Carbon Copy bags Perak Derby in style

IPOH:  Apr 20, 2014

CARBON COPY proved to be the real deal in the RM500,000 Perak Derby run over 2400m here today.

Just two months ago, the New Zealand gelding was still racing — and winning — in Class 3. With the Perak Turf Club opening the race to horses rated as low as 60 this year, CARBON COPY (rating 68) got into the set-weight event with a handy 51kg on his back.

Jai Shankar, who rode the five-year-old in his last two wins, rode a superb race on CARBON COPY, settling on the rails in midfield before switching him out at the top of the straight.

CARBON COPY raced up to the front runners MIRACLE PRAY, RAFFLES KNIGHT and HELLO GOOD BUY at the 200m and raced away in the closing stages to win by one and three-quarter lengths.

RAFFLES KNIGHT beat the early pacemaker MIRACLE PRAY to the second spot.

CARBON COPY, sold for NZ$53,000 as a yearling, won once in six starts in Singapore before moving across the causeway and had a win each for three different trainers before ending with Stephen Cook who has now won three races with him.

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

 

 FROGGIE 1961 HANDICAP

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

1

 BRING IT ON PK Leong J Low

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

10

 Si Bravo KK Loh L Ho

2

9

 Sacred Dew B Ng Salee

3

5

 Audacious KL Chong KC Wong

4
 

 

 MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT)

2

 3YO (SET WEIGHTS) - 1100M STR

1

 PISCES STAR PK Leong Wepner

1
  (3 b.a.g Court Command - Lady Asha by Lead On Time)  

3

 Big Tsunami S Edwards J Shankar

2

8

 The Thinker Wong KK Chin

3

5

 Paddy's Park PK Leong CK Tan

4
 

 

 MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP (HEAT)

3

 3YO (SET WEIGHTS) - 1200M

3

 NOTHING TO LOOSE KL Chong J Shankar

1
  (3 b.nz.g Fast 'N' Famous - Tete A Tete by No Excuse Needed)

4

 Balotelli HS Lim S Shafrizal

2

2

 Hohoho KL Chong KC Wong

3

8

 Ace Surprise Thwaites Aify

4
 

 

 SUNGEI WANG 1964 HANDICAP

4

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

11

 ORACION K Coetzee Yusri

1
  (5 ch.a.g Flying Spur - Formal Combat by Fuji Kiseki)  

9

 Lucky Comet KK Loh Azhar

2

12

 Anak Yatim P Lee Razali

3

6

 Georgie Boy N Azman Sani

4
 

 

 LOST HORIZON 1963 HANDICAP

5

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

2

 NINETYFIVE POWER Hoy Yan

1
  (6 b.nz.g Ishiguru - Sosweetsofine by Grosvenor)  

6

 Fire General PK Leong J Low

2

12

 Mr Magic P Lee CK Tan

3

9

 September Gold KL Chong Chuah

4
 

 

 PERAK DERBY

6

 MALAYSIAN GROUP 1 (SET WEIGHTS) - 2400M

7

 CARBON COPY S Cook J Shankar

1
  (5 br.nz.g Volksraad - Mardi Gras by Kaapstad)  

8

 Raffles Knight Maynard K Eirwan

2

13

 Miracle Pray Pereira Sani

3

10

 Hello Good Buy Maynard Wepner

4
 

 

 NORVAL LAD 1962 HANDICAP

7

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

5

 MORE THAN WORDS KL Chong CK Tan

1
  (3 b.a.g Hard Spun - Glow Baby by Rancho Ruler)  

1

 King Of The Creek R Lines SU Lim

2

3

 Anak Kampung Pereira J See

3

2

 Doctor Wu Hoy Yan

4
 

 

 WHO KNOWS 1960 HANDICAP

8

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

8

 ESTEEM POWER KK Loh L Ho

1
  (7 br.a.g Towkay - Dolphin Miss by Dolphin Street)  

6

 Kobe Top Gun Maynard J De Souza

2

1

 Rough Day KL Chong KC Wong

3

2

 Yes Club S Edwards SC Liew

4