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Marc Lerner lands two trophy races

SINGAPORE: Jan 20, 2019

ACROSS THE SEA pulls away from the rest to win the RDA Cup - SNTC photo

After a quiet introduction to Singapore racing in the final quarter of last year (winning two races), Marc Lerner now figures prominently among the table leaders after a splendid double in two trophy races at Kranji here today.

Lerner was unplaced once astride ACROSS THE SEA last year but he made no mistake today when he partnered the Japanese gelding to an easy win in the RDA Cup, a Kranji Stakes C event over 1600m on the polytrack. It was the gelding's sixth win in 46 runs.

Lerner then captured The British Club Sprint 2019 on INVINCIBLE RYKER who made it two wins in five runs in Singapore. The Irish entire had won three times in 12 starts in Ireland.

After his win on ACROSS THE SEA, trainer Hideyuki Takaoha said: "Marc’s improving. He needed the experience with Singapore racing. He’s getting better and I’m very happy for him. I’m also very happy with the good start I’ve made in 2019."

Lerner is now fourth in the table with five wins (in six meetings) and Takaoka is third with four winners.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1200M
1	ASTRA	M Walker	V Duric	1
	(4 b/br.nz.g Smart Missile - Indian Dream by Indian Ridge)
3	Pacific Mystical	L Dragon	S John	2
4	Land Below D Wind	D Kok	M Ewe	3
12	Simpang	KS Tan	CC Wong	4

2	KRANJI STAKES D (SW) - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
3	JUMPIN JACK	R Le Grange	T Krisna	1
	(3 b.a.g Smart Missile - Forest City Girl by Deputy Minister)
10	Alaranch	CT Kuah	Azhar	2
4	Looks Good	D Meagher	T See	3
8	High Limit	D Meagher	Saifudin	4

3	RESTRICTED MAIDEN (WFA) - 1400M
10	STORM TO WIN	D Logan	CC Wong	1
	(3 b.nz.g Storm Creek - Dwandaofu by Align)
9	Stay The Course	S Baertschiger	V Duric	2
4	Sothistheone	J Peters	K A'Isisuhairi	3
1	Acrobat	S Gray	B Vorster	4

4	KRANJI STAKES D (SW) - 1600M
1	CENTURION	KS Tan	CC Wong	1
	(4 bnz.g Zed - Taupaki Flight by British Banker)
2	Zulu Warrior	S Gray	D Moor	2
5	King Warrior	Khoo	G Boss	3
3	Yulong Sheng Long	S Burridge	S Noh	4

5	RDA CUP
5	KRANJI STAKES C (SW) - 1600M (POLYTRACK)
7	ACROSS THE SEA	H Takaoka	M Lerner	1
	(7 b.j.g Black Tide - Beauty Blonde by Taiki Shuttle)
3	Mighty Emperor	R Le Grange	B Vorster	2
6	Reddot Rising	J Saimee	F Yusoff	3
8	Bebop	H Takaoka	Zaki	4

6	ANZA DERBY 2019
6	CLASS 4 - 1800M
3	WONDERFUL PAINT	Khoo	S Noh	1
	(4 gr.nz.g Darci Brahma - The Grey Storm by Red Ransom)
4	Majestic Empress	R Le Grange	B Vorster	2
5	Matsuribayashi	H Takaoka	M Lerner	3
7	Alamak	M Clements	D Moor	4

7	THE BRITISH CLUB SPRINT 2019
7	CLASS 3 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
3	INVINCIBLE RYKER	D Meagher	M Lerner	1
	(5 bir.h Invincible Spirit - Cabaret by Galileo)
7	Fulife King	M Walker	G Boss	2
8	Awesome	J Saimee	B Vorster	3
2	Pole Paradise	O'Hara	V Duric	4

8	SICC MAY DAY CHARITY CUP
8	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
2	THOMAS DE LAGO	D Koh	V Duric	1
	(5 b.a.g Dylan Thomas - Joie De Lago by Encosta De Lago)
6	Why Not	D Meagher	R Iskandar	2
3	Autumn Century	D Kok	Y Salim	3
4	My Gold	ZL Mok	M Rodd	4

9	SHAREL CHARITY CUP
9	CLASS 3 - 1200M
2	NIMBLE	L Dragon	M Rodd	1
	(4 br.a.g Patronize - Grand Oscar by Grandera)
4	Safeer	M Clements	M Lerner	2
3	Nationality	DL Freedman	B Thompson	3
8	Circuit Mission	DL Freedman	CC Wong	4