Triumphant return for Eclipse Splash

KUALA LUMPUR:  Sep 6, 2020
 

Out of action for two and a half years, ECLIPSE SPLASH made a triumphant return to racing when he battled to victory in the Supreme A set-weight event over 1100m at Sungei Besi here today.

The son of Showcasing scored a runaway win in his racing debut under trainer Frank Maynard here in November 2016 and was quickly dispatched to Singapore where he picked up another four wins in eight starts.

But ECLIPSE SPLASH has not raced since January 2018 when he finished third in a Kranji Stakes A event. Then last November, his owners finally decided to ship him back to Maynard who did a superb job to nurse him back to health.

Partnered by apprentice Akmazani Marzuki, the now seven-year-old showed plenty of his old dash to lead on settling down but nearly threw away his chances when he drifted out in the home stretch. But he held on to win by a neck from DISTINCTIVE DARCI, himself a nine-time winner in Singapore who was having his second start in Malaysia.

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

1 

 CLASS 5 - 1400M
6 SMART MASTER SY Lim SU Lim

1
  (7 b/br.a.g Reaan - Thawaabet by Nadeem)  
3 Air Power R Lines CK Khaw

2
8 Bullish Luck L Moy S Uzair

3
11 Relic Warrior MP Thwaites S Salee

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M
4 LUCK MAK MAK KP Hoy KC Wong

1
  (7 br.nz.g Alamosa - Danewhisper by Danehill)  
5 Washington S Dunderdale Z Zuriman

2
6 Colchester C Leck N Varmah

3
10 Talisman L Moy S Uzair

4
 

3

 CLASS 4 - 1200M
4 BLUE HAWAII C Leck N Varmah

1
  (5 ch.am.g Haynesfield - Bach Hamilton by Cherokee Run)  
2 Pomp PS Kumaran CK Khaw

2
1 La Familia AB Abdullah J Shankar

3
7 Brilliant Star S Siva S Zulfikri

4
 

4

 SUPREME A (SW) - 1100M
6 ECLIPSE SPLASH F Maynard M Akmazani

1
  (7 b.nz.g Showcasing - Beach Dance by Carnegie)  
2 Distinctive Darci R Lines CK Khaw

2
12 Ateej AB Abdullah S Ruzaini

3
1 Browcow C Leck J Low

4
 

5

 CLASS 4 - 1200M
8 JUST DUIT PS Kumaran CK Khaw

1
  (10 b.a.g King Cugat - Carina by Rory's Jester)  
11 Weather Man C Leck HS Gill

2
3 Trinity Glamour SY Lim AK Lim

3
1 Sakura Japan HY Cheng J De Souza

4
 

6

 CLASS 4 - 1200M
5 GOOD JOB BT Lim HS Gill

1
  (4 b/br.a.g Denman - Can She Move by Canny Lad)  
8 Lincoln Moonlight HY Cheng Y Aify

2
3 Ashhab AB Abdullah S Ruzaini

3
2 First Dance S Dunderdale J Low

4
 

7

 OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1400M
3 OSCAR ECLIPSE F Maynard KC Wong

1
  (5 ch.nz.g Swiss Ace - Best French by Air De France)  
1 Isfahan AB Abdullah Y Aify

2
2 Global Army M Sukri S Ruzaini

3
4 Unshadowed General C Leck A Suriya

4
 

8

 SUPREME A (SW) - 1700M
6 TARGET C Leck N Varmah

1
  (7 b.am.g War Front - Temperence Gift by Kingmambo  
3 Rising Glory S Dunderdale KC Wong

2
4 Hussonator R Lines CK Khaw

3
1 Mr Hopkins S Ellis R Shafiq

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1600M
2 SHANGHAI NIGHTS HY Cheng J De Souza

1
  (5 br.nz.h Ferlax - Bigmissy by Zabeel)  
12 Buffalo Soldier SY Lim C Goon

2
1 Maybe L Moy J Shankar

3
5 O'Reilly Bay AB Abdullah S Ruzaini

4
 

10

 CLASS 5 - 1600M
10 GHOST BAY BT Lim HS Gill

1
  (6 b.nz.h Darci Brahma - Casino Snip by High Rolling)  
4 Ready To Smile R Lines KC Wong

2
6 First Success S Dunderdale J Shankar

3
2 Yulong Honor WC Lim S Ruzaini

4
 

11

 CLASS 5 - 1400M
11 WINNING WAR SY Lim J Daniel

1
  (7 br.nz.g Alamosa - Blondini by Big Spender)  
3 Toobigtofail F Maynard J Low

2
8 Hero Champion MW Teh C Goon

3
10 Merchant Marine C Leck CK Khaw

4