Sathiaa lands maiden win

IPOH:  Oct 1, 2016
 

KUANTAN HILL created an upset when he captured the Open Maiden event here today and gave apprentice Sathiaa Selan Muthalagan his maiden success as well.

The Australian gelding has been plagued by injuries and has started just 11 times since mid-2013 for two placings.

But Sathiaa, who was riding him for the first time today, struck a perfect understanding with the six-year-old, bringing the gelding from just off the pace early to win to win drawing away by 1 1/2 lengths.

KUANTAN HILL, who was bought for A$19,000 at the Horses In Training Sale, paid RM52.

PISCES STAR rebounded from a series of unplaced runs since the beginning of the year to take the main event.

Winner of six races in the past three seasons, the Australian gelding found one to beat in his first outing last January and has found it tough going amongst the best horses since.

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

1

 CLASS 5 - 1000M
5 RUMPELSTILTSKIN I Ismadi KC Wong

1
  (8 ch.a.g Half Hennessy - Caminha by Free Flyer)  
4 Hofburg Palace R Lines L Ho

2
8 Money Not Enough HS Lim CT Lee

3
1 Lee's Surprise S Hamilton Salee

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1000M
5 CLASSIC KING P Lee J Daniel

1
  (6 ch.a.g Decanter - Urakawa by Umatilla)  
8 Uncle Glory Wong Wepner

2
7 Happy Family L Moy L Ho

3
6 Flutz K Coetzee AM Aizat

4
 

3

 CLASS 5 - 1000M
8 NO MONEY NO TALK R Lines J Low

1
  (9 b.a.g Foreplay - Courtly Qualms by Scrupules)  
4 Magical Ten KL Chong J Daniel

2
3 Wow L Moy L Ho

3
2 The Thinker Wong AM Aizat

4
 

4

 OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1200M
3 KUANTAN HILL S Cook M Sathiaa

1
  (6 b.a.g Danerich - Victoire by Paris Opera)  
4 Whisperinthewind KL Chong KC Wong

2
5 Don't Forget This PK Leong Chuah

3
2 Meteor Garden PS Kumaran J Low

4
 

5

 ENRICH STAKES A - 1200M
6 PISCES STAR PK Leong J De Souza

1
  (6 b.a.g Court Command - Lady Asha by Lead On Time)  
3 Soul Commander Wong Goon

2
1 Truson S Cook L Ho

3
2 Crazy Club S Hamilton Z Khairil

4
 

6

 CLASS 5 - 1400M
5 EXCELLENT GOAL Wong Goon

1
  (10 ch.nz.g Black Minnaloushe - Miss Sacha by Kaapstad)  
9 Glory Betting S Hamilton S Thai Yang

2
8 Cerium Seet KC Wong

3
7 Zenidin T Asogan CK Tan

4
 

7

 CLASS 5 - 1400M
5  PHILIP R Lines J De Souza

1
  (6 b/br.nz.g Guillotine - Tessica by Johannesburg)  
7 Conquistador PS Kumaran AK Lim

2
3 Propitions Gold Wong AM Aizat

3
6 True Heritage WC Lim L Ho

4
 

8

 CLASS 4 - 1400M
7 NOTHING TO LOSE PK Leong J Low

1
  (6 b.nz.g Fast 'N' Famous - Tete A Tete by No Excuse Needed)  
3 Beyond Wealth KL Chong KC Wong

2
8 Avanti N Azman M Rashpassing

3
6 Halo Inspire PK Leong SU Lim

4