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Lim toys with Derby idea after Metal World win

Trainer Jason Lim’s staunch belief that Metal World’s (Paynter) strongest suit resides in more ground was vindicated by a gutsy win from the US-bred win in the S$50,000 Class 4 race (1600m) on Saturday. The Singaporean handler did tinker around with 1400-metre to 1600-metre trips for Metal World before, with one seven-furlong win as a... Read More

Mr Malek lands his first Group win in Stewards’ Cup

Ultra-smart sprinter-miler Mr Malek (Swiss Ace) was finally stripped of the tag of the best horse not to have won a Group race following his expected victory as the S$17 favourite in the S$150,000 Stewards’ Cup (Gr 2, 1600m) yesterday. Identified as Group race material from day one, the athletic son of Swiss Ace (Secret... Read More

Lim’s Lightning makes light work of rivals again

Lion City Cup (Listed, 1200m) winner Lim’s Lightning (Lope De Vega) continued his winning ways with another authoritative victory in yesterday’s Kranji Stakes A race over 1400 metres. Not many would have predicted such a new lease of life from the former Singapore juvenile champion following an ordinary Australian stint that was meant to resurrect... Read More

Strong N Smart heading towards 3YO Sprint

Three weeks after getting off the mark with a nose-win in a novice race over the same trip, the vastly-improved Strong N Smart (Per Incanto) went back-to-back with a commanding win in yesterday’s Class 4 race over 1200 metres and in the process put himself in the reckoning for the Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (Listed, 1200m). Benefitting... Read More

Stewards’ Cup in Mr Malek’s sights after resounding win

Top sprinter-miler Mr Malek (Swiss Ace) stamped his class with an authoritative win in yesterday’s Class 2 race over 1400 metres to set up a potential tilt at the Stewards’ Cup (Listed, 1800m). A flashing third in a Kranji Stakes A race over 1200 metres at his first-up race from a four-month spell, the four-year-old... Read More

Double brings up much-needed fillip for Burridge

The Steven Burridge yard got a much-needed shot in the arm with a double courtesy of two mildly-fancied runners in Wealth Elite (Midshipman) and Chalaza (Road To Rock) yesterday. Neither are world beaters, but the Australian handler still welcomed any numbers that can boost a win tally that has struggled to take off this year.... Read More