Singapore Racing – Sunday
November already! With one eye on the Spring Carnival in Melbourne – and more specifically ATMOSPHERE in the Derby for Singapore connections
1st November 2014
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November already! With one eye on the Spring Carnival in Melbourne – and more specifically ATMOSPHERE in the Derby for Singapore connections
Less tricks and more treats would be the order of the day with some good bets to be had on what is an interesting mixed-surface meeting from Singapore.
You only wish all affairs would go this well. WAR AFFAIR has claims to be the best horse in Singapore and looks a good thing in Sundays Group 1 Raffles Cup (race 9).
If you had to attend one meeting in Singapore this weekend, it’s a fair chance it won’t be Friday. The Raffles Cup, the Eldorado and the
Just how good is EMPEROR MAX? Certainly better than most winning six of ten since arriving in Singapore from Australia in 2013.
There will be two winners of the feature race tonight. AFFLECK and whoever benefits from the AUD bonus not going to the NZ-bred star.
Winning form is almost always good form and there looks a few horses ready to carry on their winning ways in Singapore on Sunday.
A solid night’s racing from Singapore with the highlight the Racing Guide Classic – a BM83 event over 1400m (race 6).
It might not have the status of the International races in May but the Group 1 Kranji Mile has strong claims as the unofficial “fifth major”.
A rare KSB race – this one over 1100m – highlights what looks an interesting night for punters on an all-Polytrack nine race card.
Some good punting races mixed with some absolute shockers greets race-goers on Friday but there certainly looks something for everyone.
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
