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******* thrilled!
23/09/2007 - Singapore
RACE 9: JUMBO JET TROPHY GROUP 3 (3+YO) (WEIGHT FOR AGE) - 1400M COURSE A (LC) (TURF TRACK) TIME: 17:55 PRIZE MONEY: S$200000
TRACK:GOOD WIN TIME:1.22.9
Horse No Horse Name Horse
Wt Jockey Trainer Placing
at 800m Placing
at 400m Finish Margin
4 KING AND KING
498 J SAIMEE S BURRIDGE 15 13 1 0
6 RECAST 447 O BOSSON L LAXON 13 7 2 1
1 CAPABLANCA 489 N CALLOW D BAERTSCHIGER 1 1 3 1.80
15 JADE 504 E LEGRIX H TAKAOKA 6 3 4 3.10
3 ALWAYS FAST 447 S JOHN D BAERTSCHIGER 14 11 5 3.40
12 MY ROYAL CAPTAIN 513 R STEWART L LAXON 12 14 6 4.20
13 WORLD DELIGHT 512 APP HK CHENG RB MARSH 16 12 7 4.40
7 CRUSOE 507 A CALDER L LAXON 2 4 8 4.90
17 ZINLY 505 L MEECH S CHUA 7 9 9 5.10
16 LIM'S OBJECTIVE 485 KB SOO J MEAGHER 9 16 10 5.60
10 KIM INVADER 447 APP A FIEZAN J MEAGHER 3 2 11 6.90
9 SHANGHAI HERO 531 M KELLADY L LAXON 10 5 12 7.10
14 JAYWIN 497 DIN AZIS D DRAGON 8 10 13 7.60
8 ROYAL ADMIRAL 538 S SAM L LAXON 11 15 14 8.40
5 RUWI 490 YF LEONG D KOH 4 8 15 16.40
11 MR LINE 494 B VORSTER P SHAW 5 6 16 19.20
SCRATCHING(S):Horse No. 2,18
Horse No Horse Name Win Dividend Place Dividend
1st 4 KING AND KING $43.00 $10.00
2nd 6 RECAST $16.00
3rd 1 CAPABLANCA $8.00
4th 15 JADE
Forecast 4-6 $110.00
Place Forecast 1-4 $9.00
1-6 $19.00
4-6 $29.00
Tierce 4-6-1 $903.00
Trio 1-4-6 $73.00
Quartet 4-6-1-15 $17,120.00
Triple Trio R6 & R7 & R9 3-9-10*4-10-11*1-4-6
(Favourite: 3,2,4*10,4,8*1,16,14) NO WINNER
$56,386.00 GROSS J/POT C/F TO NEXT SINGAPORE MEETING ON 28.09.2007
The King is back in his castle
23 Sep 2007
Michael Lee/Jo Adams
On a day when the winning enclosure had been sparse with people, this year’s Group 3 Jumbo Jet Trophy victor received one of the most rapturous welcome ever seen at Kranji.
It is not hard to understand why. Both horse and rider, King And King and Saimee Jumaat, had known the dizzy heights of success at some point, only to take hit a rocky patch, but are now both back to the pinnacle of racing.
The seven-time champion jockey has wasted no time in hogging the limelight, barely a week from his comeback from a one-year disqualification, but to be honest, it was only a matter of time his riding skills would thrust him back at the top.
But the real feat has to belong to King And King, once feted as the Group 2 Queen Elizabeth II Cup hero of 2006, who started a downward spiral when his bad legs played up, leading to his nadir – last in this year’s Singapore Airlines International Cup.
But trainer Steven Burridge and wife Julie (above) never lost faith in their champion, nursing the Celestial Dancer seven-year-old back to racing fitness, first with a win in a 1800m race and, now a remarkable return to Group success.
Burridge was thrilled at the win not only for the horse but for Julie his number one supporter.
“I’m so pleased for Julie she has put so much work, effort and time into this horse.”
While all eyes were on favourite Capablanca (Noel Callow) turning for home, rocketing home on the outside was the distinctive white and green colours of King And King.
Pandemonium must have broken loose in the Burridge camp when Capablanca was found wanting inside the last 100m, leaving the coast clear for the King to rise and rule again.
Recast, another comeback horse, stormed home for second one length away, while Capablanca battled courageously for third, three parts of a length clear of Jade (Eric Legrix).
Julie Burridge was herself just as thrilled as trainer Steve.
“He’s had a lot of problems this horse and we’ve been massaging his back and giving him plenty of stretches before his work.
“He’s done a lot of work on the trial synthetic tracks (PolyTrack and Tapeta) and these have made all the difference to him.
“I’ve been able to put the work into him and he’s come to the races a little bit fresh but fit as well.
“I could see him on the way out to the barriers that he was a lot more relaxed in his action and being back on the turf of course has helped as well.”
Jockey Opie Bosson (Recast) was beaming with his second placing.
“He travelled great and really picked them up in the run home. It was a very good run.”
Saimee’s first thoughts were for the Burridge track rider Agong who passed away suddenly a few weeks ago.
“I really want to dedicate this win to him, he was a great person and we miss him very much.
“The speed was quick which suited him and I was able to slot in with cover in the right position.
“He travelled so well I was able to go for him in the straight and he just went whoosh!
“It’s great to ride for someone like Steven who rides his own horses and really understands them.
“He was able to give specific instructions on how to ride him and it really helped.
“I haven’t ridden the horse before and I am extremely pleased to have been able to win for the stable.”
The connections of Jumbo Stable were unfortunately not on hand to bring their prized possession back to scale, due to a restriction imposed on certain areas due to a virus alert in Singapore and while the win may not be as prestigious as receiving a trophy from the Queen, the feeling must be just as regal.
Photo...
http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/si...cing/?id=31384
Replay.....
http://www.turfclub.com.sg/RacingInf...1/Default.aspx
GOOD BOY!