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Gilt Complex bags Raffles Cup

SINGAPORE: Oct 22, 2017

GILT COMPLEX coasting to victory in the Raffles Cup - SNTC phpto

GILT COMPLEX caused a big upset when he scored an easy win in the S$700,000 Raffles Cup at Kranji here today.

Always well up with the pace, the New Zealand six-year-old won easily by 1 3/4 lengths, beating some of the biggest names in Singapore, including last year's Raffles Cup winner DEBT COLLECTOR. He paid S222 for a win.

GILT COMPLEX might have fared badly in two recent group races. But he had already shown his potential in the past, finishing third to BAHANA in the El Dorado Classic this time last year and was second to INFANTRY in the JBBA Moonbeam Vase (1800m) last April.

For jockey A'Isisuhairi Kassim, it was his first Group 1 success.

"It’s a phenomenal feeling. I’ve won three Group 2 races and one Group 3 race, but we all try to win a Group 1 race, and I’ve always believed that Group 1 win would happen," said the Kelantan-born rider.

It was the seventh win in 25 starts for GILT COMPLEX who was originally purchased by former Malaysian trainer Anna Scott for NZ$10,000 as a yearling.

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

1	DEBT COLLECTOR 2016 STAKES
1	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M
5	TALES OF SUMMER	C Brown	M Rodd	1
	(6 ch.a.g Tale Of The Cat - Summer Angel by Desert Sun)
1	Goal Goal	S Baertschiger	J Powell	2
4	Major Advancement	D Kok	V Duric	3
9	Silk Route	J Peters	O Placais	4

2	STEPITUP 2015 STAKES
2	OPEN MAIDEN, DIV 2 - 1200M
1	LIM'S PERSHING	S Burridge	D David	1
	(4 b.nz.g Pins - Santangelo by Lonhro)
11	LITTLE MASTER	S Gray	I Amirul	1
	(3 b.nz.g Burgundy - Cavendish Belle by Thorn Park)
10	Eastiger	C Brown	M Nunes	3
6	Miss Portman	J Peters	B Vorster	4
	*Dead-heat for 1st

3	WAR AFFAIR 2014 STAKES
3	BENCHMARK 74 - 1800M
1	MIGHTY KENNY	R Le Grange	N Juglall	1
	(5 br.a.g Shinzig - Mysterious Ransom by Red Ransom)
6	MAKANANI	H Takaoka	D David	1
	(3 b.j.f Black Tide - Vielle Senlis by Cryptoclearance)
4	Show Far Show Good	M Walker	V Duric	3
2	Mighty Emperor	R Le Grange	T Krisna	4
	*Dead-heat for 1st

4	SUPER NINETYSEVEN 2013 STAKES
4	OPEN MAIDEN, DIV 1 - 1200M
1	NORTHERN SUN	D Koh	CC Wong	1
	(4 b.a.g Northern Meteor - Opaque by Lord Seymour)
11	Glamourous	D Kok	N Juglall	2
12	Per Inchanrge	L Dragon	M Nunes	3
8	Six Empire	Khoo	Woodworth	4

5	FLAX 2012 STAKES
5	CLASS 4 - 1600M
5	MURRAYFIELD	S Gray	M Rodd	1
	(5 b.nz.g Pins - O'Really by Centaine)
3	Fuego	D Kok	V Duric	2
9	Lim's Ripple	S Burridge	G Boss	12
12	Yaya Papaya	Khoo	S John	4

6	ALWAYS CERTAIN 2011 STAKES
6	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M
9	FLASH ONE	O'Hara	D David	1
	(6 b.nz.g O'Reilly - Sentura by Volksraad)
10	Perfect Commando	ZL Mok	WS Chan	2
3	Speedy Phoenix	D Kok	V Duric	3
11	In Bocca Al Lupo	H Takaoka	A Munro	4

7	EL DORADO CLASSIC
7	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 - 2200M
14	SECRET WIN	D Meagher	Woodworth	1
	(5 ch.a.g Haradasun - Recline by Danehill Dancer)
12	Chairman	DL Freedman	A Munro	2
2	Blue Swede	S Baertschiger	J Powell	3
11	Darshini	M Yusof	M Nunes	4

8	BETTER THAN EVER 2010 STAKES
8	BENCHMARK 89 - 1200M
2	GOLDEN CURL	S Gray	I Amirul	1
	(9 ch.nz.g Pentire - Forsaken Gold by Tierce)
4	Laser Storm	B Marsh	C Grylls	2
8	Al Green	S Gray	CC Wong	3
7	Flak Jacket	S Baertschiger	J Powell	4

9	RAFFLES CUP
9	SINGAPORE GROUP 1 - 1800M
6	GILT COMPLEX	C Brown	K A'Isisuhairi	1
	(6 b.nz.g Gold Centre - San Ysabeel by Zabeel)
4	Elite Excalibur	C Brown	J Powell	2
2	Lim's Cruiser	S Gray	G Boss	3
9	Countofmontecristo	M Clements	M Nunes	4

10	CHEYENNE DANCER 2009 STAKES
10	CLASS 4 - 1400M
7	LIM'S MAGIC	S Gray	G Boss	1
	(4 b.a.g Manhanttan Rain - Prima Nova by Danehill Dancer)
3	Humdinger	B Marsh	N Juglall	2
4	Mr Exchequer	S Baertschiger	J Powell	3
8	Master Of Malibu	R Le Grange	B Vorster	4