Spectacular upset by Thara

PENANG:  May 5, 2012

Rising nine-year-old THARA (Agnes World - Delicate Choice by Last Tycoon) caused the biggest upset of the season yet in Malaysia when he scored a comeback win in a Class 5 - 1300m sprint here today.

Recently transferred to trainer Kevin Coetzee after a long run of unplaced outings, the Australian gelding, ridden by M Djulkifli, sat handy early until the home stretch before kicking away to win by two lengths in the heavy going. He paid RM1,022 for a win.

Bought for A$200,000 as a yearling, he won three races in Australia when racing as SWAINS WORLD. After landing in Singapore, he managed just one win at Kranji before heading to Malaysia where he managed a win in December 2010. Today's win was his first success since.

Benny Woodworth signalled his return to race riding after recovering from injury with a win astride OUR FAITH (Viking Ruler - Gracie's Comet by Star Way) in the final event.

The four-year-old thus ended a run of five placings to register his third win in 14 starts.

It was Woodworth's first day back after falling off BULL AND BEAR at Kranji on Jan 15. After the weekend, the 1995 MRA champion jockey whilst still an apprentice will head for Mauritius where he won the jockey's title in 2008. 

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1100M

2

 Kim Star M H Wee H K Cheng

1

6

 Rock And Stone W C Lim Wan

2

4

 Thrill Seeker S Liew J Shankar

3

9

 Moving Forward E Breukelen W T Chung

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1100M

5

 Twoeighto W C Lim K Yazid

1

7

 Sentosa S Liew Teh

2

8

 Golden Ball N Azman Azhar

3

11

 Rocket Elite P Lee H S Gill

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 1100M

7

 Distant Glory S H Tan S Sandana

1

10

 Stings Leica Bee Pereira Sani

2

6

 Tough Question W C Lim S H Lee

3

2

 Eastern Scorpion K Coetzee B N Kumar

4

6

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M

3

 Ali Baba K L Chong C K Tan

1

5

 Camero Danis J Nizam

2

4

 Crystal Sunrise M H Wee Salee

3

1

 Diamondindruff K L Chong K M Lai

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 1300M

5

 Chinese Street K Coetzee J Shankar

1

13

 Sid Vicious Noordin Salee

2

4

 D'Mighty One J Tan H S Gill

3

10

 Hock Alice E Breukelen Bukhari

4

10

 CLASS 5 - 1300M

7

 Thara K Coetzee Djulkifli

1

2

 Sunny Star Noordin Z Khairil

2

3

 Terminator Attack S H Tan J De Souza

3

5

 Better Year Seet J Low

4

12

 CLASS 5 - 1300M

13

 Thunder Man M H Wee K Eirwan

1

6

 Tienjin Warrior S H Tan W T Chung

2

15

 Sunny Light Noordin J Low

3

3

 Glutinous Kid S B Tan J Nizam

4

13

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

1

 Our Faith J Tan Woodworth

1

3

 Media Mogul E Breukelen J Shankar

2

8

 Qi Power M H Wee K Eirwan

3

16

 Esperanza P K Leong Saifudin

4