Trainer's title goes to the wire

PENANG:  Dec 24, 2011

Last season's champion trainer Kevin Cozetee saddled four winners from a card of eight races this afternoon to ensure that the tussle for the 2011 championship will end in a grandstand finish on the final day tomorrow.

Coetzee started the day three behind this season's pace-setter Richard Lines and quickly threw down the gauntlet winning two of the first three races with SHADOW WIND (Black Minnaloushe - Madamax by Stylish Century) and GOOD FLYING (Fusaichi Pegasus - Lackadaisical by Star Pyramul).

Lines swiftly replied with a winner of his own, ACE ALPHABET (Sakua Seeking - Grosvenor's Court by Grosvenor) but Coetzee won two more races with GOOD WINNING (Al Maher - Hy Fuji by Fuji Kiseki) and NIGHT SHADOW (Hawk Wing - Octavia Belle by Octagonal).

With the results today, Lines and Coetzee are tied at 68 winners apiece but the former leads the table with more second placings.

Lines has seven runners on the final day tomorrow while Coetzee has lined up 13 horses for his final assault on the championship which he first won in 2007. For Lines, it will his first title if he could match Coetzee's winning score today.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

7

 Shadow Wind K Coetzee Azhar

1

2

 Kuala Dipang A Rahim T Lukasek

2

6

 Speed Batman J Tan J Low

3

8

 Tough Question A Rahim S H Lee

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

8

 Twoeighto A Rahim K Yazid

1

10

 Natural Performer B Ng H K Cheng

2

11

 Sinar Gemilang Osman Aify

3

5

 Bukit Mas City A Rahim T Lukasek

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

1

 Good Flying K Coetzee B N Kumar

1

2

 Wisemn R Lines J Low

2

10

 Golden Partner N Azman Saifudin

3

7

 Touch Luck M H Wee K Yazid

4

4

 CLASS 3 - 1700M

4

 Ace Alphabet R Lines Chavez

1

2

 Beautiful Choice N Azman Goon

2

8

 Liberation Spirit A Selvaratnam J De Souza

3

1

 Superb Incredible S Liew M Ewe

4

6

 CLASS 3 - 1700M

6

 Good Winning K Coetzee Azhar

1

5

 Turningold S H Tan J De Souza

2

2

 Century Flyboy Tiang H S Gill

3

1

 Bandar A Selvaratnam S Mutaza

4

8

 NSF QUEEN OF THE TURF - 1400M

7

 Blessingindisguise K L Chong K M Lai

1

5

 Hindi Power Danis A Chew

2

4

 Tiger Lady Brogan S Mutaza

3

3

 Pacific Princess N Azman K Yazid

4

10

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

4

 Night Shadow K Coetzee Azhar

1

1

 Blazing Warrior N Azman Saifudin

2

5

 D'Mighty One J Tan Woodworth

3

2

 Strides Ahead Robert K M Lai

4

12

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

6

 Our Faith J Tan Woodworth

1

3

 More Than Able Osman T Lukasek

2

4

 Flaming Bolt T Gillespie J De Souza

3

1

 Reichsmark R Lines J Low

4