Fairway's Turf Online

Twickenham wins on return to action

SINGAPORE: Mar 25, 2016

TWICKENHAM (inside) battles to victory on his return to racing after a
four-month break - SNTC photo

After two unplaced runs over 2200m at the tailend of last year including the Singapore Gold Cup, TWICKENHAM showed that he is ready to tackle the tasks ahead in the new season with a first-up win over 1400m at Kranji here today.

The Australian gelding progressed through the ranks starting from Restricted Maiden company in 2014 and has now picked up seven wins in 17 starts.

Ridden by Vlad Duric for the first time today, TWICKENHAM surged to the front at the home bend and fought hard to hold off the favourite DRAGON FURY to win by a head in the Benchmark 89 event.

"It was a good effort first-up. He was meant to run last week but he was balloted out," said trainer Stephen Gray.

For Duric, it was his fourth treble in as many weeks, having scored on PALTROW and FITZROY earlier in the programme.

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

1	MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1400M
3	PALTROW	L Laxon	V Duric	1
	(4 ch.nz.m Thorn Park - Tessica by Johannesburg)
6	Joyous	S Lam	M Nunes	2
5	Royal Explorer	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
4	Lee Man	Khoo	K Fujii	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
9	VRAAD	M Walker	R Shafiq	1
	(3 b.nz.g Volksraad - Down View by Gone West)
2	Clair De Lune	M Clements	M Nunes	2
11	Trumps Up	H Takaoka	A Munro	3
1	Black Swan	S Burridge	D Beasley	4

3	CLASS 4 - 1600M
6	ZEUS	C Brown	CW Brown	1
	(5 b.e.g Excellent Art - Strawberry Dale by Bering)
9	Rum N Raisins	ZL Mok	Chavez	2
2	Vertical Start	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
11	Happy Saga	HW Tan	N Nurshahril	4

4	INITIATION - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
7	FITZROY	C Brown	V Duric	1
	(3 b.nz.g Swiss Ace - Avec Joie by General Nediym)
5	Tretchikoff	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
4	Ocean Master	HK Tan	TH Koh	3
9	Ninepins	HW Tan	Chavez	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
7	DRAGON KING	HW Tan	D Beasley	1
	(6 br.a.g Danerich - Lady Of The South by Catrail)
5	Confeign	B Dean	Aslam	2
1	Confacet	ZL Mok	Chavez	3
8	Major Green	L Dragon	E Chaves	4

6	CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
7	FORTUNE SPIRIT	HW Tan	T See	1
	(3 b.a.g Oratorio (IRE) - Celtic Moondance by Natski)
11	Dashing Jack	D Koh	R Sazali	2
4	King Savinsky	M Walker	CK Ng	3
2	Daad's The Way	B Marsh	Z Zuriman	4

7	BENCHMARK 89 - 1400M
5	TWICKENHAM	S Gray	V Duric	1
	(5 b.a.g Artie Schiller - Lady Migaloo by General Nediym)
3	Dragon Fury	HW Tan	D Beasley	2
6	Knight Wager	M Clements	CW Brown	3
1	Goodman	L Laxon	H Syafiq	4

8	MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1400M
1	STREET TAIPAN	M Freedman	A Munro	1
	(4 b.am.g Street Boss - Mariamme by Verbatim)
4	Silver Tycoon	S Burridge	S John	2
5	Astrocandy	S Yeoh	A Da Silva	3
2	Panache	L Laxon	D Beasley	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1200M
5	NOVA WARRIOR	HW Tan	R Shafiq	1
	(4 br.nz.g Bachelor Duke - Muppy by Snaadee)
7	Luminiff Lad	B Dean	D Beasley	2
3	Clutha Lad	M Walker	M Nunes	3
10	Terms Of Reference	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

10	CLASS 4 - 1200M
9	RUSTY BROWN	M Freedman	M Nunes	1
	(5 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - Lacango by Encosta De Lago)
1	Royal Ruler	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
2	Casing Royal	HW Tan	I Amirul	3
6	Power Lin	D Hill	D Beasley	4

11	CLASS 4 - 1400M
6	ASPEN	M Walker	M Nunes	1
	(5 b.nz.g Alamosa - Kirin Belle by McGinty)
4	Ninetysevenemperor	Khoo	Chavez	2
1	Kirks Ryker	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
10	Marea Negro	H Takaoka	A Munro	4