Surprise win by 11-year-old Hear Me

SINGAPORE:  Sep 13, 2015

HEAR ME showed that he can still raise a gallop at the age of 11 when he scored the biggest upset of the afternoon in the Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Limited Trophy (Class 5, Div 2 - 1400m handicap) at Kranji here today.

Apprentice Dellorto Pregasam, who partnered the New Zealand gelding to his last win in May last year, was again in the saddle today when HEAR ME came from midfield to beat Farrand by a neck.

HEAR ME, whose best finish was a fourth in the last 16 months, paid $142 for a win. It was his 10th win in 83 starts in Singapore. He also raced for three seasons in Australia for two wins.

The day's races started with another seasoned campaigner, nine-year-old LADY TRIO, taking the opening event to pay $101. It was his first success since winning back-to-back races in January 2011.

GOLDEN MILE, unplaced in his debut last month, also sprang a surprise in the Restricted Maiden - 1200m event to pay $146.

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

1

 CLASS 5, DIV1 - 1400M
10 LADY TRIO D Koh Woodworth

1
  (9 b.nz.m Captain Rio - Centina by Centaine)  
2 Secret Spice M Walker M Nunes

2
12 French Vintage S Baertschiger Kellady

3
4 Thunder Cat HW Tan Chavez

4
 

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
6 GOLDEN MILE C Brown CC Wong

1
  (3 b/br.nz.g Showcasing - Queens Move by King Of Kings)  
7 Panache L Laxon M Rodd

2
9 Succession M Freedman CW Brown

3
11 Warship P Shaw N Juglall

4
 

3

 BENCHMARK 67 - 2000M
5 BRAD L Laxon M Nunes

1
  (5 b.nz.g Sir Percy - Blucheetah by Bluebird)  
10 Keep Spinning D Hill CC Wong

2
3 Davinci M Freedman CW Brown

3
4 Feliche P Shaw N Juglall

4
 

 

 TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED TROPHY

4

 INITIATION - 1400M
1 PROUD PINOY S Gray M Rodd

1
  (4 b.nz.g Swiss Ace - Rose Of Dane by Danehill)  
6 Certainly C Brown M Nunes

2
11 Black Swan S Burridge K A'Isisuhairi

3
4 Q Nine Maxim M Walker R Zawari

4
 

 

 MELBOURNE RACING CLUB TROPHY

5

 CLASS 5 - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
10 OUR RIVER DANCER M Walker CK Ng

1
  (5 gr.a.g Danehill Dancer - Distinctly by Sadler's Wells)  
8 Tongariro HK Tan Z Zuriman

2
6 Forest Best B Dean S John

3
2 Mighty Emperor P Shaw N Juglall

4
 

 

 PHUMELELA GAMING & LEISURE LIMITED TROPHY

6

 CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1400M
8 HEAR ME S Lam P Dellorto

1
  (11 ch.nz.g Van Nistelrooy - Gordon's by Kaapstad)  
5 Farrand D Kok Zaki

2
4 Afternoon Delight S Gray M Rodd

3
11 Greenback S Lam R Rueven

4
 

 

 DUBAI RACING CLUB TROPHY

7

 BENCHMARK 83 - 1200M
1 INDIAN JADE M Walker R Zawari

1
  (5 b.e.g Sleeping Indian - Flora Burn by Jade Robbery)  
2 Flak Jacket S Baertschiger Kellady

2
5 Room For Excuse H Takaoka A Munro

3
4 Taffetas B Marsh CW Brown

4
 

 

 NEW ZEALAND RACING BOARD TROPHY

8

 CLASS 5 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
2 EXCITING PROSPECT B Dean M Nunes

1
  (5 gr.a.g Distorted Humor - Butters by El Prado)  
4 Fast Jet S Lam Chavez

2
8 Dragon Walk HW Tan TH Koh

3
12 Street Ruffian S Lam J See

4
 

 

 AUCKLAND RACING CLUB TROPHY

9

 BENCHMARK 83 - 1600M
4 IMPERIAL MARCH M Clements M Nunes

1
  (4 b.arg.h Pollard's Vision - Dear Princess by Louis Quatorze)  
2 Order Of The Sun D Koh Woodworth

2
5 Mighty Warrior M Freedman CW Brown

3
6 Fortune Winner L Dragon Zaki

4
 

10

 KRANJI STAKES D - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5 TOP GUN B Marsh K A'Isisuhairi

1
  (4 br.a.g Publishing - Distant Symphony by Distant Music)  
7 Hongchen ZL Mok Z Zuriman

2
1 Satellite Star D Kok N Juglall

3
8 Captain McCaw L Laxon F Tan

4
 

11

 NOVICE - 1400M
11 MORITZ ECLIPSE S Burridge K A'Isisuhairi

1
  (3 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - Battocchi by Success Express)  
2 Zululand M Freedman CW Brown

2
3 Lim's Sprint S Burridge Soo

3
5 Kirkus M Clements CC Wong

4