Spectacular upset by newcomer Excellent One

SINGAPORE:  Jun 5, 2015
 
EXCELLENT ONE creating a big upset in his debut - SNTC photo

EXCELLENT ONE created the biggest upset of the season thus far in an evening when there were three big surprises at Kranji here tonight.

The two-year-old took advantage of a light impost of 49.5kg in the Restricted Maiden - 1200m sprint to sit second in the running before beating the favourite SPECIAL ID by half a length. He paid $764.

EXCELLENT ONE cost A$5,000 as a yearling and was passed in at A$20,000 (Reserve A$25,000) at the Ready 2 Race sale.

"He ran a pretty good race today and the light weight probably helped but it was an unexpected win as he didn’t show much in his trackwork and trials," said trainer Tan Hor Khoon .

After finishing unplaced in his first two starts, it was not surprised that SO THE THING should be ignored in the betting in the Initiation - 1200m sprint on the polytrack.

But the four-year-old mare, bred by his owner Leong Ho Yee in partnership with two others, proved too good for her nine rivals tonight, leading from start to finish to win easily by two and a quarter lengths. She paid $214.

WHITE COFFEE, who won his last start in Class 4, defied a promotion to snatch a thrilling win, winning by a nose in the Class 3 - 1400m handicap to pay $166. It was the seventh win in 39 starts for the seven-year-old who was also a winner in Australia before coming to Singapore.

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

1

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

6

 BANKERS CALL S Gray Y Ruzaili

1
  (5 br.a.g Flying Pegasus (AUS) - Cafe Sha Sha by Second Empire)

7

 Harden Up D Koh T Rehaizat

2

2

 Good Loouken L Dragon M Esposito

3

11

 Browne's Anatomy O'Hara Chavez

4
 

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M

13

 EXCELLENT ONE HK Tan TH Koh

1
  (2 b.a.g Onemorenomore - Big Issue by Clang)  

7

 Special ID HW Tan Chavez

2

14

 Rafaello P Shaw B Vorster

3

5

 Humdinger B Marsh M Rodd

4
 

3

 GRADUATION - 1200M

4

 DIVIDED HOUSE C Brown CW Brown

1
  (3 b.a.f I Am Invincible - Boston by Zoffany)  

1

 Solaris Spectrum S Baertschiger Kellady

2

6

 Lim's Greeting S Burridge Chavez

3

2

 Fast Edition S Burridge K A'Isisuhairi

4
 

4

 INITIATION - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

9

 SO THE THING S Gray CW Brown

1
  (4 b.a.m Magnus - Miss Devaraja by Devaraja)  

1

 Jubilation S Baertschiger Kellady

2

3

 McGregor O'Hara M Rodd

3

2

 Steed Expedite O'Hara Sam

4
 

5

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

2

 GOLDEN PASTURE S Yeoh T Rehaizat

1
  (4 b.e.g Pastoral Pursuits - Razor Sharp by Bering)  

3

 Brilliant Beauty HW Tan Chavez

2

5

 Sacred Crown M Yusof M Esposito

3

10

 Secondwave D Hill B Vorster

4
 

6

 CLASS 4 - 2000M

3

 CITY OF KIRKWALL S Gray CW Brown

1
  (4 ch.nz.g Pentire - Noubeel by Zabeel)  

4

 Iking M Walker R Shafiq

2

7

 Thebuzzdownunder B Dean Aslam

3

9

 Galaxy Express H Takaoka M Esposito

4
 

7

 CLASS 3 - 1400M

11

 WHITE COFFEE HW Tan K A'Isisuhairi

1
  (7 br.a.g Lonhro - Busking by Encosta De Lago)  

3

 Snitzel Spirit M Freedman CW Brown

2

7

 Elusive Emperor P Shaw B Vorster

3

2

 Aspen M Walker R Shafiq

4
 

8

 CLASS 5 - 1600M

2

 SUGARTIME JAZZ B Dean Chavez

1
  (5 b.a.g Danehill Express - Gertrude McFuzz by O'Reilly)  

9

 Encosta Zone C Brown B Vorster

2

10

 Gypsy Star HK Tan J See

3

8

 Gods Speed O'Hara Sam

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

3

 MINGS MAN B Marsh CW Brown

1
  (5 b.a.g Nadeem - Onrocel Tap by Geiger Counter)  

10

 Lucky Six L Dragon TR Barnabas

2

1

 Invincible Man Khoo WS Chan

3

6

 Million Round ZL Mok Woodworth

4