Favourites flop in first two 3YO heats

KUALA LUMPUR:  Jun 9, 2013

The Malaysia Three-Year-Old Championship series this year has begun on a disappointing note for the punters.

Both the odds-on favourites in the first two heats held at Sungei Besi here today were beaten, with one finishing out of the money.

STORM THROUGH, a last-start winner who has won twice in six starts, set the pace in the first heat over 1100m but weakened badly to finish third behind newcomer STREET MAFIA.

The colt was purchased for US$22,000 as a yearling and is among a large team of American breds trainer Prakhash Pereira has in training.

RISING EMPIRE was sent out at RM7 in the second heat over 1200m despite having not raced since early November last year, although the gelding has three wins from seven starts.

However, a check in the early running saw RISING EMPIRE struggled home fifth behind MR VAIN MARCEAU who paid RM122 for a win.

The winner had disappointed in his debut last month but managed to come from a long way back early to win drawing by a length.

The win completed a perfect day for jockey Lou Ho who scored on all his three rides for the afternoon, having earlier scored on HAPPY SURPRISER and MIYAGISAN.

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

1

 CLASS 5 - 1800M

9

 HAPPY SURPRISER K K Loh L Ho

1
  (6 ch.a.g Delzao - Sheer Nonsense by Flying Spur)  

10

 Desert Soul M H Wee J De Souza

2

2

 New York City B T Lim Z Khairil

3

8

 Fairborn K Hughes D Badel

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

14

 KINGSHIP ADMIRAL R Lines J Low

1
  (5 b.a.g Rock of Gibraltar - Ferrari Bo by Perugino)  

2

 Gold Star Princess R Lines M Helmy

2

12

 Super Amigo S B Tan M Ganeesh

3

1

 Jai Ho K Coetzee J Shankar

4
 

3

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

10

 MIYAGISAN S B Tan L Ho

1
  (7 ch.nz.g Captain Rio - The Heroine by Heroicity)  

6

 Suspect S B Tan M Ganeesh

2

7

 Spice Master S Cook J Shankar

3

8

 Payback Time M H Wee Zaidi

4
 

4

 CLASS 4 - 1500M

6

 GOLDEN QUEST D Murphy D Bonilla

1
  (5 b.arg.g Orpen - Salty by Southern Halo)  

5

 Fox Ovation B T Lim L L Tai

2

8

 Raffles Pegasus Maynard M Ganeesh

3

11

 Cavorting R Lines J Low

4
 

 

 SUSTAINA STAKES

5

 CLASS 4 - 1500M

10

 INTER REWARD T Gillespie M M Firdaus

1
  (4 b.arg.g Seeker's Reward - Incidencia by Interprete)  

5

 Go It Alone R Lines J De Souza

2

6

 Raffles Knight Maynard M Ganeesh

3

2

 Noble Four T Gillespie Wepner

4
 

 

 FORMULA 3 STAKES

6

 CLASS 4 - 1100M

2

 GOOD GOOD LUCK R Lines S Zulfikri

1
  (7 ch.a.g Magic Albert - Our Impala by Humam)  

11

 Perfect Kid W C Lim L L Tai

2

4

 Octalert S Edwards Sofhan

3

7

 Mildred Anne T Gillespie Wepner

4
 

 

 VITAMITE STAKES

7

 CLASS 4 - 1100M

8

 BIRRALEE ROAD P Fell Sofhan

1
  (5 ch.a.g Tough Speed - Aliandra by Allocha)  

2

 Warn You Man Brink N Callow

2

13

 Saya Boleh W C Lim S U Lim

3

11

 Amazing Grace R Lines M Helmy

4
 

 

 MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT)

8

 3YO (SET WEIGHTS) - 1200M

12

 STREET MAFIA Pereira J De Souza

1
  (3 b/r.am.c Street Boss - Mula Mula by Gone West)  

8

 Longma T Gillespie J Shankar

2

1

 Storm Through B T Lim N Callow

3

9

 Berni Dancer Pereira Wepner

4
 

 

 MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT)

9

 3YO (SET WEIGHTS) - 1200M

9

 MR VAIN MARCEAU Maynard L Ho

1
  (3 b.a.g Helenus - Corymbia by Magic Of Money)  

3

 Dragon Dynasty Brogan M Gallagher

2

4

 Jean Francois Maynard N Callow

3

12

 Swiss Bank B T Lim Azhar

4
 

 

 MITAVITE CUP

10

 CLASS 3 - 1200M

7

 HAPPY AMIGO R Lines J De Souza

1
  (4 b.a.g Falvelon - Miss Lehaar by Biscay Wonder)  

12

 Samurai Phoenix B Ng Salee

2

11

 Power To Win B T Lim Azhar

3

4

 Yes Club S Edwards J Shankar

4
 

 

 BREEDA STAKES

11

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

1

 BUENA VISTA B T Lim N Callow

1
  (5 br.a.rig Tayasu Tsuyoshi - Minstrel Show by Euclase)  

15

 Pacific Gift M H Wee Zaidi

2

2

 Masquerain R Lines M Helmy

3

4

 Feel My Wings K Hughes M Hanif

4