JOMO made all the running to win the Class 3, Div 1 – 1100m sprint on the polytrack at Kranji here tonight to remain unbeaten in three career starts. The son of All Too Hard cost A$100,000 as a yearling and did not start racing until he was four years old last month. The wait has been worth it. JOMO showed his potential from day one when he trashed his rivals in an Open Maiden event to win by 4 3/4 lengths over 1000m on the poly track. Switched to the turf in Class 4 company three weeks ago, JOMO was equally impressive when he made all the running again to win by 2 1/2 lengths.
Promoted a class, JOMO was the second pick behind odds-on favourite NOVA VOCAL tonight but proved too good again with a half-length victory, despite starting from the outside barrier. “Every time we’ve raised the bar, he’s answered. Despite his size (634kg), he’s proven himself to a very good horse here, we can’t complain, we’re very happy with him,” said trainer Lee Freedman. “He’s a four-year-old and I guess I’ll take him through his grades, but I think he’ll make a decent Class 1 or Class 2 horse one day.” “He would be one of the biggest horses I’ve ridden I think. He’ll be up there,” said Kiwi jockey Craig Grylls who leave at the end of the season. “But none moves so fast, he’s off the spot right away.”
RESULTS AT A GLANCE: Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position
1 CLASS 5 – 1700M (POLYTRACK)
6 BOUNCEBACK ABILITY H Takaoka Zaki
1
(4 b.nz.g Pour Moi – Deceit by Casual Lies)
7 Galaxy Express H Takaoka M Lerner
2
3 Avengers Hero HW Tan M Ewe
3
5 Scorpion King O’Hara AK Lim
4
2
MAIDEN – 1100M (POLYTRACK)
8 SATELLITE KINGDOM B Marsh AK Lim
1
(5 b.nz.g O’Reilly – Kiwi Park by Thorn Park)
2 Geb Warrior D Logan V Duric
2
4 Good Luck Charm HW Tan WH Kok
3
3 Ashhab D Logan Aslam
4
3
CLASS 4 – 1600M (POLYTRACK)
10 OLIVER S Baertschiger B Vorster
1
(6 ch.a.g Encosta De Lago – Tropicana Lady by Fastnet Rock)
12 Wonderful Era L Dragon Azhar
2
1 Sun Pittsburgh H Takaoka O Placais
3
7 Desert Fox O’Hara Saifudin
4
4
KRANJI STAKES D (SW) – 1100M (POLYTRACK)
6 JUMPIN JACK R Le Grange N Juglall
1
(3 b.a.g Smart Missile – Forest City by Deputy Minister)
7 Scarlet Star M Yusof M Rodd
2
1 The Golden Goat J Peters S Noh
3
10 Solitaire D Kok T See
4
5
CLASS 3, DIV 2 – 1100M (POLYTRACK)
10 WHISTLING WIN L Dragon Woodworth
1
(4 ch.a.g Golden Archer – Alyssa Jean by Dodge)
5 Nationality DL Freedman O Placais
2
13 Cousteau M Walker Azhar
3
9 Hello Michelle KY Young Saifudin
4
6
CLASS 4 (PREMIER) – 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1 BATTLE OF TROY D Koh CC Wong
1
(6 b.a.g Flying Spur – La Bamba by Last Tycoon)
3 Effortless S Baertschiger V Duric
2
8 Taichi Belt S Gray WH Kok
3
10 King Zoustar DL Freedman C Grylls
4
7
CLASS 3, DIV 1 – 1100M (POLYTRACK)
6 JOMO DL Freedman C Grylls
1
(4 b.a.g All Too Hard – Skye Gold by Galileo)
4 Nova Vocal J Peters O Placais
2
3 Mighty Conqueror KY Young T See
3
7 Invincible Ryker D Meagher Woodworth
4
8
CLASS 4 – 1200M (POLYTRACK)
3 ABSOLVIDO S Burridge WH Kok
1
(5 ch.nz.g Rip Van Winkle – Diamond Rock by Rock Of Gibraltar)
8 Our Showcase B Marsh N Zyrul
2
1 Country Quack D Meagher V Duric
3
4 Dynamic General O’Hara AK Lim
4
