Looks Good for new trainer Tan Eng Peow

KUALA LUMPUR:  Jan 23, 2023
 
LOOKS GOOD coasting home to give trainer Tan Eng Peow a winning debut
- SLTC photo
 

Newly-licensed Tan Eng Peow, 43, made a winning start as a trainer when his first runner LOOKS GOOD ran out a handsome winner in the Wishes Come True Stakes (Class 5 - 1250m) at Sungei Besi here today.

Just dropped a class after being unplaced in his four starts, LOOKS GOOD, ridden by Nuqman Faris bin Rozi, settled fourth on the fence behind outsider MONDAY who set the pace.

LOOKS GOOD was closing the gap on the leader on the inside of horses passing the 400m when his path was closed by LIM'S UNIQUE who made a swift move at this stage.

Nuqman then had to ease and switch out for a run. When he eventually got clear, LOOKS GOOD immediately opened up nicely and swept past the LIM'S UNIQUE and MONDAY to win by two lengths.

The veteran Australian galloper won two races in Singapore and had picked up one win each for trainer Lawson Moy and Malcolm Thwaites before his recent transfer to Tan, who was a former assistant to Thwaites before bring granted stables by the Selangor Turf Club.

"I am happy to start a new chapter in my career this way," said Tan who started out as a syce in 2007 and worked his way up to stable supervisor, then assistant trainer under various trainers in that time.

"I was confident LOOKS GOOD would win because he has just been dropped a class."

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

1

 CHINESE NEW YEAR STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1250M
7 TERMS OF REFERENCE S Hamilton KC Tham

1
(10 b.nz.g Per Incanto - Myladys by Kingfisher Mill)
2 Fardus M Sukri Y Aify

2
8 Lucky Thirttnine S Hamilton A Nazir

3
1 Mewtwo S Siva I Fikri

4
 

2

 WISHES COME TRUE STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1250M
3 LOOKS GOOD EP Tan R Nuqman

1
(9 b.a.g Court Command - Augustina by Stravinsky)
7 Lim's Unique L Moy I Fikri

2
12 Monday SY Lim HS Gill

3
4 Nova Factor CC Ooi MM Firdaus

4
 

3

 GONG XI FA CAI STAKES
OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1250M
2 EMPHATIC R Lines SU Lim

1
(4 b.a.g Into Mischief - Whisper Loulise by Chevalier)
3 Dan Impact R Lines S Ruzaini

2
1 Suspicious Mind S Dunderdale J Low

3
4 Top Gun S Dunderdale A Suriya

4
 

4

 YEAR OF THE RABBIT STAKES
CLASS 4 - 1400M
9 PERFECT S Siva L De Douza

1
(7 br.a.g Playing God - Dawnwinner by Oratorio (AUS))
10 Pasir Pinji S Dunderdale J Low

2
8 Wishuponastar MW Teh HS Gill

3
4 Mr G S Dunderdale A Suriya

4
 

5

 BRIGHT FUTURE STAKES
CLASSES 3 & 4 - 1700M
2 RESURGENCE S Siva R Rueven

1
(6 b.nz.g Proisir - Eleanor Coup by Daggers Drawn)
9 Heng Kingdom HY Cheng M Ewe

2
4 Show Hand L Moy I Fikri

3
1 Golden King HY Cheng H Haikal

4
 

6

 PEACE & HAPPINESS STAKES
SUPREME A (SW) - 1100M
3 GINGERELLA MW Teh R Rueven

1
(8 b.a.m Gingerbread Man - Jestervale by Real Jester)
2 Awesome Storm S Dunderdale J Low

2
4 Moon Face S Dunderdale T Ammar

3
7 Moongate Light R Lines L De Souza

4
 

7

 PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR STAKES
CLASS 4 - 1100M
11 TUN O'REILLY S Hamilton SU Lim

1
(6 b.nz.g O'Reilly - Winsome Kash by Kashani)
4 Doctor Ginger SY Lim HS Gill

2
3 Symbol Of Courage R Lines CK Khaw

3
8 Tilsworth Sydney F Maynard R Rueven

4
 

8

 GOOD HEALTH STAKES
CLASS 3 - 1200M
7 FA FA STAR S Dunderdale J Low

1
(5 b.a.g The Factor - Laguna Lass by Orpen)
3 Resolute S Siva R Rueven

2
11 Bleu Marine HY Cheng CK Khaw

3
4 Hadeer EP Tan S Ruzaini

4
 

9

 GOLDEN FORTUNE STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1250M
3 SMOOTH OPERATOR M Sukri R Nuqman

1
(8 ch.a.g Mint Lane - Shalini by Hurricane Sky)
11 Qiji Auston S Dunderdale J Low

2
2 Generation M R Lines L De Souza

3
6 Invuctus Warrior T Asogan SU Lim

4
 

10

 BEST OF LUCK STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1500M
2 RULE THE WORLD K Coetzee R Rueven

1
(7 blk/br.a.g Domesday - Premeditated by Commands)
3 Sahm M Sukri R Nuqman

2
7 Ghost Bay SY Lim HS Gill

3
10 Thai Baht E Breukelen SU Lim

4