Singapore racing continues this Saturday, November 25th, featuring an 11-race turf and dirt fixture.
Promising three-year-old LAST SUPPER makes his eagerly awaited return to the races in the $50,000 Class 4 Handicap over 1200m on turf in the final race.
LAST SUPPER returns to the races off a three-month spell after creating a lasting impression with a smart debut win in a $75k Restricted Maiden at this track and distance in August. The James Peters-trained gelding showed up in the expected form he had displayed in his trials prior to debuting, demonstrating good gate speed to put himself into the race early and winning easily by 2.5 lengths on raw ability against an average field.
With seemingly plenty of upside, Peters was in no rush to push on with LAST SUPPER but has brought him on nicely with three trials for his return. Peters, who reportedly will be staying on until the last day of racing in Singapore, will no doubt have the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge high on LAST SUPPER’S agenda next season. The up-and-comer’s first foray this Saturday into “open company” against seasoned, race-fit Class 4 competitors shapes up as good test for his future prospects.
In the race prior, promising five-year-old ASIF aims to extend his local winning record to three when he contests the $70,000 Class 3 Handicap over 1400m on turf.
Formerly trained by Michael Clements and now under the care of Steven Burridge, ASIF has done little wrong in his four-start Kranji career so far, picking up two wins and as many placings since making his local debut in mid-August. In fact, the gelding has been a model of consistency throughout his career, racing 15 times in Australia prior to being sold to Singapore where he won twice and placed eight times in strong races on the Sydney circuit.
This week, ASIF ventures into new territory by racing at 1400m for the first time in his career. Despite this, he displays all signs of being able to handle the distance. Among his toughest competitors are stablemates GHALIB and LIM’S CRAFT, while trainer Dan Meagher’s two runners also demand significant respect.
