Spectacular show by Magic Captain in Trophy

KUALA LUMPUR:  May 21, 2023
 

After being unplaced in his first five starts in the country, MAGIC CAPTAIN is starting to show us what he is capable of.

After all, the Australian gelding by Furnaces came to Malaysia with a record of one win and seven placings in 11 starts at three Down Under, including several placings at Moonee Valley and Sandown.

Dropped to Class 4 at the beginning of the year, MAGIC CAPTAIN found one to beat three starts back and he quickly stepped it up to score a runaway win the next run.

Back in Class 3, the four-year-old again found one to beat but swiftly bounced back with another runaway victory in the Korea Racing Authority Trophy at Sungei Besi here today.

Ridden by this season's leading jockey Nuqman Faris Rozi, MAGIC CAPTAIN led his rivals on a merry chase in the Supreme C set-weight race over 1075m on the No 2 Track.

Always well clear of the field, he just went further and further ahead in the straight, eventually winning by 5 1/2 lengths much to the delight of the punters who had installed him odds-on favourite at RM8.

"This is my first time riding him," said Nuqman. "He is very speedy and I see him winning many more races here."

Trainer Richard Lines said: "He came to Malaysia with high expectations but has taken a while to acclimatize. As can be seen today, he has improved a lot with time. He has a bright future."

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

1 

 CLASS 5 - 1275M (TRACK 2)
5 HORSE KING MP Thwaites MM Firdaus

1
  (8 gr.ir.g Casamento - La Chita Bonita by Verglas)  
4 Unshadowed General C Leck Clyde Leck

2
6 Hydrant S Hamilton R Nuqman

3
3 Yinyang AB Abdullah E Ferreira

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1275M (TRACK 2)
4 MYSTERIOUS CAPTAIN R Lines R Nuqman

1
  (4 br.nz.g Sweynesse - La Pin by Pentire)  
8 Sunny Fighter CW Robert S Saddam

2
10 Northern Knight MP Thwaites M Ekdihar

3
1 Nova Factor CC Ooi MM Firdaus

4
 

3

 CLASS 4 - 1275M (TRACK 2)
7 META HILTON AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

1
  (5 ch.nz.m Vespa - Florence Hilton by Lucky Unicorn)  
9 Perfect Mission B Ng E Espindola

2
2 Sacred Tonic S Siva S Shazmin

3
1 Naughty Kid C Leck Clyde Leck

4
 

4

 CLASS 4 - 1175M (TRACK 2)
4 MELTING POINT F Maynard A Najib

1
  (9 ch.a.g Vital Equine - Elegant Touch by Snitzel)  
7 Andado SY Lim M Ekdihar

2
1 Lincoln Moonlight HY Cheng H Haikal

3
9 Elite Saint I Ismadi I Fikri

4
 

5

 OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1175M (TRACK 2)
5 ROCKET HORSE AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

1
  (3 b.a.g Russian Revolution - Dancingfordiamonds by Captain Rio)  
2 James Bond HY Cheng V Espindola

2
6 Big Lawyer BT Lim HS Gill

3
7 Crayon Shin-Tat WC Lim Y Aify

4
 

6

 KOREA RACING AUTHORITY TROPHY
SUPREME C (SW) - 1075M (TRACK 2)
1 MAGIC CAPTAIN R Lines R Nuqman

1
(4 b.a.g Furnaces - Ion's Island by Lonhro)
3 D'Great Journey EP Tan M Ewe

2
5 Super Hero R Lines S Saddam

3
4 Grand Choice C Leck Clyde Leck

4
 

7

 CLASS 5 - 1075M (TRACK 2)
7 SIMLONG BEACH S Hamilton MM Firdaus

1
  (5 ch.am.m Distorted Humor - My Spanx by A.P. Delta)  
3 Arrogate Achiever C Leck R Rueven

2
4 Desire Sky R Lines S Shazmin

3
2 Miracle Captain R Lines R Nuqman

4
 

8

 CLASS 5 - 1075M (TRACK 2)
9 TILSWORTH MICK F Maynard A Najib

1
  (7 b.e.g Coach House - Lady Bonanova by Haatef)  
5 Kubera's Chief SY Lim R Nuqman

2
7 Darci Super S Hamilton Y Aify

3
4 Dark Wizard HY Cheng S Ruzaini

4
 

9

 CLASS 5 - 1075M (TRACK 2)
1 ALL WHITE C Leck K Pavinthran

1
  (6 ch.a.m Phenomenons - Joie De Lago by Encosta De Lago)  
3 Small Chilli WC Lim M Lukman

2
6 Mr Gun Gun S Siva I Fikri

3
11 Winning Smile F Maynard A Nazir

4
 

10

 STAYERS STAKES C (SW) - 1775M (TRACK 2)
5 WHY NOT WC Lim M Lukman

1
  (9 b.a.g Foxwedge - Jive by Dynaformer)  
10 D'Great Swift R Lines S Shazmin

2
4 Famous Name AB Abdullah B Pinheiro

3
3 Elite Quarteto SY Lim M Ekdihar

4