It's Hohoho for Azhar is his quest for the title

PENANG:  Dec 22, 2013
 

The battle for the 2013 jockey's premiership is going to the wire and Azhar Ismail boosted his chances with three winners here today to lead Jai Shankar by just one going into the final weekend next week.

Seven-time champion Azhar, who last won the title in 2010, has been piling up the winners in recent weeks since riding freelance after parting ways with Golden Knight Stable and trainer Kevin Coetzee.

Azhar landed his first win today on the Nor Azman-trained LUCK TREASURE, a maiden winner in seven starts.

With three days to Christmas, his next winner is the very appropriate HOHOHO, a second-time winner in five outings, trained by Chong Keng Leong.

Azhar wound up the day with ROCKET EXPRESS, now a six-time winner in 56 starts, trained by Peter Lee.

Shankar, meanwhile, is determined to land his first jockey's title. His win on HORIZON LAD today was his 48th for the season.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE:   Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position
 

1

 CLASS 5 - 1700M

12

 IDEALISTIC MOMENT Noordin HK Cheng

1
  (4 b/br.a.g Barely A Moment - Idealism by Zabeel)  

10

 Very Stylo J Tan L Ho

2

4

 Coconut SH Tan J Shankar

3

13

 Stub HS Lim Wepner

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1700M

15

 DESERT SOUL MH Wee MM Firdaus

1
  (6 gr.a.g Ferocity - Precious Princess by Precocious)  

11

 Eleventh Avenue Brink J Low

2

8

 Actuarial Talent Robert M Ganeesh

3

2

 Good Friend R Lines Woodworth

4
 

3

 MAIDEN - 1300M

4

 REYSHA Danis Zairi

1
  (4 br.nz.g Fast 'N' Famous - Royal Caress by Prince Salieri)  

11

 Smarty Eye J Tan HS Gill

2

7

 Cizen Brother SH Tan F Yusoff

3

10

 Halim's Gift J Tan S Shafrizal

4
 

4

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

9

 LUCK TREASURE N Azman Azhar

1
  (4 b.a.g Balmont - Safe House by Keeper )  

11

 Triple Coin Danis Salee

2

5

 Eastern King Wong KY Yap

3

12

 City Lights T Yeoh Aify

4
 

5

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

4

 BRING IT ON PK Leong HS Gill

1
  (6 gr.a.g State City - Keys To Heaven by Key Business)  

5

 High Peak HS Lim WT Chung

2

10

 Boss Cat D Miller HK Cheng

3

11

 Cabrera Danis M Hanif

4
 

6

 CLASS 4 - 1700M

2

 HORIZON LAD Seet J Shankar

1
  (5 ch.a.g Stratum - Umoya by Nashwan)  

5

 Thundering Angel D Miller Goon

2

12

 Mr Lucky SH Tan K Eirwan

2

7

 Honest Beng SH Tan Yan

3
  *Dead-heat for 2nd      
 

7

 CLASS 4 - 1100M

12

 HOHOHO KL Chong Azhar

1
  (3 ch.a.g Elvstroem - Magic Broom by End Sweep)  

3

 Ten Sense Win Pereira Sani

2

7

 Go Baby Go Danis Woodworth

3

11

 No Eye Deer SH Tan Wepner

4
 

8

 TABLE 1 - 1700M

3

 BEAUTIFUL CHOICE Wong L Ho

1
  (7 b.m.g Super Istana - Bliss by Serheed)  

7

 Feisty Leo KL Chong Salee

2

8

 Happy Thoughts SH Tan Yan

2

9

 No Uncertainty SH Tan J Low

4
  *Dead-heat for 2nd      
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1700M

9

 ROCKET EXPRESS P Lee Azhar

1
  (6 b.nz.g King Of Danes - Ile De France by Volksraad)  

5

 Winning Line D Miller WT Chung

2

2

 Go It Alone R Lines K Eirwan

3

8

 Affirmative Action J Tan Z Khairil

4