Super Three Rings quinella for Burridge

Trainer Steven Burridge saddled up one, two in the Group 3 $200,000 The Three Rings Trophy at Kranji on Sunday with Australian jockeys Luke Currie (World Delight) and Ryan Plumb (Graduate Boy) and neither jockey according to the trainer ‘did a thing wrong."


Laurie Laxon’s filly Royal Smile (Benny Woodworth)took up the front running role in the 1400m affair with Graduate Boy (Ryan Plumb) box seating and World Delight (Luke Currie) settling off the speed, back on the rails.

Woodworth hugged the rails throughout and in the straight the filly (3rd) was looking a winner but while Graduate Boy was warming to the task, he wasn’t the only one, with stable mate World Delight tracking him quickly.

The two went to then line head to head and only a photo was able to decide the winner.

"Right on the line I thought I might have won, but I wasn’t completely confident." Said Currie.

"I’d already decided before I spoke to Steve that from the gate (11) I would have to drop back and settle on the fence, then when I spoke to him he said I’d need to get back and ride for luck, so we were both on the same wavelength.

"He travelled really well throughout the race and I was following Zinly first of all and then Graduate Boy.

"When Ryan moved out in the straight I followed him and my horse fought really hard all the way."

"Both boys rode them a treat," said a delighted Burridge.

World Delight on the outside of Graduate Boy

"One was always going to be box seating (Graduate Boy) and the other (World Delight) riding for luck and that’s what happened.

"Graduate Boy is a very honest horse, he always has been and it was a great effort from him.

"World Delight, well we may have a look at the Singapore Airlines International Cup and also the Derby for him, but we’ll see how he pulls up first."

World Delight, a New Zealand bred, by Mellifont is from Lady Anne and this was his fifth win from 15 starts and along with five minor placings the ultra consistent horse has earned the Top Champ Stable over $314,000 in earnings.