Apprentice Chung lands maiden win

IPOH:  June 23, 2012
Apprentice Chung Wah Thong returns to scale on TRIPLE KWAN

First season apprentice Chung Wah Thong landed his maiden win when he piloted TRIPLE KWAN to victory in the Class 5 - 1100m sprint over the straight course here today.

It was the 16th ride for the apprentice who is indentured to trainer Dr Tan Swee Hock in Penang but it was Ipoh trainer Simon Liew who provided him with the breakthrough ride today.

For TRIPLE KWAN (Stormy's Son - Amberghini by Rustic Amber), it was a return to form after 20 months out in the cold. The Australian gelding won once in 2009 and his last success also came on this course and distance in October 2010.

Jockey Maverick Leong and apprentice BN Kumar also have plenty of reasons to celebrate today after booting home their first winner of the season.

Leong, who rode two winners last year, his win on JETSETTER (Citidancer - Whisper To Me by Beau Sovereign) in the opening race ended a long run of "outs".

Kumar, who has five wins last season, opened account for the year with FLYING KISS (Fusaichi Pegasus - Pink Mogul by Last Tycoon).

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN - 1200M

5

 Jetsetter P K Leong M Leong

1

3

 Whatever Works E Breukelen N Shahrul

2

7

 Powerful Girl Danis J Nizam

3

9

 Nocollateralneeded K L Chong Salee

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

1

 Flying Kiss K Coetzee B N Kumar

1

11

 Spice Master S Cook K Yazid

2

10

 Only Wish Wong J Shankar

3

3

 Freedom Bell P K Leong Salee

4

3

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

2

 Joyful Affair P K Leong S C Liew

1

9

 Terror Danis Barnabas

2

1

 Humble Harvest P K Leong J Shankar

3

8

 Speedy Boronia Danis H S Gill

4

5

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

10

 Triple Kwan S Liew W T Chung

1

18

 Rocket Elite P Lee H S Gill

2

7

 Mr Showpiece K Coetzee J Shankar

3

13

 Made In Heaven S H Tan Yan

4

7

 WUHAN JOCKEY CLUB GOODWILL TROPHY,  CLASS 4 - 1600M

1

 Kampong Chantek P Lee C K Tan

1

6

 Radasca P K Leong S C Liew

2

2

 Silver Element N Azman K Yazid

3

14

 Perhaps Seet A Chew

4

9

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

3

 Esperanza P K Leong H S Gill

1

5

 Golden Partner N Azman K Yazid

2

11

 In Retrospect K L Chong Bukhari

3

2

 Wu Jin S Liew W T Chung

4

11

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

8

 Eternal Cheers P Lee K Eirwan

1

7

 Banchory Seet K T Cheng

2

6

 Tiger Captain Noordin A Chew

3

9

 Adik E Breukelen J Shankar

4

13

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

4

 Stunning Sapphire S Cook N Shahrul

1

10

 Carbon Copy E Breukelen Wepner

2

2

 Fire Kingdom N Azman K Yazid

3

11

 I Wish K L Chong J Shankar

4