Mr Whyte finally proves his worth

IPOH:  July 21, 2012

The nightmare is finally over for MR WHYTE (Written Tycoon - Chapent by Peintre Celebre), who had cost A$110,000 at the Ready To Sale and destined for racing in Singapore.

The Australian gelding finished dead last in his Kranji debut in May last year and it was to be another nine months before he raced again.

He fared no better in three more starts this season, finishing down the field each time, despite a change of name from DESTINY EFFECT.

But the decision to send him to Ipoh under trainer Kevin Coetzee hit pay dirt when he won his Malaysian debut in the Maiden - 1100m handicap over the straight course today, winning comfortably by two and a quarter lengths. 

For a horse who finished down the field in his last start just two weeks ago, the win by HAPPY REALM (Bletchley Park - Lucy Tudor by Statoblest) in a Class 4 - 1200m handicap today was nothing short of sensational.

Partnered by his regular rider Salee Saad, the four-year-old only only trashed his rivals by 11 lengths, but recorded a time of 1min 9.7secs, just half a second outside the short course record which has stood since 1993.

Earlier this year, the Australian gelding scored two consecutive wins, adding to two victories he achieved last year.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

1

 Soviet Sniper R Lines Wepner

1

6

 Anish P K Leong J Low

2

4

 Kiwi Maestro N Azman Wan

3

11

 Adik E Breukelen Yusri

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

5

 Very Stylo P K Leong H S Gill

1

12

 Unforgettable One E Breukelen Wepner

2

1

 Mid Sun N Azman J Low

3

7

 Banchory Seet A Kennedy

4

10

 Now You Can P K Leong Yan

4
  *Dead-heat for 4th      

3

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

4

 Money Is King P K Leong J De Souza

1

9

 Good Artist K Coetzee Azhar

2

2

 Earl Grey E Breukelen Bukhari

3

8

 You Little Ripper P Lee Goon

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

6

 Eastern King K Coetzee Azhar

1

15

 Terror Danis A Yamanoto

2

10

 Tuxedo Urchin W C Lim S H Lee

3

19

 Serdang Man Noordin J Nizam

4

5

 MAIDEN - 1100M STR

6

 Mr Whyte K Coetzee H K Cheng

1

10

 Shimbashi S B Tan S S Vanan

2

13

 Rolls Can Hardly S Cook A Yamamoto

3

4

 Final Approach R Lines T Lukasek

4

6

 CLASS 4 -1200M

10

 Tower Of Strength P S Kumaran K Y Yap

1

7

 Classic Hero Hoy N Shahrul

2

4

 Delta Wing S Cook K Yazid

3

9

 Sky Thunder B Ng Salee

4

7

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

2

 Happy Realm B Ng Salee

1

5

 Bing Is Best R Lines Goon

2

13

 Speed Ranger W C Lim H K Cheng

3

7

 Darwin P K Leong Wan

4

8

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

10

 Vibrant Spirit K L Chong N Shahrul

1

1

 Young Gun J Tan Z Khairil

2

11

 Pacific Princess N Azman Chuah

3

4

 Faberge R Lines Goon

4