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Pinheiro takes scene by storm with treble

KUALA LUMPUR: Jul 7, 2019

After being placed thrice in his debut yesterday, Brazilian jockey Bernardo Pinheiro quickly showed what he us capable of when he booted home three winners at Sungei Besi here today, including the feature race, the Mydora Cup.

Eight-year-old ORIENTAL SPIRIT gave Pinheiro the perfect start to the afternoon when he romped to a 4 1/2-length win in a Class 5 - 1100m handicap.

The four-time winner has not tasted success since the corresponding weekend in 2017 has been on board in four of five starts this season before his comeback win.

Pinheiro then landed back-to-backs wins on MR HANKS and SACRED TONIC.

MR HANKS, a four-time winner in Singapore, was racing for the third time for Shane Ellis. After hitting the front, the New Zealand gelding held off the favourite ATEEJ to win by a neck in the Mydora Cup.

Unplaced in four runs in Singapore, SACRED TONIC led all the way in his Malaysia debut, winning easily by two lengths in a Open Maiden event.

Pinheiro won his first race as an apprentice in 2013 and became a senior rider two years later. He has also ridden by Dubai and Bahrain and won a number of feature races there.

Pinheiro has been granted a licence to ride by the Selangor Turf Club until the end of the year.

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1100M
4	ONCE A THIEF	L Moy	Aify	1
	(5 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - Star Of Flight by Marscay)
10	Super Good	R Lines	KC Wong	2
5	Race For Fame	AB Abdullah	R Shafiq	3
11	Lion City Gold	S Siva	AK Lim	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1100M
4	ORIENTAL SPIRIT	S Edwards	B Pinheiro	1
	(8 b.a.g Host - Alicia Rose by Last Tycoon)
5	Born A Fighter	AB Abdullah	R Shafiq	2
8	Just Duit	PS Kumaran	S Saddam	3
1	Catapult	R Lines	WW Cheah	4

3	CLASS 5 - 1400M
3	READY TO RULE	R Lines	KC Wong	1
	(4 ch.a.g Street Cry - Portside by Congrats)
7	Super Hard	HS Lim	AK Lim	2
8	E Supreme	Thwaites	Anandan	3
10	Mystical Star	Robert	S Saddam	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1100M
1	CONFLIGHT	R Lines	Chavez	1
	(6 b.a.g Host - Frolicking Miss by Danzero)
4	Mystic Master	BT Lim	Anandan	2
2	Place Your Bet	L Moy	Aify	3
12	Char Siew	MW Teh	M Ganeesh	4

5	CLASS4 - 1400M
6	EL TORDILLO	SY Lim	HS Gill	1
	(5 gr.nz.g Daghar - Figeac by Zabeel)
4	Sacred Empire	Maynard	KC Wong	2
2	Confeat	Maynard	Chavez	3
8	Mise En Garde	S Edwards	B Pinheiro	4

6	MYDORA CUP
6	METRO A (SW) - 1200M
5	MR HANKS	S Ellis	B Pinheiro	1
	(4 b.nz.g Showcasing - Zafonique by Bigstone)
1	Ateej	AB Abdullah	R Shafiq	2
6	Black Thorn	SY Lim	M Ganeesh	3
12	The Dodger	Maynard	SU Lim	4

7	OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1200M
2	SACRED TONIC	Maynard	B Pinheiro	1
	(4 b.nz.g Pour Moi - Fairy Tipsy by Casual Lies)
10	Aljawhra	AB Abdullah	R Shafiq	2
12	Xena	S Edwards	S Ruzaini	3
5	Happy Buffalo	SY Lim	Goon	4

8	METRO A (SW) - 1200M
6	TANNHAUSER	S Edwards	S Saddam	1
	(5 b.nz.g Tavistock - Foxette by Entrepreneur)
3	Aud Dollar	SY Lim	M Ganeesh	2
2	Faaltless	C Leck	J De Souza	3
5	Showboy	AB Abdullah	S Ruzaini	4

9	CLASS 3 - 1600M
1	BROTHER WIND	S Ellis	Chavez	1
	(6 blk.a.g More Than Ready - Paulini by Singspiel)
11	La Familia	AB Abdullah	AK Lim	2
2	Hongchen	E Breukelen	L De Souza	3
8	D'Great Light	Maynard	R Shafiq	4

10	OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1600M2
2	SPARKLE LOT	Thwaites	J De Souza	1
	(4 b.a.g Myboycharlie - Divine Faith by Falbrav)
4	Beautiful One	L Moy	B Pinheiro	2
1	Calvados	Maynard	KC Wong	3
6	Lim's Keyway	BT Lim	R Nuqman	4

11	CLASS 5 - 1600M
3	HUSSONATOR	R Lines	L De Souza	1
	(6 ch.a.g Husson - Saltator by Testa Rossa)
5	Elite Gold	BT Lim	HS Gill	2
6	High Tensile	SY Lim	J De Souza	3
12	Happy Start	C Leck	N Varmah	4

12	CLASS 5 - 1600M
14	ENCOSTA ZONE	S Edwards	S Saddam	1
	(8 b.a.m Encosta De Lago - Rue Des Reves by Royal Academy)
1	M Seven	WC Lim	M Lukman	2
10	Nova Spirit	C Leck	AK Lim	3
4	Fledgeling	R Lines	J De Souza	4