Singapore racing continues this Saturday, December 2nd, featuring a 12-race turf and dirt fixture.
The spotlight at Kranji this Saturday falls on the final feature race of the Singapore calendar year, where a competitive field is set to line up for the $110,000 Group 3 Colonial Chief Stakes (1700m) on the Polytrack.
The recently concluded Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup should offer a reliable form reference for this week’s main event. Both RAISING SIXTY-ONE and SATURNO SPRING drew attention with their late surges, securing fourth and fifth positions, respectively in the Gold Cup.
Merely half a length separated them, marking them as formidable contenders as they step down to Group 3 on Saturday. Notably, they boast commendable records at this week’s course and distance.
Among the contenders, the sole four-year-old in the field, BESTSELLER, generates significant interest on the light weight following impressive back-to-back victories in Class 3 races. He is the horse on the rise and no doubt trainer Ricardo Le Grange will have him in peak fitness for the featured event.
Elsewhere, promising four-year-old GOLDEN BROWN can make amends for his narrow last-start defeat when he returns to the races in the $50,000 Class 4 Handicap over 1200m on the Polytrack.
Trained by Tim Fitzsimmons, GOLDEN BROWN had previously been rested for 10 months before resuming with an impressive maiden win two starts ago in early August. Most recently, the Supido gelding was far from disgraced with a close second over this track and distance at his Class 4 debut. The form has since been franked with multiple runners performing well subsequently.
Returning from an 82-day break, GOLDEN BROWN has trialled well leading up to his first-up assignment this week. In what appears a below par Class 4 field, he can prove hard to beat.
