A twelve-race program will be conducted at Selangor Turf Club this Saturday with Races 1-9 contested on Course A4 while Track Two will be in operation for Races 10-12.
Malaysia’s premier galloper from last year, ANTIPODEAN will be looking to recapture the form which took him to nine wins from ten starts last season. The four-year-old lines up in the 1400m Supreme A contest (Race 9) with former premiership jockey, KC Wong to ride the gelding for the first time. Unbeaten in three runs over the distance, ANTIPODEAN is yet to score in three outings this campaign but his recent 2nd in the G1 Tunku Gold Cup suggests he is back on track. GOLDEN PEGASUS was placed twice in group company last year, including a head 2nd to ANTIPODEAN in the G1 Selangor Gold Cup, and is capable of turning the tables on his arch nemesis first up from a four-month break.
Trainer Abdullah Aboo Bakker has experienced a very quiet run over the past twelve months but is a chance of doubling his season win tally with recent stable acquisition, SHOW ALL SIXTY-ONE engaged in the 1200m Class 4A contest (Race 5). Following three consecutive minor placings in Singapore prior to spelling, the six-year-old was sent out a short-priced favorite in his Malaysian debut over 1020m on March 9. Despite receiving a check at the 800m mark, SHOW ALL SIXTY-ONE had the audacity to recover before closing off well to finish a head 2nd behind Dragon Cavallo. The gelding is well placed at the weights with 54.5kg after the claim and both career wins were recorded over the 1200m trip.
Former Macau galloper, CHARITY GOLD comes under notice following his third Malaysian start and could provide the value in the 1100m Class 5B event (Race 12). The five-year-old delivered his best local performance here on February 23 when he flashed home from second last at the 400m mark to finish 2.5 lengths 3rd to the inform Outfit over 1020m. The gelding was specked at long odds and despite not winning since August 2023, the winning drought could be broken come Saturday.
