A quick winner for Yap after suspension

PENANG:  Dec 21, 2013

Jockey Yap Kin Yin returned to the saddle after serving a four-month suspension and quickly made up for lost time to score on THE TIGER in a Class 5 - 1200m sprint here today.

Starting second favourite after a couple of good recent runs, the Australian gelding settled in midfield early and Yap timed his run to perfection to win drawing away by one length and a quarter.

It was THE TIGER's maiden win 12 starts.

Racegoers were treated to a thriller in the next race when GALACTIC NEBULA and TUXEDO URCHIN went to the line locked together and a dead-heat for declared.

Richard Lines won three consecutive races to boost his chances of a third consecutive trainer's championship. The three winners took his tally to 42 for the season, four ahead of Johnny Lim, with just three racing days left.

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

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

9

 BLACK AHEAD J Tan HS Gill

1
  (4 b.a.g Lonhro - Kisses by A King by Desert King)  

3

 Honest Man D Miller H Yang

2

2

 Grand Ello PK Leong J Shankar

3

14

 Sapphire Star S Shanmugam Wepner

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

6

 THE TIGER S Shanmugam KY Yap

1
  (4 ch.a.g Good Journey - Gold Leaf by Woodman)  

3

 Ace Amigo Danis S Rosmizan

2

1

 Flying Horse Robert R Jasmin

3

11

 Triple Kwan Robert K Eirwan

4
 

3

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

4

 GALACTIC NEBULA T Yeoh Aify

1
  (6 b.a.g Johannesburg - Midnight by Mark Of Esteem)  

8

 TUXEDO URCHIN S Shanmugam KY Yap

1
  (7 b.a.g Good Journey - Our Egyptian Raine by Desert Sun)  

3

 Cash Man Danis S Rosmizan

3

12

 Local Glory WC Lim AK Lim

4
  *Dead-heat for 1st      
 

4

 MAIDEN - 1300M

3

 BLAZING DRAGON R Lines R Rueven

1
  (5 ch.nz.g Falkirk - Santa Margherita by Marju)  

10

 East Gate J Tan Woodworth

2

1

 Kim Holly MH Wee M Ganeesh

3

4

 Don'tstopbelieiving SH Tan H Yang

4
 

5

 CLASS 5 - 1700M

11

 CONCRESCENCE R Lines J Shankar

1
  (9 ch.nz.g Istiddaad - Ooh La La by Stylish Century)  

3

 Opportune Time R Lines R Rueven

2

4

 Goergie Boy N Azman Azhar

3

7

 Speed Rocket J Tan HS Gill

4
 

6

 CLASS 4 - 1100M

4

 GOLD PYRAMID R Lines S Zulfikri

1
  (6 ch.a.g Snitzel - Encarta by Westminster)  

8

 Black Viscount SH Tan J Shankar

2

12

 Big Fortune J Tan K Eirwan

3

1

 Chateauneuf Dupape R Lines J Low

4
 

7

 CLASS 4 - 1100M

9

 PRIME MOVER MH Wee R Rueven

1
  (5 ch.a.rig Strategic - Paillasse by Octagonal)  

2

 Longma T Gillespie Aify

2

10

 Cizen Gift SH Tan J Shankar

3

7

 Speed Flying J Tan J Low

4