TORNADO PEGASUS IS BREWING

Old timer breaks minute-mark at Kuala Lumpur barrier trials

- Brian Miller

Sometimes it takes an old timer to teach the youngsters a galloping lesson or two.

This same line was drummed home at the trials on the morning of Oct 7 when Tornado Pegasus (Andre da Silva) beat Irish Goodbye (Uzair Sharudin) by a nostril over the 1000m.

The Echoes Of Heaven nine-year-old showed wings when running the trip ina really smart time of 59.75sec.

In third was another youngster, Pacific Energy, ridden by comeback jockey Benny Woodworth, who has not been seen since a four-month suspension copped at Kranjiin July 2024.

As for Tornado Pegasus, he swept to the lead on settling down and although hounded all the way by Irish Goodbye and Pacific Energy, he never gave in or gave up the fight.

Straightening up for the run home, da Silva went full throttle.

Tornado Pegasus was game for the action and, taking the bit, he held off that determined bid by Irish Goodbye to prevail by the narrowest of margins.