Moreira arrives at record mark with five-timer

SINGAPORE:  Sep 9, 2012
 
GRAND ARRIVAL (Joao Moreira) pips DAVIDE (inside) in a
thrilling finish - SNTC photo

Joao Moreira booted home five winners at Kranji today to equal his own of 153 wins achieved last season, and there is another three months to go before the 2012 Singapore racing season ends on Dec 16.

With a strike rate of 32%, the double century mark is not out of reach for the Brazilian who first came to Singapore in 2009 and finished third in the table that season.

He quickly went on to set a new riding record with 116 winners the following year before raising the bar even higher last season.

Booked on nine rides in today's programme, Moreira started off with a double in the opening two races on WARRIOR (O'Reilly - Black Sugar by Sound Reason) and JACKPOT (Artie Schiller - Shallot by Ne Coupez Pas).

It was back-to-back win again midway through the afternoon astride ROUGH DAY (Dubai Destination - Paulini by Singspiel) and RISING EMPIRE (Dehere - Chandon Rose by Flying Spur) before he arrived at the 153 mark with the aptly-named GRAND ARRIVAL (Pure Prize - Flupp by Lode).

The win truly demonstrated the wizardry of Moreira who brought the Argentinean horse from second last at the home turn to snatch victory by a nose in a thrilling finish.

  RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1400M

1

 Warrior L Laxon J Moreira

1

4

 Guerrero Z L Mok H K Cheng

2

9

 Classic Thunder T Kieser T H Koh

3

12

 Jumbo Can S Lam A Ng

4

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M

2

 Jackpot B Dean J Moreira

1

8

 Golden Chalice B Dean G Cheyne

2

3

 Carbon Damond S Chua T H Koh

3

10

 Jonathan L Laxon Saifudin

4

3

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M

4

 Fat Bobo Z L Mok I Santana

1

1

 True North S Baertschiger J Powell

2

2

 Lucky Diamond M Yusof Soo

3

7

 Rio Fortune M Walker R Shafiq

4

4

 INITIATION - 1600M

9

 Idealistic Moment S Burridge Anandan

1

1

 Dragon M Yusof D Beasley

2

12

 Victory Wings Khoo I Santana

3

8

 Tiger Tzar M Clements G Cheyne

4

5

 CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

6

 Probo Chandroso H W Tan D Beasley

1

10

 Pasha Khan D Kok A Ng

2

1

 Hush Hush M Walker J Moreira

3

3

 Aradea O'Hara Saifudin

4

6

 MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1400M

2

 Rough Day L Laxon J Moreira

1

5

 Darcistar S Baertschiger S Baster

2

9

 Subdue D Kok A Ng

3

10

 Pack A Punch P Shaw B Vorster

4

7

 PROGRESS - 1400M

7

 Rising Empire L Dragon J Moreira

1

3

 Tom L Laxon T H Koh

2

8

 Super Junior M Freedman S Baster

3

5

 Tough Ruler P Shaw B Vorster

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

3

 Gypsy Magic Khoo M Firdaus

1

9

 Fumiko O'Hara Suhaimi

2

7

 I'm Superman M Yusof W X Wong

3

6

 Genova At Work Z L Mok T Rehaizat

4

9

 CLASS 2 - 1200M

3

 Grand Arrival M Clements J Moreira

1

9

 Davide P Shaw B Vorster

2

6

 Farrand D Kok S John

3

7

 Emblessed S Yeoh I Santana

4

10

 CLASS 3 - 1200M

12

 The Big Dee S Burridge S Baster

1

7

 Rush M Freedman J Moreira

2

13

 Sichuan Ruler S Baertschiger S H Low

3

10

 Tropical Forest Z L Mok T Rehaizat

4

11

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M

1

 Man Of Substance O'Hara Z Zuriman

1

10

 Atlixco B Dean B Vorster

2

8

 Moon's Fairy L Dragon T Rehaizat

3

12

 Savilhro M Walker T H Koh

4