Several candidates will be on the pathway to the Group One Tunku Gold Cup held at the end of the month and one of the country’s most progressive performers, GOLDEN CHAMP (6) will be hoping to make his mark against some seasoned campaigners in the 1200m Supreme B contest (Race
8) at Selangor Turf Club on Sunday. With an excellent record of 4 wins from 5 starts locally, the six-year-old has rapidly improved since joining the KC Tiang stables and apprentice R Nuqman has won 4 from 4 aboard the gelding.
SAN ANDREAS (2) has raced well in this class previously and is coming off a last start 2nd behind inform mare, Streets Of Fire on April 16.
The six-year-old is building a handy local record with 6 wins from 16 starts and visiting Brazilian jockey, Edson Ferreira retains the mount.
WATCH THE THRONE (1) was unstoppable when he arrived on the local circuit, scoring at his first six Malaysian starts but has been sparingly raced since that last victory in March 2021. The seven-year-old has been freshened since his fast-finishing 2nd to SAN ANDREAS (2) here on March 19 indicating that his best form is slowly returning.
The form of promising four-year-old KONG FU PANDA (3) has tapered off since he placed in the G1 Selangor Gold Cup last year. The gelding received no luck when posted wide without cover on February 26 but his first up record of 3 from 5 places him in good stead.
CH FORTUNE (4) looks a value bet in the 1500m Class 4 event (Race 4).
The gelding won successive races towards the end of last year and strikes a winnable race despite the solitary victory from twelve tries in the grade.
MAESTRO (5) is yet to break through from 19 starts in Class 4 company but has been threatening to do so in recent months. The gelding made it back-to-back Class 5 wins back in February and will debut for the HY Cheng yard this weekend.
BLEU MARINE (1) chalked up the winning hat trick in December last year and resumes from a three-month spell. The was placed in a Class 3 two starts back and he has won first up before.
MR HOPKINS (3) can improve from his recent failures since scoring over the mile at Ipoh in March.
