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Storm Titan Blows Them Away In Trials
The Straits Times
|May 29, 2025
Trainer Richard Lim has got a really good three-year-old under the barn roof in KL
With 12 wins for the season, Richard Lim's takings so far have been modest.
But, he does have some good ones in the yard. One of them has yet to face the starter, Storm Titan.
Right now, he is shaping up as a three-year-old with absolute potential.
The faithful who usually take in the gallops and the morning trials at Sungai Besi will know him.
After all, he has been to the trials twice and, like that first one on May 14, this latest one on May 27 was a treat to watch.
Here is how it all unfolded.
As the runners took their spots in the gates, Storm Titan was, like a bantam rooster—all strut and style.
Fitted with pacifiers and jumping from the innermost chute, he was quickly into his stride.
Prominent in his red headgear, he led the way with Born To Win (Khairil Zulkiflee) and Wan Legacy in close attendance.
Taking the shortest route home, he led them by three lengths at the top of the stretch and looked to have done enough until Captain Pegasus (Fikri Ismail) threw out a challenge at the furlong mark.
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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