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Success at third try for
Stepitup in Kranji Mile SINGAPORE:
Oct 4, 2015 |
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STEPITUP proves too good in the Panasonic
Kranji Mile - SNTC photo |
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It was third time lucky for the
diminutive but big-hearted STEPITUP in the $500,000 Panasonic Karnji Mile
when he ran his rivals off their feet in the Group 1 1600m contest at Kranji
here today.
It was after his dismal run in this race last year, in which he finished
12th of 14 runners, that his owners decided on a change of trainer to Laurie
Laxon.
Until then, STEPITUP had won nine races for trainer Sonny Yeoh, claiming
five group races and making a clean sweep of the Three-Year-Old series in
2013.
Under Laxon, STEPITUP has made a dramatic recovery to regain his best form,
winning four races this season including three at group level before having
his third shot at the Kranji Mile.
With SPALATO, unbeaten in eight local starts, and Singapore Gold Cup winner
QUECHUA in the line up, only six horses including STEPITUP were game enough
to take on the pair.
But few could have predicted the manner in which STEPITUP came from last
early to win drawing away by four lengths from QUECHUA.
And for jockey Michael Rodd, it was his biggest win yet in Singapore. And
just like FLAX in the Committee's Prize two weeks ago, the Melbourne
Cup-winning rider was partnering STEPITUP for the first time today.
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RESULTS AT A GLANCE:
Tote No / Horse / Trainer /
Jockey / Position |
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PANASONIC
INNOVATION STAKES |
1 |
CLASS
4 - 1200M |
12 |
SING
ROULETTE |
Khoo |
A Munro |
1 |
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(4 ch.a.g Ruwi - Fraar's Salome by Fraar) |
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4 |
Run It
Twice |
S
Burridge |
M Nunes |
2 |
3 |
Mr
Fantastic |
P Shaw |
MM
Firdaus |
3 |
14 |
Lincoln's
Excuse |
S
Baertschiger |
Kellady |
4 |
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PANASONIC LET'S WIN STAKES |
2 |
RESTRICTED
MAIDEN - 1400M |
6 |
MIGHTY
KENNY |
P Shaw |
MM
Firdaus |
1 |
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(3 br.a.g Shinzig - Mysterious Ransom by
Red Ransom) |
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2 |
Certainly |
C Brown |
M Nunes |
2 |
12 |
Roger |
C Brown |
R Shafiq |
3 |
4 |
Special
Force |
HK Tan |
Y Salim |
4 |
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PANASONIC
COPERATION STAKES |
3 |
OPEN
HANDICAP - 1200M |
7 |
SPANISH
BAY |
M
Freedman |
CW Brown |
1 |
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(4 b.a.g Nadeem - Belle Jest by Rory's
Jester) |
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5 |
Jimmy
Rea |
M Walker |
M Nunes |
2 |
2 |
Cavallo |
ZL Mok |
S John |
3 |
6 |
Hypernova |
B Marsh |
Z
Zuriman |
4 |
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PANASONIC
LEADERSHIP STAKES |
4 |
INITIATION - 1200M |
8 |
MANGATOETOENUI |
L Laxon |
M
Rodd |
1 |
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(4 b.nz.m Battle Paint - Scorched Silk by
Lord Ballina) |
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5 |
Lim's
Bullet |
S
Burrdge |
M Nunes |
2 |
13 |
Succession |
M
Freedman |
CW Brown |
3 |
2 |
Zippy |
M Walker |
J Powell |
4 |
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PANASONIC
SOLUTIONS STAKES |
5 |
CLASS
3 - 1200M |
7 |
VON
KRUMM |
S
Baertschiger |
Kellady |
1 |
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(5 b.a.g Snitzel - Really Wild by Wild
Again) |
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14 |
Poesidon |
C Brown |
Woodworth |
2 |
5 |
Divided
House |
C Brown |
CW Brown |
3 |
10 |
Smart
People |
HW Tan |
Chavez |
4 |
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PANASONIC
COMMITMENT STAKES |
6 |
KRANJI
STAKES A - 2000M |
8 |
BLUE
DANUBE |
M
Clements |
A Munro |
1 |
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(4 br.arg.h Equal Stripes - Barby Parade
by Parade Marshal) |
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10 |
Order Of
The Sun |
D Koh |
Woodworth |
2 |
3 |
Cooptado |
P Shaw |
J Powell |
3 |
9 |
Perfect
P |
P Shaw |
M Nunes |
4 |
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PANASONIC SPEED STAKES |
7 |
BENCHMARK
67 - 1800M |
4 |
ODE
TO JOY |
M
Clements |
M Nunes |
1 |
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(4 br.arg.g Orpen - Salsa Inglesa by Roy) |
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5 |
Precious
Gem |
S Gray |
R Shafiq |
2 |
2 |
Om |
M Walker |
Y Salim |
3 |
6 |
Gilt
Complex |
O'Hara |
CC Wong |
4 |
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PANASONIC
CONQUEST STAKES |
8 |
CLASS
4, DIV 2 - 1400M |
6 |
HIGH
COUNCIL |
S
Burridge |
Kellady |
1 |
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(4 b.a.g High Chaparral - Suppose by
Danehill) |
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9 |
Natural
Nice |
L Laxon |
A Munro |
2 |
5 |
Groenewegen |
C Brown |
M Rodd |
3 |
11 |
Hee's
Ego |
M Walker |
R Shafiq |
4 |
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PANASONIC
KRANJI MILE |
9 |
SINGAPORE
GROUP 1 (WFA) - 1600M |
2 |
STEPITUP |
L Laxon |
M Rodd |
1 |
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(6 b.a.g Hussonet - Ain't Seen Nothin'
Nothin' Leica Dane) |
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3 |
Quechua |
P Shaw |
CW Brown |
2 |
6 |
Wild
Geese |
S
Burridge |
Kellady |
3 |
1 |
Spalato |
O'Hara |
M Nunes |
4 |
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PANASONIC
ENGINEERING STAKES |
10 |
BENCHMARK 83 - 1600M |
5 |
TWICKENHAM |
S Gray |
K
A'Isisuhairi |
1 |
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(5 b.a.g Artie Schiller - Lady Migaloo by
General Nediym) |
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10 |
Dragon
Fury |
HW Tan |
T See |
2 |
8 |
Zululand |
M
Freedman |
CW Brown |
3 |
3 |
Imperial
March |
M
Clements |
M Nunes |
4 |
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PANASONIC
TECHNOLOGY STAKES |
11 |
CLASS
4, DIV 1 - 1400M |
3 |
STORM
TROOPS |
P Shaw |
N
Juglall |
1 |
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(4 br.arg.g Orpen - Stormy by Elusive
Quality) |
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2 |
North
Atlantic Ice |
C Brown |
M Rodd |
2 |
4 |
Rockfast |
M Walker |
M Nunes |
3 |
5 |
Sky
Eleven |
Khoo |
WS Chan |
4 |
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