RICKY CHOI CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

Ex-Macau trainer snags a treble in KL with Lucky To Win, Luen On Feelings and Revue

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KUALA LUMPUR - Trainer Ricky Choi enjoyed his best day at the office since his relocation from Macau to Kuala Lumpur when Lucky To Win ($51 on the Singapore tote), Luen On Feelings ($15) and Revue ($12) won three consecutive races for the former Hong Kong jockey-turned-trainer on Dec 15.

But he always knew that such an afternoon would come eventually since Wealthyness gave him a winning start on Nov 17.

Revue provided him with his second win a week later but the subsequent two weeks have been frustrating for Choi with just a couple of placings to show.

"Most of my horses were not suitable on the wet tracks in the last couple of weeks and I knew my fortunes would turn around today with the 'good' track," he said.

After an unplaced debut over 1,300m, Lucky To Win - Choi's first runner in Malaysia - came from just off the pace to win the RM35,000 (S$10,600) Class 4A handicap over 1,600m.

Leading jockey Ruzaini Supien settled the Deep Field gelding in third spot behind the pacemaker Mainstream. He took a gap between runners in the straight before beating off a determined Najwan to win by ¾ length.