Favourites flop in 3YO Championship heats

IPOH:  Apr 20, 2014

Three-year-olds began their hunt for a place in this year's RM200,000 Malaysian 3YO Championship final to be held later this year with two heats being run here today. But the favourite in both races were soundly beaten.

BIG TSUNAMI, who had a win and three placings from five starts, started even-money but found one to beat in PISCES STAR, beaten by two and a half lengths, over the 1100m straight course.

PISCES STAR had won four of his previous 13 starts but has not tasted success this season.

ACE SURPRISE started the even-money favourite in the next heat over 1200m after winning both his previous two runs but could managed only fourth.

It was the fourth pick in the betting, NOTHING TO LOSE, who triumphed by three-quarter length from the second favourite BALOTELLI.

Two more heats will be staged at Sungei Besi and Penang before the Selangor Turf Club hosts the final on Jun 14. 

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