Mystic Power turns on the magic in Cup

KUALA LUMPUR:  Apr 6, 2014

MYSTIC POWER cast his spell on his rivals once again to chalk up his second big win in just over three months.

Last December, the Australian four-year-old completed a hat-trick when he captured the RM1 mil Malaysian Magic Millions Classic (1200m), a restricted race for three and four-year-olds.

MYSTIC POWER failed in his big test in opening company in the Tunku Gold Cup in February, but has redeemed himself with another hat-trick, culminating with his victory in the RM350,000 Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) at Sungei Besi here today, despite being the youngest runners in the 14-horse field.

Kept well in touch with the leaders throughout, MYSTIC POWER shot to the front with some ease in the home stretch but had to stave off a late surge by the Malaysian bred BEAUTIFUL CHOICE to win by a neck.

MYSTIC POWER showed promise as a juvenile when he was placed four times in six starts, most notable being his third in the Group 1 St Albans Stakes (1290m) at Moonee Valley.

After two unplaced runs as a three-year-old, he was dispatched to Malaysia and trainer Johnny Lim allowed him plenty of time to settle before introducing him to local fans. He has now six wins in eight starts.

It was a superb afternoon for winning jockey Azhar Ismail who went on to complete a hat-trick for Lim, and an even better day for the trainer who had saddled two more winners earlier in the programme.

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

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

12

 JP REGIS L Moy P Denes

1
  (4 b.nz.g Kashani - Miss Sandford by Rechabite)  

4

 Mystic Warrior BT Lim R Fakruddin

2

5

 Red Carpet PS Kumaran SU Lim

3

2

 Major Surprise T Yeoh R Burnett

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

8

 STORM THROUGH BT Kim R Fakruddin

1
  (4 b.a.g Antonius Pius - Wedding Gift by Made Of Gold)  

1

 Pure Kemistry S Edwards J Shankar

2

3

 Nuwa Salee T Gillespie

3

14

 Befledged R Lines Goon

4
 

3

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

1

 HOT ARISTOCRAT Maynard R Stewart

1
  (3 b.a.g Viscount - Steamy Affair by Stormy's Son)  

7

 True Heritage Brink J Low

2

13

 Red Eastern BT Lim I Fadzlei

3

2

 Sea Master R Lines J De Souza

4
 

4

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

8

 FOX OVATION BT Lim L Ho

1
  (5 b.a.g West Quest - Migration by Bluebird)  

10

 Mr Lucky SH Tan K Eirwan

2

9

 Jalan King R Lines J Low

3

4

 Golden Quest D Murphy R Stewart

4
 

5

 METRO B - 1200M

7

 TERADA P Fell Sofhan

1
  (7 br.a.g Blackfriars - Framlingham by Bletchley Park)  

3

 Ryan James R Lines J De Souza

2

6

 Straleta S Edwards J Shankar

3

13

 Bandar P Fell R Stewart

4
 

6

 METRO C - 2000M

9

 TILSWORTH GLENBOY Maynard J De Souza

1
  (7 b.e.g Doyen - Chara by Deploy)  

8

 King Faalcon L Moy Sofhan

2

1

 America Seal BT Lim Azhar

3

4

 Raffles Knight Maynard R Stewart

4
 

 

 SELANGOR GOLD CUP

7

 OPEN (SW) - 1600M

8

 MYSTIC POWER BT Lim Azhar

1
  (4 b.a.h Not A Single Doubt - Tennessee Sunrise by End Sweep)

7

 Beautiful Choice Wong L Ho

2

13

 Feisty Leo KL Chong Sofhan

3

10

 Crazy Club S Edwards J Shankar

4
 

8

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

5

 Q NINE MYSTIC BT Lim Azhar

1
  (3 ch.a.g Choisir - Royal Pageant by Royal Academy)  

8

 Kobe Top Gun Maynard Barnabas

2

6

 Alacarte R Lines J Low

3

7

 Its Only Money KL Chong CK Tan

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

1

 Q NINE MAX BT Lim Azhar

1
  (4 b.a.g Holy Roman Emperor - Ravenswood by Woodman)  

2

 Higgs Boson Maynard R Stewart

2

10

 Brash Son Maynard Barnabas

3

6

 Leandra D Miller K Eirwan

4
 

10

 CLASS 5 -1 200M

5

 RAINBOW EASY WC Lim LL Tai

1
  (3 b.a.g Freeze - Umagal by Galileo)  

4

 Waterfall T Yeoh Wan

2

9

 Amped S Edwards SC Liew

3

10

 Such A Good Time PS Kumaran R Burnett

4
 

11

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

8

 SMART PEOPLE Maynard L Ho

1
  (3 br.a.g Duke Of Marmalade - The Big Chill by O'Reilly)  

2

 Mystic Fighter BT Lim Azhar

2

1

 Gold Pyramid R Lines P Denes

3

12

 Mildred Anne T Gillespie Aify

4