B Vorster

3

9

 Anak Pujut H K Tan J See

4

8

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)

4

 Dustin L Laxon Saifudin

1

2

 Conquest S Chua J Moreira

2

8

 Grand Asahi D Hill R Stewart

3

3

 Salvagente B Marsh C S Chin

4

9

 CLASS 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

0

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1

0

 x x x

2

0

 x x x

3

0

 x x x

4