Strong showing by Ipoh trainers

IPOH:  Jan 2, 2011

A heavy downpour late in the afternoon caused the cancellation of the final race here today, but not before home based trainers dominated the proceedings winning seven out of eight races contested.

John McGillivray produced the winners of the two Class 3 races over the 1100m straight course, SLIPA VISTA and FOUR ACES.

SLIPA VISTA (Success Express - Pixies by Magic Ring) made all the running to record his third win in eight starts, but had to work hard for victory by a neck.

FOUR ACES (Kempinsky - No Can Boo by Canny Lad) had it much easier, winning by 2 3/4 lengths for his fourth win in 11 outings.

Newly-crowned champions Azhar Ismail and Kevin Coetzee combined for a double with A STORY (Orientate - Princess Shorna by Last Tycoon), who was racing after a six-month spell, and EASTERN HERO (Scenic - Cyclone Dolly by Jeune), who broke through for his first win in 13 starts.

John Brink, one of three trainers who have been granted only six-month licences till Jun 30, prevented the local contingent from making a clean sweep when he saddled EXCELLENT GOAL (Black Minnaloushe - Miss Sacha by Kaapstad) to win a Class 4 - 1400m sprint.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

5

 Luo K L Chong K M Lai

1

14

 Moving Forward E Breukelen K Yazid

2

6

 Speed Batman Noordin Wan

3

9

 Money Not Enough Danis Wepner

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

1

 A Story K Coetzee Azhar

1

2

 Hard To Say J Tan Sani

2

8

 Black Sapphire P Lee Wan

3

14

 Promise Me McGillivray K Yazid

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

4

 Star Ruler E Breukelen Sofhan

1

8

 Cayenne R Lines Goon

2

9

 Let's Dance E Breukelen K Yazid

3

5

 Sunny Star Noordin S Mutaza

4

4

 CLASS 3 - 1100M STR

9

 Slipa Vista McGillivray J Lim

1

10

 Laugh Heartily K Coetzee B N Kumar

2

3

 Royal Galloper P S Kumaran L L Tai

3

5

 Best Opportunity P K Leong Wepner

4

5

 CLASS 3 - 1100M STR

3

 Four Aces McGillivray Chuah

1

12

 Trump Player Tiang H S Gill

2

1

 Golden Might K Coetzee J Lim

3

2

 Victory My Command Wong Woodworth

4

6

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

4

 Excellent Goal Brink Teh

1

8

 Boomer Prince Danis Salee

2

6

 Simply Honour Seet Sani

3

11

 You're My Sunshine Sukri Yusri

4

7

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

7

 Eastern Hero K Coetzee Azhar

1

8

 Cash Man Danis Djulkifli

2

5

 Carey Island Osman Salee

3

13

 Tulsa R Rogers Wepner

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

3

 Simply Brown Seet Sani

1

14

 Jun Tu Sukri Wepner

2

6

 Sounds Good Danis S C Liew

3

2

 Candy Man Thwaites B Tai

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

 

 Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions