Ismadi Finishes 1-2 in Enrich A

Patience takes Vincent's Star back to winner's box, but trainer still not 100 per cent happy

- Michael Lee

Ipoh trainer Ismadi Ismail would have to be hard to please if Vincent's Star's return to winning ways did not bring back the smiles.

The RM42,000 (S$12,800) Enrich Stakes A (1,200m) win on Jan 11 finally ended a frustrating run of outs since his four-length win in a Class 4A (1,100m) second-up in May, both at his home track.

On top of that, Ismadi also saddled a quinella given the runner-up, Leong Ma Biscuit, was also his.

The 1-2 was actually a foregone conclusion from a long way out.

Straight to the lead from the start, Leong Ma Biscuit (How Yang) paired up with his stablemate to control the race up front.

The Ismadi duo straightened up in that order, giving no signs of letting up.

Among the other four rivals, the only one who could spoil the party, Storm Eighty-Three (Aify Yudanyl), was running on three wide, but it was soon obvious he was safely held.