Nathan Rose makes winning start in KL

KUALA LUMPUR:  May 10, 2014

Australian jockey Nathan Rose made a dream start to his first stint in Malaysia when he booted home veteran galloper LIBERATION SPIRIT to win the Class 5 - 1800m handicap at Sungei Besi here today, a novelty meeting offering half the normal prize money of a regular meeting.

LIBERATION SPIRIT was a very expensive purchase by his owners who paid US$425,000 as a yearling in the United States.

The American gelding then managed a win at Newmarket and two placings from seven starts in England before moving to Dubai (where he had one unplaced run) before ending up in Malaysia.

In nearly five seasons prior to today, LIBERATION SPIRIT managed just three previous wins and the 1800m trio proved to his favourite distance as it was his third win over the trip today.

Rose, 24, with 250 winners to his name, could not have asked for a better start here as LIBERATION SPIRIT cruised home by five and three-quarter lengths.

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

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

2

 INTO THE STORM R Lines J Shankar

1
  (5 ch.a.g Captain Rio - Love Dust by Flying Spur)  

1

 Bull Shot WC Lim SC Liew

2

12

 Champagne Rose R Lines MM Firfaus

3

8

 G Strategist R Lines Chavez

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1800M

7

 LIBERATION SPIRIT A Selvaratnam N Rose

1
  (9 b.am.g Gone West - Katherine Seymour by Green Desert)  

5

 Big Sur R Lines J De Souza

2

2

 Track Hero Brogan Azhar

3

6

 Fill My Pocket P Fell M Hanif

4
 

3

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

9

 LOCAL GLORY WC Lim SU Lim

1
  (6 ch.m.g Dolphin Street - Lin Yin by Slavic)  

5

 Brite Lites Brogan AM Aizat

2

1

 Arcanine PS Kumaran L Ho

3

6

 Easy Ahead SB Tan L Allpress

4
 

4

 CLASS 4 - 1300M

1

 HAPPY AMIGO R Lines SU Lim

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

4

 Kobe Top Gun Maynard J De Souza

2

6

 Positive Thinking T Gillespie Aify

3

2

 Qi Power PS Kumaran L Ho

4
 

5

 CLASS 4 - 1600M

3

 ALACARTE R Lines Goon

1
  (7 b.a.g Umatilla - Euchre by Final Card)  

2

 A Perfectionist T Gillespie Salee

2

5

 Spin Citi T Gillespie BN Kumar

3

1

 Stealth L Moy M Hanif

4
 

6

 CLASS 4 - 1300M

3

 STREET OF LONDON L Moy Sofhan

1
  (4 b.nz.g Cecconi - Academie Francaise by Royal Academy)  

4

 Jean Francois Maynard L Allpress

2

7

 Celaeco T Gillespie Chavez

3

8

 Jazz It Up R Lines J Shankar

4
 

7

 MAIDEN - 1200M

4

 LONE STAAR R Lines J De Souza

1
  (4 b.nz.g Ekraar - Post Romance by Postponed)  

10

 Costamialot R Lines Chavez

2

6

 Power In Hand BT Lim Aify

3

11

 Track Mac Brogan MM Firdaus

4
 

8

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

6

 BLACK COFFEE R Lines Chavez

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

5

 Rushey Green Maynard K Eirwan

2

3

 Waterfall T Yeoh Wan

3

2

 Sayaprayerforme L Moy KP Lim

4