LECK REVOLUTION AT KL TRIALS

Uncle Charles and nephew Joseph take four of the five Sungai Besi heats

- Brian Miller

Trainer Charles Leck was in no mood to play the good guy at the trials on Nov 12.

Not only had he entered a bunch of runners for the five trials at his home base in Kuala Lumpur, but his horses won three of them and, for good measure, another took second spot.

Not to be outdone, his nephew Joseph Leck - pulled a winner out of the hat when taking the first sprint with Italian Revolution.

Yes, it could pay to keep an eye on the Leck horses in that run to the end of the season. They look to be in great order.

Well, if it was any consolation for Joseph in that family duel, Italian Revolution clocked the fastest time of the morning when pulling away at the 100m mark under apprentice Pavinthran Kumar to win his heat in 1min 0.14sec.

While only a five-year-old, the son of Caravaggio has seen his share of stables.

His first "home" was at Shane Baertschiger's Kranji yard for whom he knocked in three wins.

When Baertschiger wrapped it up in December 2023, Italian Revolution moved over to fellow Australian Tim Fitzsimmons' yard.

He then crossed the Causeway and took residence in one of Charles Leck's stalls. But he did not stay there long and on Aug 11 he had his first start for the other Leck.