Nuqman, A Man In A Hurry

Talented jockey marks his first day as a senior rider with a double at Sungai Besi

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Nuqman Rozi marked his promotion to the senior ranks by winning on his first two rides at Sungai Besi on Jan 4.

Nuqman won the jockey's premiership while still an apprentice in 2023 with 56 winners and led the table comfortably in the first half of 2024 - until a suspension put paid to his title defence.

Still, he ended up ninth on the table with 26 winners.

Nuqman showed that he is truly back and meant business with a superb display of horsemanship to take the first two races on Cash King and Selangor Star.

Cash King ($50) sprang an upset in the first race of the new season when he came from a long way back to beat the odds-on favourite Surfing Cloud (Shafiq Rizuan) in the RM32,000 (S$9,700) Class 5B (1,300m) handicap.