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Mexican Gal powers to victory with blinkers

SINGAPORE: Oct 3, 2014

MEXICAN GAL (inside) holds off CLIP THE TICKET for her
second win - SNTC photo

MEXICAN GAL bounced back after two disappointing runs to win the Novice - 1200m sprint on the polytrack thanks to the use of blinkers for the first time at Kranji here tonight.

The daughter of former Singapore champion mare MEXICAN ROSE won her racing debut back in July but failed to show up in the Juvenile Championship in her next start.

Another unplaced run in a Novice event followed but the new gear she sported tonight was instrumental in getting to the line first tonight.

Partnered for the first time by Rueven Ravindra, MEXICAN GAL went to the front from the word "go", chased by the odds-on favorite GOLDEN TOMAHAWK. She beat off the latter and then just held on to score by a neck from CLIP THE TICKET.

"She gets spooked when she is around runners. She’s field-shy, and my word, the blinkers helped her tonight," said leading trainer Laurie Laxon who brought his season's tally to 62 with the win.

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

1	MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
7	HAPPY HAPPY	HW Tan	D Flores	1
	(3 b.a.g Red Dazzler - Zippast by Lord Seymour)
10	Pure White	H Takaoka	A Munro	2
11	Host The Nation	ZL Mok	Chavez	3
1	Justice Right	M Freedman	S Noh	4

2	INITIATION - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	GADAWON	S Baertschiger	J Powell	1
	(4 b.a.g Commands - Theboab by Snippets)
9	Catch Me Great	M Walker	CW Brown	2
2	Falcon	M Walker	K A'Isisuhairi	3
11	Dragon Highness	T Kieser	D Beasley	3
	*Dead-heat for 3rd

3	CLASS 4 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
1	BORSALINO	O'Hara	I Santana	1
	(5 b.ir.h Montjeu - Desert Ease by Green Desert)
4	Danny	L Laxon	A Munro	2
10	Black Bean	S Chua	Zaki	3
8	Ron	L Laxon	R Rueven	4

4	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
7	SATELLITE KING	D Koh	J See	1
	(5 n.nz.g Patapan - Sangeeta by Faltaat)
10	Roma	H Takaoka	Zaki	2
3	Tropical Forest	HW Tan	Chavez	3
2	Blue Diamond	HW Tan	D Beasley	4

5	NOVICE - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11	MEXICAN GAL	L Laxon	R Rueven	1
	(3 b.nz.f Encosta De Lago - Mexican Rose by Volksraad)
9	Clip The Ticket	C Brown	CW Brown	2
8	Golden Tomahawk	S Baertschiger	Kellady	3
3	Love Excel	S Burridge	A Munro	4

6	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
5	BARNBURGH LAD	D Koh	T Rehaizat	1
	(4 ch.a.g Churchill Downs - Brandy Dancer by Hennessy)
1	Zac Heaven	M Walker	R Zawari	2
9	Gypsy Magic	Khoo	L Allpress	3
7	Flying Wild	B Dean	CW Brown	4

7	KRANJI STAKES B - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
5	HAPPY MONEY	HW Tan	D Beasley	1
	(4 br.a.g Econsul - Gem Of Gems by Peintre Celebre)
4	Peace No War	M Freedman	Z Zuriman	2
3	Bahen	S Baertschiger	J Powell	3
2	Sand Lane	C Brown	S Noh	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
7	SUPER STAR	Khoo	WS Chan	1
	(7 b.a.g Happy Giggle - Sixteen Candles by Northern Drake)
12	Ktronic	S Chua	TR Barnabas	2
5	Gypsy Star	HK Tan	J See	3
6	North Star	H Takaoka	Zaki	4

9	BENCHMARK 67 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
5	SURE WIN	M Freedman	N Juglall	1
	(4 b.nz.g Stravinsky - Down View by Gone West)
2	Appreciation	S Chua	J See	2
7	Warspirit	HW Tan	WS Chan	3
4	Crazy Times	B Dean	D Beasley	4