Shafiq caps great year with feature race

SINGAPORE:  Dec 2, 2011
 
ZAC INFLUENCE and Safiq Rusof taking out the Pronin
Construct Stakes - SNTC photo

Shafiq Rusof, who has long ago wrapped up his first apprentice jockey's title this season, capped a superb season when he steered ZAC INFLUENCE to victory in the Group 3 S$175,000 Pronin Construct Stakes over 1700m on the polytrack at Kranji tonight.

It was the lad's first ride on the Australian entire who showed a lot of promise earlier in the year when second to GINGERBREAD MAN in the Group 2 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic.

But after an unplaced run in the Group 1 Singapore Guineas in May, ZAC INFLUENCE (Rock Of Gibraltar - Kidman by Quest For Fame) was spelled for five months. His outing tonight was his third on resuming and a step up in distance from his previous two runs.

"It’s been a great year for me," said Shafiq who was indentured to Mark Walker in New Zealand and is again under the Kiwi's wings in Singapore. "It’s great to finally win my first Group race. It’s a moment I will always remember."

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

8

 Special Account B Dean M Ewe

1

3

 Coffee Kid H W Tan J Powell

2

10

 Moova Eight S Lam Anandan

3

11

 Dunfalos Khoo Sam

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Best Bargain S Chua S John

1

9

 Fei Yue Baertschiger J Powell

2

3

 Dynamic Venture K C Yeoh R Shafiq

3

7

 More Than Worthy D Koh Sam

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Yoyo Khoo Saifudin

1

9

 World Famousman T Kieser O Placais

2

12

 Hearts Saga S Lam T H Koh

3

6

 Anavila D Hill Sam

4

4

 MAIDEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Whydoyouask B Dean A Ng

1

6

 Silver Legend K C Yeoh B Vorster

2

1

 Give Way S Chua Chavez

3

7

 Rich Born Khoo Zaki

4

5

 CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Ace Ameida D Koh T H Koh

1

3

 Reciprocate D Dragon Saifudin

2

8

 Mongolian Star S Gray Chavez

3

11

 King Of Lotus S Lam Kellady

4

6

 CLASS 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

6

 Al's Knight Baertschiger J Powell

1

1

 Dittatore P Shaw B Vorster

2

7

 Trudeau B Marsh Chavez

3

5

 Getreel B Dean Soo

4

7

 CLASS 5 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

4

 Gateaway B Dean R Zawari

1

5

 Blueberry Power Baertschiger Zaki

2

11

 Wonder General D Kok A Ng

3

2

 Midlife Crisis Baertschiger Kellady

4

8

 PRONIN CONSTRUCT STAKES (SG3) - 1700M (POLYTRACK)

10

 Zac Influence C Brown R Shafiq

1

3

 Flying Fulton M Walker Chavez

2

4

 Parfumier M Freedman J Powell

3

8

 Tenzing C Brown S John

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Niceone Khoo Zaki

1

8

 Good Boss S Lam Chavez

2

5

 Steven L Laxon J Powell

3

6

 Irish Lightning P Shaw B Vorster

4