Singapore racing continues this Saturday (9 September) for a 12-race turf and Polytrack fixture.
Impressive debut winner MAXIMA looks a great chance to go back-to-back when he contests the $50,000 Class 4 Handicap over 1400m on turf.
MAXIMA had formerly scored four wins from four starts in the UK and France before encountering a winless campaign from 13 starts in Hong Kong. However, The Ivawood gelding seems to have relished relocating to Kranji early this year after he scored a facile debut win over 1200m on the Polytrack 20 days ago.
Given he left Hong Kong on a handicap rating of 72, the six-year-old was well placed on a rating of 59 upon kick-starting his Kranji campaign, while he remains well-rated on 65 after his easy 1.3-length first-up win.
This week, MAXIMA is highly suited by rising to 1400m where he is two from four, while remaining in Class 4 stands him in good stead to score a double.
In the $70,000 Class 3 Handicap over 1200m on the Polytrack, keep an eye on five-year-old MAJOR KING from leading trainer Jason Ong’s yard.
MAJOR KING had no luck last start contesting the Group 3 Rocket Man Sprint, punching the breeze three-wide and without cover in an on-pace position throughout the 1200m journey. To his credit, he tried hard in the straight but was left without a finishing effort, fading late into seventh and beaten 3.75 lengths.
He has since been back to the trials and took out his heat in a normal fashion. This week’s race is an easier assignment dropping back into Class 3 company, where he was an easy winner two starts ago.
