It was the highest-rated three-year-old Banker’s Boss who called the shots when he made all to claim the RM200,000 (S$63,000) 3YO Mile Championship (1,600m) at Sungai Besi on July 19.

One of five runners from the Banker’s Stable in the three-year-old feature, Banker’s Boss was a two-time winner over the sprints from five previous starts in Malaysia.

The son of Hellbent last finished unplaced in a Class 2 event (1,400m) on July 5, but trainer Johnny Lim Boon Thong had put a line through that.

Banker’s Boss – who also won once over 1,000m from six starts in Australia – went on to put up a handy victory against his 15 peers, even if the 67-rater was at his first test over the mile and shouldering the equal-top weight of 59kg with Sir Ruby.

Ridden by Farhan Ghazali, Banker’s Boss sprang to the front from gate 1 and never looked back.

Jet Thirty Five (Khaw Choon Kit), Banker’s Warrior (Johari Kamaruddin) and Mega First (Bernardo Pinheiro) followed closely, but they lacked the punch in the end.

Banker’s Boss ($49) was not for the catching and coasted home to a 1¾-length victory.

Both Jet Thirty Five and Banker’s Warrior punctured at the top of the straight. Although Mega First fought valiantly on the rails, the Nick Selvan-trained runner was beaten into third by the Frank Maynard-trained Mega Skye (Lim Shung Uai), who came from behind to grab second.

The winning time was 1 min 35.22sec for the 1,600m on the long course.

Lim – who saddled three other runners in Silent Move (seventh), Banker’s Warrior (12th) and Banker’s Dividend (16th) in the race – was pleased with Banker’s Boss’ third success.

“It was great he won it. I expected all my four runners to run well, even if some didn’t,” said the Singaporean conditioner.

“He was stepping up in trip but got a healthy ...