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War Affair wins battle of juveniles

SINGAPORE: May 17, 2013

WAR AFFAIR coasting to an easy win - SNTC photo

WAR AFFAIR proved to be the top-year-old of the season when he scored a two-length victory in the S$325,000 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe over 1200m at Kranji here tonight.

The New Zealand gelding was the only juvenile this term to claim more than one of the Horseshoe series, after his last start victory in the Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes 12 days ago.

Backing up so quickly after that run proved to be no border for the Mark Walker trained gelding. Ridden once again by Joao Moreira, WAR AFFAIR settled in midfield and once he found daylight at the top of the straight, it was always to deny him victory in the Singapore Group 2 event.

Purchased for NZ$70,000 as a yearling, he has now earned more than S$200,000 from two wins and a fourth in three outings.

"He’s a pretty exciting horse. He’s kept improving with age and he’s got an exciting future in Singapore,” said Walker. “Being by O’Reilly, who is a great sire, I think he’ll go over more ground here."

RESULTS AT A GLANCE: Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position

	KELANTAN 2006 STAKES
1	CLASS 4 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	SUPERNOVA	B Marsh	C Brown	1
	(4 b.nz.g Elusive City - Our Girl Nelson by Carnegie)
6	Jet Man	S Chua	M Nunes	2
4	Cheetah On Fire	O'Hara	T Rehaizat	3
3	Meaisin	B Dean	Z Zuriman	4

	LIM'S OBJECTIVE 2007 STAKES
2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
6	CAPTAIN KIRK	Khoo	K A'Isisuhairi	1
	(3 ch.nz.g Falkirk - Chiming by Star Way)
7	Greenback	Z L Mok	J Verenzuela	2
11	Bogart	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
1	Tomorrows Dreams	B Dean	A Munro	4

	THE HORNET 2008 STAKES
3	CLASS 4 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
9	GOLIATH	S Burridge	C Brown	1
	(3 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - Beautiful Reward by Diesis)
8	Flaneur	L Laxon	Chavez	2
11	Super Jetset	S Chua	Zaki	3
3	Christmas	S Gray	A Munro	4

	REVOLTE 2009 STAKES
4	INITIATION - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
9	TRADING GOLD	P Shaw	J Moreira	1
	(3 b.brz.g Wild Event - Audacity by Clackson)
7	Domenico	P Shaw	B Vorster	2
1	Quantum Leap	S Burridge	A Munro	3
11	Herbs N Spices	S Burridge	K A'Isisuhairi	4

	AUSHORSE GOLDEN HORSESHOE
5	SINGAPORE GROUP 2, 2YO - 1200M
2	WAR AFFAIR	M Walker	J Moreira	1
	(2 br.nz.g O'Reilly - Kristique by Kris S)
3	Silver Dollar	S Chua	K A'Isisuhairi	2
11	Mexborough Boy	T Kieser	B Vorster	3
6	Bringithome	T Kieser	C Brown	4

	BETTER THAN EVER 2010 STAKES
6	BENCHMARK 89 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	MAKKURA	L Laxon	T H Koh	1
	(5 br.nz.m Falkirk - Electric Dream by Centaine)
2	Finderskeepers	M Walker	R Shafiq	2
8	Excel N Strike	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
9	Soul Commander	M Walker	B Vorster	4

	SINGAPORE GUINEAS
7	SINGAPORE GROUP 1, 3YO - 1600M
1	STEPITUP	S Yeoh	I Santana	1
	(3 b.a.g Hussonet - Ain't Seen Nothin' by Nothin' Leica Dane)
2	Super Ninetyseven	M Freedman	J Moreira	2
14	Bendicion	H Takaoka	A Munro	3
5	Zac Spirit	C Brown	J Powell	4

	GINGERBREAD MAN 2011 STAKES
8	GRADUATION - 1400M
8	WILD GEESE	S Burridge	J Moreira	1
	(4 b.e.g Exceed And Excel - Court Lane by Machiavellian)
6	Luwak Coffee	S Burridge	K A'Isisuhairi	2
5	Listen	D Kok	A Munro	3
10	Winner's Smile	S Chua	S John	4

	SUPER EASY 2012 STAKES
9	KRANJI STAKES C - 1400M
4	DAMO	P Shaw	B Vorster	1
	(4 ch.arg.g Lode - Escarlatte by Sonus)
9	Indicio	S Gray	K A'Isisuhairi	2
13	Super Junior	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
5	Tropaios	M Freedman	C Brown	4