Wimbledon serves an ace in third outing

SINGAPORE:  Jul 25, 2014
 
WIMBLEDON and Manoel Nunes winning at their third attempt
- SNTC photo

After being placed in his first two starts, WIMBLEDON finally served up an ace in the Restricted Maiden event over 1100m on the polytrack at Kranji here this evening, going some ways to recoup his huge price tag.

China Horse Club Stable has paid A$170,000 at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale and the game changer this time compared with his two previous starts was the use of blinkers on the two-year-old.

"He was switching off at the final 100m at his first two starts and has a tendency to look around instead of focusing,” said trainer Michael Freedman.

“So I spoke with (Manoel) Nunes and we felt that the blinkers would help him concentrate better and we trialled him with them for the first time eight days ago and we were very happy with him after that."

WIMBLEDON, teaming up with Nunes for the third time, was installed a raging favourite at $7 and showed the way throughout to win by one length.

Nunes went on to boot home two more winners to bring his tally to 82 for the season thus far.

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

1

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

10

 ALWAYS A WINNER Khoo N Juglall

1
  (4 ch.nz.g Strategic Image - Allemande by Lowell)  

3

 Brilliant Beauty S Chua M Nunes

2

1

 Afrojack HW Tan M Ewe

3

9

 Royal Salute M Walker H Amin

4
 

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

12

 WIMBLEDON M Freedman M Nunes

1
  (2 br.a.c Snitzel - Ditas by Don Eduardo)  

10

 Rock Of Ages P Shaw B Vorster

2

8

 Happy Happy HW Tan Z Zuriman

3

2

 Zorro ZL Mok Soo

4
 

3

 CLASS 4 - 1900M (POLYTRACK)

6

 LION BAROWS H Takaoka A Munro

1
  (4 ch.j.g Special Week - Pleaselookatmenow by Irish River)  

1

 Bee Ahead M Clements R Shafiq

2

7

 Clermont Club M Walker K A'Isisuhairi

3

2

 Inspire M Clements M Nunes

4
 

4

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)

7

 ATIAMURI L Laxon R Rueven

1
  (5 b.nz.g Align - Fledged by Bluebird)  

9

 Classic Thunder T Kieser B Vorster

2

11

 Super Velox Khoo N Juglall

3

2

 Three Kings O'Hara TR Barnabas

4
 

5

 CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

8

 GOOD NEWS HK Tan YF Leong

1
  (3 b.a.g Charge Forward - Rezyana by Redoute's Choice)  

2

 Cheyenne Warrior S Burridge K A'Isisuhairi

2

9

 Flaming Fireheart S Yeoh Zaki

3

3

 Codigo S Burridge CW Brown

4
 

6

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)

11

 PICTURE Khoo M Nunes

1
  (5 b/br.a.g Written Tycoon - Lieutenant Austen by Rodwell)  

1

 Domenico P Shaw B Vorster

2

2

 Pinyin D Hill R Shafiq

3

6

 Greystoke S Baertschiger Kellady

4
 

7

 KRANJI STAKES C - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

2

 SAND LANE C Brown M Nunes

1
  (5 b.nz.g Sandtrap - Tivoli Lane by Lowell)  

6

 Happy Money HW Tan D Beasley

2

10

 Maple Star L Dragon J Powell

3

3

 Philanthropist ZL Mok T See

4
 

8

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

4

 BROWNE'S ANATOMY M Walker R Shafiq

1
  (4 b.nz.g Saperavi - Patient by Doctor David)  

3

 Qualitase S Chua R Rueven

2

1

 Good Boss HW Tan Chavez

3

10

 Genuine Bargain B Marsh M Nunes

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

11

 SACRED CROWN M Yusof TH Koh

1
  (4 b.a.g Beautiful Crown - Stirred by Langfuhr)  

1

 Golden Mission M Clements N Juglall

2

3

 Eclair Sensation M Walker R Shafiq

3

10

 Cheetah King Khoo WS Chan

4