Lukasek off the mark in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR:  Oct 29, 2011

The opportunities have been few for Czech jockey Tomas Lukasek in his first stint outside of Europe where he has ridden 15 group races in Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and England.

Unplaced in three rides last week, Lukasek was nominated on three horses today. But it was a chance mount that gave the 27-year-old his breakthrough victory in Malaysia.

Second emergency acceptor MAJOR STEP (Brocco - Padmini by Palace Music) was lucky to get a start in a Class 3 - 1400m sprint and Lukasek made full use of the chance, steering the gelding to his third win in nine starts.

Lukasek finished second in the Czech table last year and was sitting in the same position when he left for Malaysia last week.

Up-and-coming stayer TEARS TO DIAMONDS (Royal Academy - Tears Of Argentina by Umatilla) completed a hat-trick with a superb victory in the RM55,000 Kelang Silver Bowl for Class 4 horses over 1800m.

Ridden by Noel Callow, TEARS TO DIAMONDS won by two and a quarter lengths from LIBERATION SPIRIT, a winner at Newmarket at three and picking up one win thus far in Malaysia.

After winning thrice over distances from 1200m to 1600m in his first six starts, the Australian four-year-old was sent over 1800m for the first time and duly passed the test, underlying his potential yet again.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

6

 Blazing Warrior McGillivray Saifudin

1

15

 Unimaginable P S Kumaran I Fadzlei

2

5

 Golden Fire Heart A Rahim L L Tai

3

4

 Hunter Danis S C Liew

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

1

 Soviet Sniper R Lines B Callow

1

6

 Mr Roar Wong K Eirwan

2

14

 Cayenne R Lines Aify

3

13

 Bold Bold Fly Robert A Nawawi

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

13

 Silence Touch J Tan Woodworth

1

4

 Sagar's Best B T Lim J De Souza

2

1

 Great Friends Brink Chavez

3

2

 How You See R Lines N Callow

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

2

 Star Prosperity R Lines J Low

1

7

 Twoeighto A Rahim Y F Leong

2

6

 Tubay B T Lim I Fadzlei

3

3

 Jolly Roger T Gillespie N Callow

4

5

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

12

 Brilliant Tycoon B T Lim  S Gill

1

8

 Smashing Pins Seet J Low

2

4

 Graduate Boy M H Wee Aify

3

5

 More Than Able Osman T Lukasek

4

6

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

12

 World Superman J H Tan K M Lai

1

10

 Smooth Winner Robert Salee

2

13

 Rolls Can Hardly S Cook Wepner

3

5

 Golden Plan McGllivray Saifudin

4

7

 KELANG SILVER BOWL,  CLASS 4 - 1800M

1

 Tears To Diamonds R Lines N Callow

1

7

 Liberation Spirit A Selvaratnam T Lukasek

2

8

 Prinzio Thwaites B Tai

3

2

 Cabadbaran B T Lim J De Souza

4

9

 CLASS 5 - 1800M

5

 Wonderful Kid B T Lim J De Souza

1

4

 Only One Will Win K Hughes K Eirwan

2

9

 Space Invader K Coetzee J Shankar

3

10

 Samui Beauty T Gillespie Wepner

4

11

 CLASS 3 - 1400M

16

 Major Step T Yeoh T Lukasek

1

8

 The Hawk Brogan K T Cheng

2

6

 Angki K Hughes Wepner

3

13

 Ramjet Brink Chavez

4

12

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

9

 Perfect Match R Lines J Low

1

8

 No Time To Wait V Nathan Teh

2

12

 Honest Beng T Gillespie N Callow

3

7

 Miyagisan Danis J Nizam

4