Sakima easy winner in Perak Derby

IPOH:  April 24, 2011
SAKIMA returns to scale with V Sivan astride

It was success at his third try in a Malaysian Group 1 event for SAKIMA in the RM500,000 Perak Derby over 2400m here today.

It was a phenomenal rise to fame for the Australian five-year-old who had just six starts in 2009 for two wins and four placings, and a further five outings last year for two wins.

Trained by Johnny Lim for Lion Head Stable, SAKIMA (More Than Ready - Quadrophonic Sound by Ideal Planet) was a creditable sixth to RISKY BUSINESS in the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup (held at Sungei Besi) last December and after a brief let-up, finished a smack-up fifth to GOOD NATURE in the Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) early this month.

Stepping up on that effort, SAKIMA revelled braved heavy rain and the wet track today to beat FLYING CAT by five lengths.

After the running of the Derby, the Perak Turf Club called off the remaining four races for the afternoon due to a water-logged track.

  RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

8

 Power Baby Seet J Low

1

4

 Sunny Star Noordin K Eirwan

2

13

 Sounds Good Danis M Leong

3

7

 Sassy Bee Bee E Breukelen Aify

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

7

 Spice Master S Cook R Joorawon

1

8

 I Need You So McGillivray L Ho

2

4

 Oneniteinbangkok B T Lim H S Gill

3

9

 Duke Greg J H Tan Woodworth

4

3

 MAIDEN - 1100M STR

11

 Tiger Star K Coetzee Azhar

1

3

 Cerus Thwaites B Tai

2

14

 Release S Cook Wepner

3

6

 Princess Sarah P K Leong Aify

4

4

 NSF PRINCESS STAKES (FILLIES & MARES) - 1100M STR

4

 Moving Forward E Breukelen K Eirwan

1

1

 Pacific Princess McGillivray L Ho

2

2

 Wonderful Gift Sukri Woodworth

3

5

 Kiss Me Quick K Coetzee S Fauzi

4
  Race 5: Simulcast of The Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) from Tokyo Racecourse, Japan.

6

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

6

 Rags To Riches McGillivray L Ho

1

9

 Emperor Qian Long Danis Sani

2

4

 Stormy Summer Robert Salee

3

10

 Guan Yi J H Tan Woodworth

4

7

 PERAK DERBY, OPEN - 2400M

10

 Sakima B T Lim Sivan

1

11

 Flying Cat K Coetzee Azhar

2

5

 Worth The Wait B T Lim J De Souza

3

1

 Good Nature K Coetzee J Lim

4
  Races 8 to 11 cancelled due to adverse track conditions.