Success at first try for William Looi

KUALA LUMPUR:  Oct 15, 2023
 
ARION SUCCESS wins first-up for new trainer William Looi - SLTC photo
 

It was success at his first try for jockey-turned-trainer William Looi when his first runner ARION SUCCESS romped to an easy win in a Class 4 - 1100m sprint at Sungei Besi here today.

Looi was granted his A licence last week after serving as assistant to Leong Poh Keong.

ARION SUCCESS is one of the horses who moved to his yards but the Australian gelding has not raced for nearly 15 months since ending his Singapore campaign with three wins in 18 starts at Kranji.

Still, the six-year-old was installed favourite in his first Malaysian start and did not disappoint.

Partnered by Larcio De Souza, ARION SUCCESS made all the running and won as he liked by two and a half lengths.

"It's a load off my shoulders — saddling my first winner," said Looi.

"This horse has not raced for 463 days and tend to be fractious in the barriers. So I would like to thank all my staff for the hard work. He (ARION SUCCESS) will turn out to be a very good horse.

"I would like also to thank the MRA for the licence and the Chairman and committee members of the Perak Turf Club for granting me the stables."

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

1 

 CLASS 5 - 1200M
4 AUTUMN BLITZ WC Lim M Lukman

1
  (6 b.a.g Time For War - Red Mist by Snippetson)  
5 The Swan S Shanmugam R Nuqman

2
6 Captain Legacy K Ananthen S Ruzaini

3
1 Obsidian C Leck A Suriya

4
 

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M
7 LEGEND NINETY TWO S Hamilton L De Souza

1
  (5 b.nz.g El Roca - Not My Ruby by Generous)  
5 Bintang Timor V Sivan I Fikri

2
1 Golden Cup HY Cheng AB Riduan

3
10 Northern Knight M Sukri A Suriya

4
 

3

 EQUINE NUTRITION AUSTRALASIA STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1600M
4 MOMENT OF JUSTICE EP Tan S Ruzaini

1
(11 b.a.g Daliapour - Fleety Moments by Grandeur)
10 Soon You Think K Coetzee HS Gill

2
3 Baghdad NM Selvan E Ferreira

3
9 Introit KF Wong J Low

4
 

4

 CLASS 5 - 1600M
7 BIG CHINA BT Lim HS Gill

1
  (4 gr.a.g Vert De Grece - Spurred In Flight by Flying Spur)  
3 Rise Of The Legend HY Cheng AB Riduan

2
8 Super Atas WC Lim M Lukman

3
6 Taiwan Captain K Coetzee AM Aizat

4
 

5

 VICTORY TREADMILLS STAKES
CLASS 4 - 1400M
7 CONGAREE L Moy I Fikri

1
(7 ch.a.g Animal Kingdom - Rosarian by Manhattan Rain)
1 Meta Hilton AB Abdullah AB Riduan

2
3 The Boss P Arumugam KC Tham

3
8 Nevertheless S Siva E Ferreira

4
 

6

 CLASS 4 - 1100M
6 MAGIC TURBO R Lines KP Lim

1
  (4 ch.a.g Star Turn - Component by High Chaparral)  
10 Kruger I Ismadi KC Tham

2
5 Mr Hanks S Ellis AB Riduan

3
1 D'Great Journey EP Tan S Shazmin

4
 

7

 MITAVITE ASIA 25TH ANNIVERSARY CUP
SUPREME B (SW) - 1100M
5 KHAYYAM AB Abdullah J De Souza

1
(5 bt.nz.g Showcasing - Lady Cherokee by Cherokee Run)
1 Ahtims Klis NM Selvan M Ekdihar

2
8 Dabble S Hamilton HS Gill

3
2 The Mareeba Mango R Lines WW Cheah

4
 

8

 OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1100M
8 FLYING WARRIOR R Lines I Fikri

1
  (3 br.nz.g Complacent - Donizetti by Darci Brahms)  
6 Charming Win S Dunderdale J Low

2
10 Sunny Day AB Abdullah S Hafis

3
9 Starlight Glimmer S Siva S Ruzaini

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1100M
2 SACRED TONIC S Siva S Ruzaini

1
  (9 b.nz.g Pour Moi - Fairy Tipsy by Casual Lies)  
6 Xanthos NM Selvan I Fikri

2
7 Golden Horse WC Lim M Lukman

3
3 Super Hero R Lines WW Cheah

4
 

10

 CLASS 4 - 1100M
1 ARION SUCCESS W Looi L De Souza

1
  (6 b.a.g Real Saga - Dan's Princess by Danzero)  
2 General Qin KC Tiang R Nuqman

2
7 Ball And Chain S Shanmugam KP Lim

3
3 Sinlong Beach S Hamilton HS Gill

4
 

11

 CLASS 5 - 1200M
5 MODRIC S Hamilton KC Tham

1
  (9 ch.a.g Sepoy - Selwan by Mt Livermore)  
2 Iron Samurai SY Lim S Ruzaini

2
7 D'Great Strike EP Tan S Shazmin

3
6 Nambiar Rocket WC Lim M Lukman

4