Eye Guy reigns Supreme with fighting win

KUALA LUMPUR:  Sep 11, 2022
 

After three years out in the cold, EYE GUY is now mixing it up again with some of the best gallopers around despite his advancing years.

The eight-year-old, confidently handled by Bernardo Pinheiro, stole the thunder from seven-time winner and odds on favourite KONG FU PANDA to win the Supreme A event over 1400m at Sungei Besi here today.

VIOLET made the early running but EYE GUY headed him off approaching the 800m and never surrender the lead after that, heading off the challenge of KONG FU PANDA in the final 100m to win by half a length for his third win of the season.

Back in February, the Australian gelding landed back-to-back Metro A events over 1600m an 1800m but has two disappointing runs after that following a short let-up.

EYE GUY had a promising start to his career when he reeled off a hattrick at Kranji in 2018 and also won in Class 2 in early 2019. That same year, he finished second in the Moonbeam Vase and third in the Silver Bowl, besides contesting the Derby and Raffles Cup.

After a runs of dismal runs in late 2020, he was shipped to Kuala Lumpur to join trainer Teh Ming Wan.

Under Teh, it took EYE GUY almost a year before he found his form again last February.

"He is strong and healthy but has a character of his own," said Teh. "He comes from a good family and just loves to run. Hopefully he will get to run in the Cup in the future."

"The trainer advised me that he is a very keen and fresh. We had a good jump and I tried to keep him wide for him to relax. Once in the straight, he changed his legs and fought to the end," said Pinheiro who rode four winners for the afternoon.

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

1 

 CLASS 5 - 1700M
10 MIEJ WC Lim L De Souza

1
  (6 b.a.g Deep Field - Rosetta Stone by Sadler's Wells)  
4 Moment Of Justice MP Thwaites S Shazmin

2
8 Rise Of The Legend HY Cheng KC Tham

3
7 Commodore Lincoln AB Abdullah S Sia

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1400M
6 LUPIN MW Teh HS Gill

1
  (5 b.a.g Gingerbread Man - Deemed Priceless by Anabaa)  
2 Back To The Future HS Lim AK Lim

2
9 Star Fiftytwo KC Tiang S Ruzaini

3
7 Monday BT Lim R Nuqman

4
 

3

 CLASS 4 - 1500M
3 GASSUR AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

1
  (9 br.n.z.g Alamosa - Ferran by Pentire)  
4 Qiji Diamond S Cook AK Lim

2
2 General Qin KC Tiang R Nuqman

3
8 Arif S Hamilton S Sia

4
 

4

 CLASS 4 - 1700M
1 ISFAHAN AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

1
  (6 b.ir.g Casamento - Mia Madonna by Motivator)  
4 Resurgence S Siva L De Souza

2
10 CH Fortune KC Tiang MM Firdaus

3
9 Big King BT Lim R Nuqman

4
 

5

 CLASS 3 - 1400M
8 TRINITY GENERAL KC Tiang KC Tham

1
  (6 b/br.a.h My Admiration - Double Fun by Dubleo)  
11 Somar T Asogan WW Cheah

2
10 Topmost HY Cheng H Arif

3
2 Dancing Rain K Coetzee HS Gill

4
 

6

 SUPREME A (SW) - 1400M
5 EYE GUY MW Teh B Pinheiro

1
  (8 b.a.g Bradbury's Luck - Lacada Point by Giant's Causeway)  
4 Kong Fu Panda KC Tiang S Ruzaini

2
2 Skydance Eclipse F Maynard L De Souza

3
9 Semantan Prince S Dunderdale I Fikri

4
 

7

 CLASS 4 - 1250M
6 CLARTON TREASURE HY Cheng SU Lim

1
  (8 br.nz.g Guillotine - Molly 'O by O'Reilly)  
10 Super Sixtyone S Cook MM Firdaus

2
4 Me No Marsh Mellow MW Teh S Uzair

3
9 Najwan AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

4
 

8

 CLASS 3 - 1100M
10 ALLIANCE CAPTAIN CC Ooi HS Gill

1
  (4 ch.a.g Dissident - Bella's Cry by Street Cry)  
4 Scooby Dooby Doo MW Teh S Uzair

2
2 Running Flame AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

3
3 Chocante R Lines L De Souza

4
 

9

 OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1100M
1 BEIHAI CAPTAIN R Lines SU Lim

1
  (4 b.a.g Not A Single Doubt - Champagne Kisses by Onemorenomore)
10 Magic Sixty-One SY Lim M Ekdihar

2
9 Top Sixtyone S Dunderdale S Uzair

3
8 Running Spirit AB Abdullah S Sia

4
 

10

 CLASS 4 - 1100M
2 HIGH WATER S Dunderdale B Pinheiro

1
(5 gr.a.g Rubick - Purringa by Purrealist)
3 Willow Springs S Hamilton S Salee

2
1 General Nix T Asogan MM Firdaus

3
10 Big Bad Mama WC Lim M Ekdihar

4
 

11

 CLASS 4 - 1100M
1 D'GREAT BOSS S Hamilton MM Firdaus

1
  (9 b.a.g Street Boss - Kirbs by Perugino)  
8 Mental C Leck Clyde Leck

2
7 Doctor Ginger BT Lim HS Gill

3
6 Secret Agent MP Thwaites S Ruzaini

4
 

12

 CLASS 5 - 1200M
12 YULONG DREAM CC Ooi S Uzair

1
  (7 b.ir.g Oasis Dream - Nur Jahan by Selkirk)  
2 D'Great Duchess S Siva S Ruzaini

2
9 Asia R Lines L De Souza

3
1 O'Reilly Bay AB Abdullah S Sia

4