Gold Medal Rose Within A Whiff Of Maiden Victory

Trainer Ooi's filly is one of several to go fast at Sungai Besi trackwork on June 4

- Brian Miller

With Malaysians celebrating the King's birthday on June 1 and, with the revelry flowing into June 2, there was no "official" trackwork at the Sungai Besi racetrack on the usual Tuesday.

Of course, the horses who are down to contest the races on June 7 would not have had much of a break and many would have been given fast work.

That being the case, it was understandably and expectedly rather quiet on the morning of June 4, when the order of the day would have been to keep it simple.

So it was, fast gallops were few and far between but, for those at trackside, there was enough speed to whet the appetite.

Impressive among them was Gold Medal Rose.

The Wrote filly from the stables of Ooi Chin Chin was in a galloping mood and she covered the 600m in a smart time of 38.2sec.

Still looking for that elusive first win, Gold Medal Rose will be having her seventh race start in the Open Maiden event over the 1,200m.

On the strength of her most recent gallop, she should give her rivals something to think about.