Simply The Best wins Luzerne Cup

SINGAPORE:  Oct 5, 2012
 
SIMPLY THE BEST staves off the challenge of METEOR MIKE
- SNTC photo

The career of SIMPLY THE BEST (Stratum - Career Start by End Sweep) is back on track after a gutsy win in the S$125,000 Luzerne Cup (Open - 1200m) at Kranji tonight.

After returning lame last March, the New Zealand gelding spent six months on the sidelines following an operation to remove a chip bone from a knee.

"He had three months rest before we worked on him for three months to get him back after having the bone chips removed," said trainer Desmond Koh who thinks highly of his charge. "He’s a horse also with a lot of ability.”

After finishing eighth, beaten just three lengths in the Garden City Trophy on his return to racing two weeks ago, SIMPLY THE BEST stepped up on that run to score by a neck. It was his sixth win in 16 starts.

SIMPLY THE BEST was the second leg of a double for Joao Moreira who took his tally for the season to 170.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

12

 Vanquish H Takaoka K K Ng

1

9

 Moova Cash S Lam Soo

2

5

 Bionic Warrior D Koh T Rehaizat

3

7

 Wairakei T Kieser J Moreira

4

2

 INITIATION - 1600M

3

 The Great Grey S Gray S Baster

1

4

 Super Velocity P Shaw J Powell

2

9

 Pure Tactics S Burridge Chavez

3

2

 Murali B Marsh J Moreira

4

3

 CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Mighty Creation H W Tan Chavez

1

7

 Big Sequalo O'Hara G Cheyne

2

9

 Soul Commander M Walker B Vorster

3

1

 Model Citizen S Chua Sivan

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 1800M

12

 Mr Cool Man S Chua T H Koh

1

2

 Sassanid B Dean S Baster

2

1

 Incredible Hulk Z L Mok T See

3

4

 Qui Est La D Kok A Ng

4

5

 CLASS 4 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)

9

 Rough Day L Laxon T H Koh

1

11

 Falling S Baertschiger Saimee

2

2

 Daad's The Way B Marsh J Moreira

3

4

 Daring Splendour H W Tan Chavez

4

6

 BENCHMARK 97 - 1400M

7

 What Now C Brown J Moreira

1

6

 El Padrino S Burridge Chavez

2

1

 Speedy Cat H W Tan J Powell

3

8

 Let's See Action P Shaw B Vorster

4

7

 LUZERNE CUP,  OPEN - 1200M

6

 Simply The Best D Koh J Moreira

1

5

 Meteor Mike D Hill A Munro

2

10

 Finderskeepers M Walker B Vorster

3

3

 Ghozi S Baertschiger J Powell

4

8

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Zac Warrior M Walker R Shafiq

1

9

 Mr Bean M Walker J Moreira

2

10

 Knight Kingdom H K Tan T Rehaizat

3

4

 Zac Imperial M Walker J Verenzuela

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

8

 To Be Remembered L Laxon B Vorster

1

2

 Eatons Gold M Walker J Moreira

2

10

 Prime Mover S Burridge A Munro

3

5

 Wilkinson Khoo J Verenzuela

4