Keep Spinning throws big upset

SINGAPORE:  Sep 23, 2016

 

After finishing dead last in his previous start in April, KEEP SPINNING showed the benefit of a short let-up since to create of the biggest upsets of the season when taking the AIS Cup at Kranji here tonight.

Settling second last early, the son of Keeper was still 11th of 13 runners at the home bend in the Class 4 - 1400m handicap.

But under apprentice Wong Chin Chuen, KEEP SPINNING put on "wings" in the home stretch to win drawing away by 1 3/4 lengths. He paid $606 for his third win in 18 starts.

It was Wong's second winner of the evening after scoring on SATELLITE STAR and the Malaysian lad now leads the apprentice table with 22 wins.

The Aurora Cup (Class 5 - 1800m) was decided in the steward's room when Manoel Nunes, rider of the third-placed ALFONSO successfully lodged a protest against HOLY TRILOGY, first past the post, for interference.

As a result, OVER EASY was promoted to first, giving apprentice Firdhaus Rafi a welcome change of luck.

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

1

THE AUSTRALIA STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5 ASTRO MAN D Meagher D Beasley

1

(5 br.nz.g Roc De Cambes - True Power by Exploding Prospect)
1 Across The Sea H Takaoka Chavez

2

8 Always A Winner Khoo V Duric

3

12 Secondwave D Hill CC Wong

4

 

2

THE SOUTHERN STAR STAKES
RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
1 DICAPRIO L Laxon M Rodd

1

(3 b.nz.g Pins - Clermont Princess by Towkay)
3 Winterfell S Baertschiger S Carr

2

2 Pomp D Koh CC Wong

3

9 Khudawand M Clements V Duric

4

 

3

THE PHAR LAP STAKES
KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1200M
1 SATELLITE MAN O'Hara CC Wong

1

(4 br.nz.g Per Incanto - Double Okay by Towkay)
7 Morales S Burridge S Carr

2

6 Lucky Boy B Marsh R Shafiq

3

10 Leadership D Hill A Munro

4

 

4

THE FIRST AURORA CUP
CLASS 5 - 1800M
5 OVER EASY S Burridge R Firdhaus

1

(8 br.nz.g Darci Brahma - Southern Cry by Kaapstad)
3 Alfonso L Laxon M Nunes

2

4 Holy Trilogy S Gray V Duric

3

6 Knight Spirit D Koh TH Koh

4

 

5

THE WOLF BLASS CUP
KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M
5 LIM'S CASINO S Burridge D Beasley

1

(4 b.a.g Casino Prince - Kurotaka by Black Hawk)
2 Totality M Clements V Duric

2

1 Country Warrior L Laxon M Rodd

3

9 In Bocca Al Lupo H Takaoka A Munro

4

 

6

THE FAITHFUL+GOULD CUP
CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
8 HELLO MICHELLE M Walker A Munro

1

(3 b.nz.f Minstrel Court - Paixanito by Zabeel)
2 Jelly Bean S Baertschiger J Powell

2

5 Knight Chen Bay M Clements M Rodd

3

11 Smart Supreme M Yusof H Syafiq

4

 

7

THE AUSTCHAM CUP
KRANJI STAKES C - 1600M
9 NIGHT FLIGHT J Peters D David

1

(4 b.e.g Naaqoos - Laqataat by Alhaarth)
5 Murrayfeld S Gray V Duric

2

6 Robin Hood HW Tan O Placais

3

4 Gilt Complex C Brown CW Brown

4

 

8

THE AIS CUP
CLASS 4 - 1400M
7 KEEP SPINNING D Hill CC Wong

1

(5 b.nz.g Keeper - Seishona by Fusaichi Pegasus)
5 En Civil M Walker M Nunes

2

3 Gold Crown C Brown CW Brown

3

4 Splice C Brown M Rodd

4

 

9

THE DOWN UNDER STAKES
CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
3 NOVA SWISS HW Tan M Nunes

1

(3 ch.nz.g Swiss Ace - Asciano Miss by Jet Spur)
1 Elite Star S Baertschiger A Da Silva

2

7 Dreamweaver J Peters Chavez

3

5 Kazuo M Clements K Toh

4