Volcanic General takes charge in Gold Vase

IPOH:  Jun 30, 2019
 

Champion sprinter VOLCANIC GENERAL has struck again, this time winning the Perak Gold Vase for the second consecutive year after finishing second in the 1100m sprint over the straight course in 2017.

Trainer Charles Leck has been careful in not over-taxing the son of Magnus since the gelding arrived on the scene in early 2017, winning the Tunku Gold Cup in his debut.

VOLCANIC GENERAL was beaten into second place in the same race last year but was awarded the Cup on protest. He made it a hat-trick in his seasonal debut last March.

VOLCANIC GENERAL, a winner five races in Australia including three at Caulfield, also captured the Penang Sprint Trophy in 2017. In two and a half years, he has started just 12 times for six wins and three seconds.

Drawn on the outside barrier, VOLCANIC GENERAL hugged the outside rails throughout, settling just off the pace with the 16-strong field well spread out from the start.

Ridden by Jose De Souza, VOLCANIC GENERAL goy going in the final 200m and cleared away to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1min. 0.9sec which equalled the course record first set by HUMBLE PRINCE in 2012.

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

1

 LABU LABU 2002 HANDICAP
CLASS 5 - 1400M
4 ARECIBO R Lines J De Souza

1
(6 b.a.g Star Witness - Dane Julia by Caesour)
1 Paragon Star SY Lim SU Lim

2
8 BM Power B Ng HK Cheng

3
10 D'Great Talent S Hamilton R Shafiq

4
 

2

 LIANG XIN 2005 HANDICAP
CLASS 4 - 1600M
3 FLYING DARCI E Breukelen Goon

1
(8 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - Bartolomeo by Strategic)
9 Tic Tac Toe K Coetzee HS Gill

2
1 Moment Of Justice Sukri M Hanif

3
13 Drought S Edwards S Saddam

4
 

3

 DATO YEOH CHEANG LEE TROPHY
ENRICH STAKES A (SW) - 1600M
5 ELECTRIC KING C Leck A Suriya

1
(6 b.a.g Lope De Vega - La Famelia by Strategic)
2 Titanium R Lines WW Cheah

2
8 Pendragon Princess K Coetzee S Saddam

3
6 Rising Glory C Leck R Shafiq

4
 

4

 MALAYSIA 3YO CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
3YO (SW) - 1200M
3 KANTE E Breukelen Salee

1
(3 ch.nz.g Postponed - Strengthened by Woodman)
15 Fantastic Eclipse Maynard J Low

2
10 Unshadowed General C Leck KC Wong

3
8 Doctor Ginger K Coetzee Anandan

4
 

5

 PERAK GOLD VASE
OPEN (SW) - 1100M (STR)
2 VOLCANIC GENERAL C Leck J De Souza

1
(7 gr.a.g Magnus - Silverbeat by Distant Music)
15 Star Genius K Coetzee S Saddam

2
11 War Dragon L Moy Aify

3
3 Mr Nevermind E Breukele Goon

4
 

6

 SINAR BINTANG 2009 HANDICAP
CLASS 5 - 1100m (STR)
2 GENERAL TYCOON HS Lim Salee

1
(4 b.nz.m Rip Van Winkle - Sorestan by Volksraad)
4 Cape Lincoln T Asogan Aify

2
5 D'Great Wall R Lines R Shafiq

3
11 Bold Passion KL Chong CK Tan

4
 

7

 EMIT TIME 2007 HANDICAP
CLASS 4 - 1200M
4 ASPREY PK Leong CK Khaw

1
(7 br.nz.g Alamosa - Bond Street by Pentire)
5 Marea Negro C Leck SU Lim

2
1 Lively Dragon E Breukelen S Hafis

3
3 Italian Master E Breukelen S Muniandy

4
 

8

 ENCHANTED PRINCE 2006 HANDICAP
CLASS 4 - 1200M
6 DAZZLING SPEED Maynard Aify

1
(4 gr.nz.g Guillotine - Dazzling Belle by Desert Sun)
4 Silver Wind E Breukelen SU Lim

2
2 Belt And Road E Breukelen Goon

3
13 Chief Clerk P Lee HK Cheng

4
 

9

 BINJAI PARK 2001 HANDICAP
CLASS 5 - 1400M
8 BIG BUS BT Lim Goon

1
(4 b.am.g Mizzen Mast - How She Rolls by Dixie Union)
11 Master Jiangmen E Breukelen J Low

2
1 Powerful Fighter R Lines Aify

3
9 Cheron Warrior T Asogan M Hanif

4
 

10

 HANDSOME NIC 2010 HANDICAP
CLASS 4 - 1400M
8 RAINBOW FISH R Lines KC Wong

1
(6 ch.nz.g Castledale - Run Foxy Run by Rock Of Gibraltar)
2 Iking PK Leong S Saddam

2
4 Star Choice P Lee F Yap

3
9 Empire Bay P Lee AK Lim

4
 

11

 KELANTAN 2008 HANDICAP
CLASS 4 - 1400M
8 INTROIT Maynard J Low

1
(5 b.a.g Oratorio (IRE) - Bunda Grande by Victory Prince)
6 Brave Malala KL Chong CK Tan

2
9 Multiblue Tosca S Cook P Mogun

3
3 Golden Tycoon HS Lim Aify

4