Elite Invincible battles to win Charity Bowl

SINGAPORE:  Jun 24, 2018
 
ELITE INVINCIBLE battles to victory in the Charity Bowl - SNTC photo
 

Although New Zealand trainer Mark Walker has won the Singapore premiership twice in seven seasons at Kranji, he has to wait until this afternoon to notch his first Singapore Group 1 success with ELITE INVICIBLE in the S$1mil Giovanni Racing Charity Bowl.

The set-weight 1600m event, second leg of the Singapore Four-Year-Old challenge, used to be known as Patron's Bowl.

ELITE INVINCIBLE, who battled to win the first leg, the Stewards' Cup two weeks ago, again had to work hard to his victory.

Partnered again by Vlad Duric, the Irish gelding by Archaracharch was kept handy throughout but had to battle to get past the front-running fair 200m out. He then had to hold on to beat the fast-finishing stablemate KINGSMAN by a short head.

"It’s taken a while, but that’s probably because I’ve had a lot of bread-and-butter horses over the years,” said Walker of his long awaited first Group 1 win. “I don’t really have the quality, but in saying this, you never lose your ability."

Having won the first two legs of the Singapore Four-Year-Old challenge, ELITE INVINCIBLE picked up a S$50,000 bonus. And then there is the final leg, the Emirates Singapore Derby on July 15 to come. The season could get even better for Walker.

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

1 

 CLASS 4 - 1400M
3 GOL GOAL S Baertschiger E Finnegan

1
  (5 b.nz.g Towkay - M'Lady McGinnis - Monolith)  
2 El Camino J Saimee Z Zuriman

2
9 Sun Empire D Koh CC Wong

3
8 Whizzy Waltzzy L Dragon A Collett

4
 

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
12 AUTUMN ASSAULT D Kok Woodworth

1
  (2 b.nz.g Rock 'N' Pop - Summer Daze by Encosta De Lago)  
9 Fame Star O'Hara O Placais

2
13 Nadeem Sapphire Khoo TH Koh

3
5 Our Showcase B Marsh M Rodd

4
 

3

 CLASS 4 (PREMIER) - 1200M
5 CLARTON TREASURE KY Young Azhar

1
  (3 br.nz.g Guillotine - Molly 'O by O'Reilly)  
3 Storm Trooper M Walker CK Ng

2
4 Reddot Rising J Saimee CC Wong

3
1 Heartlight M Walker V Duric

4
 

4

 CLASS 4 - 1200M
2 DAZZLING SPEED M Walker R Curatolo

1
  (3 gr.nz.g Guillotine - Dazzling Belle by Desert Sun)  
3 Swedish Memories C Brown M Rodd

2
7 David's Star D Kok A Munro

3
1 Bringer Of War M Walker V Duric

4
 

5

 ASSOCIATION OF RACEHORSE TRAINERS SINGAPORE
CLASS 3 - 1400M
9 SOUTHERN SPUR J Saimee CC Wong

1
(4 b.a.g Northern Meteor - Spurcific by Flying Spur)
1 Nepean S Baertschiger J Powell

2
12 Lim's Dashing S Gray D Moor

3
8 Galileo's Approach S Baertschiger Kellady

4
 

6

 CA TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING P/L
KRANJI STAKES A (SW) - 1400M
4 MAJESTIC MOMENTS R Le Grange M Rodd

1
(6 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - In Spain by Selkirk)
14 Dance In The Wind H Takaoka CC Wong

2
1 Nova Strike HW Tan O Placais

3
3 Preditor S Baertschiger J Powell

4
 

7

 KF1 KARTING CIRCUIT
CLASS 4 - 1600M
4 SACRED GALAXY M Walker R Curatolo

1
(5 b.a.g Flying Spur - Irish Nova by O'Reilly)
6 Parador D Hill O Placais

2
9 Smart Racer M Yusof P Dellorto

3
1 Lucky Tiger DL Freedman D Moor

4
 

8

 GIOVANNI RACING CHARITY BOWL
SINGAPORE GROUP 1 (SW) - 1600M
3 ELITE INVINCIBLE M Walker V Duric

1
(4 b.ir.g Archarcharch - Dough On The Go by Bernadini)
4 Kingsman M Walker C Grylls

2
2 Jupiter Gold H Takaoka O Placais

3
6 Only Win M Clements A Munro

4
 

9

 S BAERTSCHIGER RACING
KRANJI STAKES C (SW) - 1800M
9 STAR JACK H Takaoka O Placais

1
(4 b.j.g Jungle Pocket - Madrigal Score by Dance In The Dark)
3 Gold City C Brown V Duric

2
6 Kings Ryker DL Freedman C Grylls

3
4 Chocolats S Baertschiger J Powell

4
 

10

 CLASS 4 (PREMIER) - 1400M
7 SEBASTIAN BACH J Peters J Powell

1
  (4 b.ir.g Kodiac - Esedra by Hurricane Run)  
4 Mr Mosa S Gray E Finnegan

2
9 Absolvido S Burridge G Boss

3
2 Sandtop ZL Mok Zaki

4