Cizen World rules MRA Cup

PENANG:  Mar 25, 2012

CIZEN WORLD (Savabeel - Dashing Wedding by Danasinga), who cost NZ$3,000 as a yearling, turned giant killer in the RM300,000 Malayan Racing Association Cup here today.

The four-year-old, trained by Dr Tan Swee Hock and ridden by Khalid Eirwan, came with a late burst to beat EAGLE, who deadheated with BLUE TOSCA to win the Sprint Trophy last year, by a short head after EAGLE had taken a clear lead 200m out.

TEARS TO DIAMONDS, having his first start of the season after reeling off five consecutive wins last year including the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup, was a further neck away third.

CIZEN WORLD, however, had shown his potential on this track last month when he rewrote the 1400m course record with a time of 1:21.16.

He failed to match that time today but the way he battled on all the way up the home stretch spoke volumes of his fighting qualities.

It was the seventh win in 28 starts for CIZEN WORLD, but for Dr Tan, it was his best ever day in two decades as a trainer when he saddled five winners.

Khalid rode three of Dr Tan's winners while Oscar Chavez and Harmeet Singh Gill rode one each for Dr Tan.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

8

 I Need You So N Azman Chavez

1

15

 Century Fortune E Breukelen N Shahrul

2

2

 Dancing Grey P K Leong Kumarentheran

3

3

 See Me Fly S H Tan K Eirwan

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

5

 Pagsanjan S H Tan Chavez

1

4

 Mr Showpiece K Coetzee J Shankar

2

3

 Joyful Affair P K Leong Djulkifli

3

8

 In Retrospect K L Chong K M Lai

4

3

 JOCKEY CLUB OF TURKEY TROPHY
  CLASS 2 - 1300M      

9

 Farrand Danis Azhar

1

7

 Break Free E Breukelen A Nawawi

2

4

 Coffeeshop Gossip Danis K M Lai

3

8

 Yours Truly M H Wee K Eirwan

4

5

 MALAYAN RACING ASSOCIATION CUP - 1400M

9

 Cizen World S H Tan K Eirwan

1

3

 Eagle H S Lim Z Khairil

2

8

 Tears To Diamonds R Lines J Low

3

7

 Mr Ambassador J Tan G Hind

4

6

 CLASS 4 - 1700M

10

 Best Wrestler S H Tan H S Gill

1

9

 Subordinate K Coetzee J Shankar

2

6

 Wind Of Success S H Tan Chavez

3

1

 Fiery Gambade N Azman K Yazid

4

7

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

1

 Bing Is Best N Azman G Hind

1

2

 No Uncertainty S H Tan S H Lee

2

10

 Fire General P K Leong Wan

3

15

 Natural Island Sukri I Fadzlei

4

8

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

9

 White Pillow S H Tan K Eirwan

1

1

 Colourlandprestige S H Tan A Nawawi

2

7

 Tiger Star K Coetzee J Shankar

3

3

 Silence Touch J Tan Goon

4

9

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

7

 Rie's Pet S H Tan K Eirwan

1

5

 Feisty Leo K L Chong K M Lai

2

2

 Our Faith J Tan Chavez

3

9

 Flapjack Robert Salee

4