Dragon Fury floors rivals in Saas Fee Stakes

SINGAPORE:  Oct 18, 2015
 
DRAGON FURY prevails in a tight finish in the Saas Fee Stakes
- SNTC photo

Bang-in-form rider Shafiq Rizuan, who landed a superb hat-trick on Friday night, made the weekend even more memorable by winning the Group 3 S$200,000 Saas Fee Stakes (1400m) astride DRAGON FURY at Kranji here today.

With regular rider Troy See unavailable after his wedding yesterday, Shafiq took the ride on the Sufficient four-year-old for the first time and the partnership prevailed in a blanket finish to win by a neck.

Being his first test in group races, DRAGON FURY paid a handsome $86.

Until a month ago, DRAGON FURY was still racing, and winning, in Class 3. Two weeks ago, he beat all but TWICKENHAM in a Benchmark 83 event and it was gamble by trainer Alwin Tan to pit him against some well-performed horses in today's event.

"I’m very surprised he won," said Tan. "But I think a large part of the success has to go to Shafiq. He handled the horse very well."

DRAGON FURY had now won five of 18 starts.

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

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M
3 ZAC COMMAND M Walker M Nunes

1
  (8 ch.nz.g Ishiguru - Dominica by Cape Cross)  
9 Browne's Anatomy O'Hara Chavez

2
7 So Perfect M Yusof MM Firdaus

3
2 Always A Winner Khoo Woodworth

4
 

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
4 MY REACH D Koh A Munro

1
  (3 br.nz.g Battle Paint - Bayonette by Senor Pete)  
1 What Iff S Burridge M Nunes

2
6 Mother Nature Khoo N Juglall

3
3 Dayuan T Kieser CC Wong

4
 

3

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M
2 HADES C Brown T Bell

1
  (5 br.nz.g Coats Prince - Gypsy Blue by Gaius)  
1 Solaris Spectrum S Baertschiger K Toh

2
4 Barnato P Shaw N Juglall

3
6 Kevin Eleven M Clements A Da Silva

4
 

4

 INITIATION, DIV 2 - 1200M
7 LIM'S BULLET S Burridge  T Bell

1
  (4 b.nz.g Battle Paint - Bronte by Made Of Gold)  
4 Classified HW Tan R Shafiq

2
3 The Dodger S Gray R Rueven

3
10 Insofar M Clements A Da Silva

4
 

5

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
5 I-SCREAM NOW M Yusof K Toh

1
  (6 br.a.g Shovhog - Mabel Downs by Fuji Kiseki)  
9 Sacred Crown M Yusof N Alfian

2
2 Lady Shark O'Hara J See

3
3 Magic To Win D Kok Y Salim

4
 

6

 INITIATION, DIV 1 - 1200M
2 STICK SEEKER M Clements A Da Silva

1
  (4 b.a.g Excites - Star Claudia by Elusive Quality)  
7 Sun Times D Koh Woodworth

2
4 Duran M Walker M Nunes

3
1 Ollie Eagle S Burridge Kellady

4
 

7

 CLASS 5 - 1600M
1 SECRET SPICE M Walker M Nunes

1
  (4 ch.nz.m Sakhee's Secret - Caparison by Cape Cross)  
6 Rainbow Warrior S Lam Aslam

2
5 Peregrine Falcon Khoo T Bell

3
4 Bimala D Hill CC Wong

4
 

8

 CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
3 LUCKY SIX L Dragon Y Salim

1
  (4 br.a.g Red Arrow - Poetique by Our Poetic Prince)  
7 Tim L Laxon R Rueven

2
8 Stock Broker M Freedman MM Firdaus

3
5 Warspirit HW Tan R Shafiq

4
 

 

 SAAS FEE STAKES

9

 SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (CW) - 1400M
10 DRAGON FURY HW Tan R Shafiq

1
  (4 b.nz.g Sufficient - Calabria by O'Reilly)  
9 Gold Rutile H Takaoka A Munro

2
4 Davide P Shaw MM Firdaus

3
3 Spanish Bay M Freedman T Bell

4
 

10

 CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
3 ROYAL FORTUNE D Hill Saifudin

1
  (3 b.e.g Major Cadeaux - Charcoal by Primo Valentino)  
1 Lign Em Up S Baertschiger J Powell

2
10 Unsurpassed M Walker R Shafiq

3
7 Blue Diamond HW Tan R Rueven

4
 

11

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M
5 LAKE HUKA L Laxon M Rodd

1
  (4 b.nz.g Guillotine - Royal Cashel by Royal Academy)  
9 Southern Hussler S Baertschiger Kellady

2
3 Wakino Nexus H Takaoka Sam

3
10 Spirit Of Speed Khoo TH Koh

4