Black Coffee too strong for rivals

IPOH:  Jul 19, 2014

BLACK COFFEE, who has already won three times this season, proved too strong for his rivals once again when he took out the Sovereign 1954 Handicap (Class 5 - 1400m) here today.

After failing to show up in his last two starts, the Australian four-year-old bounced back to beat eight rivals by half a length. It was his fifth win in 37 starts in the country.

BLACK COFFEE has just two runs in Singapore before he was shipped to Kuala Lumpur to join Richard Lines who has the gelding under his care since the beginning of last year.

For winning rider Firman Yap, it was a career milestone as BLACK COFFEE was his 80th winner.

Six races were scheduled for the day but the last race was declared null and void after the runners completed the course because of a false start. All bets were then refunded.

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

 

 RUBBER PLANTER 1956 HANDICAP

1

 MAIDEN - 1200M

1

 STORMING JOE Pereira Djulkifli

1
  (4 b.am.h Candy Ride - Storming Starlet by Storm Boat)  

5

 El Comandante KL Chong KC Wong

2

4

 Snatch Law E Breukelen J De Souza

3

6

 Barker Road Kid KL Chong CK Tan

4
 

 

 SPORTING GESTURE 1952 HANDICAP

2

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

6

 JACK N Azman KC Tham

1
  (5 b.a.g Canny Lad - Shady Affair by Danehill  

1

 Power Shaft T Gillespie MM Firdaus

2

7

 Pasha Khan L Moy P Denes

3

5

 Admiral Delight K Coetzee Djulkifli

4
 

 

 BEST BET 1951 HANDICAP

3

 CLASS 5 - 1100M STR

1

 ITS ONLY MONEY KL Chong KC Wong

1
  (3 ch.a.g Blevic - Eureka Streaker by Great Dane)  

6

 Nuwa T Gillespie MM Firdaus

2

3

 Uncle Glory Wong F Yap

3

7

 Bale HS Lim SU Lim

4
 

 

 JACKIE'S KUDA 1955 HANDICAP

4

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

3

 EMPEROR QIAN LONG D Murphy Zairi

1
  (8 b.a.g Fusaichi Pegasus - A Slew Indeed by Seattle Slew)  

4

 Decisive Seet A Chew

2

8

 Moving Forward E Breukelen HS Gill

3

5

 Diamond Flame PK Leong Salee

4
 

 

 SOVEREIGN 1954 HANDICAP

5

 CLASS 5 - 1400M

4

 BLACK COFFEE R Lines F Yap

1
  (4 br.a.g Danzero - Centamira by Centaine)  

8

 Night Shadow N Azman H Yang

2

5

 The Tiger S Shanmugam MM Firdaus

3

2

 Mystic Warrior BT Lim HS Gill

4
 

 

 MISS NATHAN 1950 HANDICAP

6

 CLASS 4 - 1600M
  Race declared null and void due to a false start.