Golden start for champion jockey Shankar

IPOH:  Jan 4, 2014

Jai Shankar, who bagged a hat-trick at Penang last Sunday to become the first Malaysian of Indian decent to win the jockey's premiership last season, had a 'golden' start to 2014, winning both his two rides here today.

Shankar, who got his start in 1997 in New Zealand where he rode 20 winners before winning 40 more races in Australia before returning home, partnered GOLDEN PARTNER, a horse he has tasted success on last October, to victory in the Paddy Museum Handicap.

GOLDEN HANDSHAKE, who failed to win a race last year and has finished down the field all season, bounced back to form in style to win the Pekan Rabu Handicap. Despite the gelding's poor recent form, the four-year-old started favourite.

This being the start of the 2014 season and Visit Malaysia Year, the Perak Turf Club named all its races after renowned tourism spots in the country.

There was also a winning start to the new season for Richard Lines, who has won the trainer's titles for the last three years, when he saddled COBRADOR to victory in the A'Famosa Handicap.

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

 

 PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS HANDICAP

2

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

8

 IMPROBABLE PK Leong H Yang

1
  (6 ch.nz.g Bahhare - Chantara by Grosvenor)  

2

 Mr Magic P Lee Yan

2

10

 Blessingindisguise KL Chong Azhar

3

6

 Lady Killer S Shanmugam Wepner

4
 

 

 PADDY MUSEUM HANDICAP

4

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

4

 GOLDEN PARTNER N Azman J Shankar

1
  (7 ch.nz.g San Luis - Si Signorina by Senor Pete)  

7

 Githan K Coetzee Djulkifli

2

11

 Nocollateralneeded KL Chong Barnabas

3

2

 By Invitation Only KL Chong Chuah

4
 

 

 SARAWAK CULTURAL VILLAGE HANDICAP

6

 MAIDEN - 1000M

4

 MOGAN'S PET HS Lim WT Chung

1
  (4 b.nz.g Towkay - Quadriga by Zabeel)  

9

 He Can Dance E Breukelen Yusri

2

15

 Lee Spur PK Leong KC Tham

3

12

 Barker Road Kid KL Chong KK Khoo

4
 

 

 PEKAN RABU HANDICAP

8

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

3

 GOLDEN HANDSHAKE KL Chong J Shankar

1
  (4 b.a.g Vital Equine - Indian Angel by Metal Storm)  

1

 Taramis SB Tan HK Cheng

2

9

 Money Not Enough P Lee Sani

3

2

 Fire General PK Leong J Low

4
 

 

 A'FAMOSA HANDICAP

10

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

6

 COBRADOR R Lines J De Souza

1
  (5 b.a.g Mossman - Home On The Range by Bite The Bullet)  

11

 No Eye Deer SH Tan R Rueven

2

9

 Bring It On PK Leong J Low

3

12

 Audacious KL Chong Chuah

4
 

 

 LANGKAWI ISLAND HANDICAP

12

 CLASS 4 - 1200M

6

 MARTEL Hoy Azhar

1
  (7 b.nz.g Postponed - Magnificent by Carolingian)  

1

 Good Recommend K Coetzee Djulkifli

2

4

 Right Timing Pereira Razali

3

5

 Uncle Glory Seet Wepner

4