Balotelli scores runaway win in debut

PENANG:  Mar 9, 2014

BALOTELLI showed too much class for his rivals when he scored a runaway win in his debut here today.

Ridden by apprentice Shafrizal Salleh, the New Zealand gelding was quickly out of the gate and led his rivals on a merry chase to win by three and a quarter lengths in the Restricted Maiden - 1300m event.

BALOTELLI is a full brother to DRAGON COMMANDER, who won in his second start in Singapore but unfortunately never ran a place again after that.

BALOTELLI, purchased by his owners for NZ$40,000 at the Ready-To-Run sale, will be hoping for a more successful career.

Meanwhile, JOE CZARINA set a new course record when he coasted home to win the Table 1 set-weight event over 1400m, returning a tme of 1min. 20.6secs. This bettered the previous best time of 1min 21.16secs. set by CIZEN WORLD in 2012.

It was the ninth win 33 starts for JOE CZARINA.

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

3

 CLASS 5 - 1100M

1

 DELTA WING S Cook Wepner

1
  (5 b.a.g Garrison Savannah - Total Harmony by Spartacus)  

7

 Cizen Pure SH Tan J De Souza

2

2

 Major Surprise T Yeoh SU Lim

3

6

 Lee's Melody B Ng Salee

4
 

5

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

7

 BERCHAM Hoy Azhar

1
  (4 b.nz.g Edenwold - Lady Be Good by The Jogger)  

6

 Idealistic Moment Noordin HK Cheng

2

8

 Glory Betting D Miller KC Tham

3

12

 East Gate J Tan J Low

4
 

7

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

4

 SYCE CRACKER D Miller K Eirwan

1
  (6 b.nz.g Monilith - Rice Terrace by Noble Terrace)  

5

 Doctor Wu Hoy Yan

2

2

 Love Me Pereira Djulkifli

3

6

 Jack Of Hearts Danis J De Souza

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

9

 BLACK SEQUALO SH Tan M Leong

1
  (4 br.a.g Sequalo - Sale Eve by General Nediym)  

1

 Alien D Miller K Eirwan

2

10

 Mogan's Pet HS Lim SU Lim

3

3

 Lira Noordin HK Cheng

4
 

11

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

12

 JUST BLESSED SH Tan J Low

1
  (4 br.a.g Trade Fair - Rain Squall by Success Express)  

1

 Martel Hoy Azhar

2

8

 Rocket Express Ismadi I Amirul

3

10

 Mogan's Pride HS Lim SU Lim

4
 

13

 TABLE 1 - 1400M

6

 JOE CZARINA SH Tan Yan

1
  (6 ch.a.g Falvelon - Czarina by Royal Academy)  

9

 Birthday Gift J Tan J Tan

2

5

 Beautiful Choice Wong I Amirul

3

2

 Rebel Fury S Edwards J Shankar

4
 

15

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1300M

8

 BALOTELLI HS Lim S Shafrizal

1
  (3 br.nz.g My Halo - Step We Gaily by Danske)  

14

 Lemon Law J Tan Azhar

2

4

 Lightning Rod KL Chong CK Tan

3

3

 Yousingwedance B Ng K Eirwan

4