King De Lago scores easy maiden win
KUCHING: King De Lago (Jasmin Kamar) strolled to an easy maiden win in Race Three (Class III – 1000M) on Sunday.
The six-year- old, a beaten favourite in his last start, found his groove this time around, cantering home to register his first win in emphatic style.
The Beraya Stable’s galloper had a clean dispatch from gate No. 4, making a quick break from a bunched up field on settling down.
King De Lago was well clear, swinging out the home turn, and never looked in any danger, striding to the winning post by a distance from Volcano ( Mazlan Bujang) with Peace Pipe third, six lengths further back.
The winner, trained by Tamizi Putit, paid RM13.
Bukan Lawan Nya (Jasmi Kamar) lived up to expectations in the quest for a double in Race Four (Class II – 1000M).
The eight-year- old gave his backers no anxious moments, outstripping the field with an imposing performance to score his second straight win for the meeting.
The Beraya Stable roan racer cruised to the winning post by a distance from Storm Raider (Othman Putit) with Rambo ( Roslan Bujang) a distant third.
The winner, trained by Tamizi Putit, paid RM12.
Sau Tugah produced a sustained run to post his first win in Race Two (Class IV – 1000M).
The three-year- old broke the duck after three starts to win by three lengths from Dash For Cash ( Maruf Wahab) with Big Chief ( Roslan Bujang) third, a distance away.
Sau Tugah, owned by Kenquest’s Stable and trained by Lee Loi Fong, paid RM28.
Dream Catcher II ( Rosan Bujang) took Race Five (Class I — 1000M) to double up for the meeting after the top class event was given the go-ahead with three runners (the minimum is five) in the fray.
The W Stable’s five-year- old, trained by Edmund Sim, went to the winning post 6 1/2 lengths clear of Zorro (Mazlan Bujang) with Crescendo ( Hamid Elli) a distant third, paying RM6.
The move to not cancel the race has merit, considering the present small population of ponies at the Club. Without the numbers, a race can easily be axed due to course scratchings.
In Race Five on Sunday, there were seven runners but four were scratched, leaving a field of only three final acceptors.
But the Club decided to rescue the race to give local racing a leg-up and the owners and trainers a chance to race their ponies, given the long intervals between meetings.
Cancellation would mean the Class One ponies have to wait over two long months before they can race again on Aug 5 and 12.
All things considered, allowing the race to go on was a good move.
The going was yielding.