Winning Form brings us their best bets and tips from Kranji on Saturday.
VALUE BET – OLYMPIA
TOP BET – HADEER
PA:
1,4,8/3,8,13/3,4,9/2,4/2,5/4/1,12
R216.
RACE 1 – Time: 06:00 Class 5 Handicap -1600m
Selections: 2/12/5
CIRCUIT STAR been hitting around the mark of late, but is switching back to turf over which he recorded one of his two wins. Nice barrier. Commands respect. RESURGENCE Didn’t seem to take to 2000m trips that well couple of runs back. Mile suits better. Drawn awkwardly but will be running home late. PER INCROWN more of a Polytrack performer but didn’t fare badly at the odd run on the turf. Well, drawn again, which will help him settle in a handy position.
RACE 2 – Time: 06:30 Maiden – 1200m
Selections: 13/4/14
RED DRAGON ran very well for second on debut beyond the useful-looking Dinar over the course and distance. He has since trialled very nice just being held off by Istataba in that trial and looks sure to take another step forward in the right direction. DRAGON TYCOON Has done very little wrong so far in a short career to date. He was just beyond Red Dragon in the Dinar race last time out and is another to have had a trial since that race. Conditions suit him well and he gets the blinkers on for this start and should be right there at the finish. ISTATABA a daughter of Irish Debry winner Treasure Beach and out of a two-time winning mare in Argentina. Her only trial was pleasing to the eye and she seemed to know her job well for that. She is bred for plenty of stamina and will only carry a light weight on debut. Looks the pick of the newcomers in this.
RACE 3 – Time: 07:00 Class 4 Handicap – 1000m
Selections: 1/3/11
ABLEST ASCEND makes his way back into Class 4 and is a very speedy galloper. Has a great record over the course and distance. COUSTEAU was a nice winner two starts ago over this distance. All five of his career victories have come over this distance. Has claims here. QAIDOOM won her maiden impressively at a very short price. Wasn’t comfortable last start and nothing went right. Look for her to bounce back in this.
RACE 4 – Time: 07:30 Open Maiden -1200m
Selections: 8/11/1
KONAN Four-year-old son of Nicconi out of an unraced Magic Albert mare and is a half-brother to a sprint winner over 1181m. He has won a couple of trials and has looked good in both. This race lacks a little bit of depth outside of the top two or three runners and it could pay to stick with this newcomer. HOLY ELEANOR has been expensive to follow this mare, most recently behind Master Player (has won again since). She is well drawn to go forward and does have the best form in the book. MELLAD interesting runner back on the turf and finds an easier race to tackle here. Went close to winning in the UK on turf and should be included here.
RACE 5 – Time: 08:00 Class 4 Handicap – 2000m
Selections: 8/4/1
FREE FALLIN‘ good last start to run second. First time over the distance but breeding says he will enjoy the step up in trip. GOLD REWARD striking at 50% over this course and distance and looks well placed here. Continues to race well and can win again here. LUCK OF MASTER always a well-supported runner who just needs a solid pace in his races to finish strongly. Back to turf a big plus.
RACE 6 – Time: 08:30 Class 5 Handicap -1600m
Selections: 13/3/8
ACCUMULATION doesn’t win out of turn but if his fast-closing second in his last start is anything to go by, a second win looks doable here. ENDLESS still a maiden in 34 starts, but could have shed that status had he had more luck a few times. The booking of a stronger rider in Oscar Chavez points to his chances. RED RIDING WOOD horse that has been set over a wide variety of trips, with trainer also tinkering with his gear, like this time when pacifiers come off. Not reliable, but if on song, he can pop up at decent odds.
RACE 7 – Time: 09:00 Open Maiden -1600m
Selections: 4/9/3
GREAT EXPECTATION the form out of his most recent race is working out well (had a couple of subsequent winners behind him that day) and now switches to the all-weather here. He is the one to beat on race form. WALIM ran well last time out when best of the rest in chasing runaway winner Dimesso last month. Up in trip here to the mile and has to prove he can stay this far, but it isn’t a strong race and that could be possible. MESMERIZING an Argentinian import who has been placed four times from six outings in South America under the name of Personal Skill. Placed up to 2000m on the sand and has had a couple of trials leading into his local debut. Clearly has ability and is one to include for all bets.
RACE 8 – Time: 09:30 Class 5 Handicap -1200m
Selections: 4/2/3
OLYMPIA a change of tactics on stable debut resulted in a good run-in defeat and has since won a trial. Comes here fit and looks the way to play this Class 5. NORTHERN SUN a last start winner over the course and distance but does have 3kgs more to shoulder here which won’t be easy. Every chance if he is able to carry the extra weight. THE WILD PRINCE ran on well last time out and a repeat should see him involved in the business end of this affair.
RACE 9 – Time: 10:00 Class 3 Handicap – 1200m
Selections: 5/2/7
HADEER all three of his career victories in Singapore have come over this distance. Looking for a hat-trick of wins here today. STARLIGHT winner of the Group 2 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic two starts ago and can look to bounce back from a disappointing run last start where he pulled hard. PATTAYA has an impressive record over the course and distance. Has had a couple of nice trials leading up to this.
Race 10 – Time: 10:30 Class 4 Handicap-1000m
Selections: 4/3/8
ROMANTIC back from a freshen-up. Might find this a tad sharp, but if they roll along early, he can finish over the top of them. HEADHUNTER tried hard last time out. Drops back to 1000m. Only query is the wide gate. Tongue-tie on. If he can overcome that, he is worth following again. ELLIOT NESS has not quite lived up to promise, but to his credit, he didn’t have an uninterrupted run a few times. Lovely barrier. Can bounce back.
Race 11 – Time: 11:00 Class 4 Handicap -1200m
Selections: 1/12/10
LIM’S PASSION at the top of the weights here after a strong second last start. Last win came in the middle of last year only two points lower than his current rating. MASTER PLAYER looking for three wins in a row after breaking his maiden not long ago. Only lightly raced and up against more experienced runners but holds winning form. CHARGER never far away from the winners in his last few starts. Has been very consistent and that next win doesn’t look far away in this grade.
