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Affirmation keeps on improving

SINGAPORE: Feb 1, 2013

AFFIRMATION races home on the outside for his best win yet
- SNTC photo

In the middle of last year, AFFIRMATION was on a roll notching up three wins in four starts in the space of two months after he found himself in lowly Class 5.

Winner of two races in New Zealand prior to coming to Singapore, the gelding had a decent 2011 season winning twice, once each in Class 4 and 5.

But it was only last year AFFIRMATION showed just why his owners were willing to part with NZ$700,000 to secure him as a yearling.

Given a three-month let-up after his three wins, the six-year-old resumed three weeks ago with a smack-up third and stepped up in that effort to win the Class 3 - 1200m sprint on the polytrack at Kranji here tonight.

With his sixth win tonight, AFFIRMATION brought his earnings to over S$243,000. Still a long way to recover his purchase price but more wins should come his way.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1	CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
10	NORTHERN CAT	Z L Mok	R Shafiq	1
	(Statue Of Liberty - Royal Jelly by King's Best)
2	Whirlrunner	O'Hara	T See	2
3	Pint Sized Prince	M Freedman	J Moreira	3
1	Lady Shark	O'Hara	Sam	4

2	CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
1	BOSS CAN I CAN	Khoo	Chavez	1
	(Ishiguru - Stirling Rose by One Pound Sterling)
2	Samurai Kid	S Chua	S John	2
8	Wonder General	D Kok	M Nunes	3
7	Blue Lagoon	H Takaoka	Zaki	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	BOUNDLESS GLORY	S Burridge	J Moreira	1
	(King's Chapel - Stage Fright by Stravinsky)
3	Mr Epic	S Baertschiger	J Powell	2
9	Atlixco	B Dean	I Santana	3
1	Borsalino	O'Hara	Sam	4

4	CLASS 5 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
6	ROCKY GARDEN	S Gray	A Munro	1
	(Fastnet Rock - Arboretum by Woodman)
1	Salvo	C Brown	M Nunes	2
2	Arabian Night	B Marsh	J Moreira	3
11	Rich Born	Khoo	W L Tan	4

5	CLASS 4 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
5	PROFOUND	L Laxon	J Moreira	1
	(O'Reilly - La Scala by Bahhare)
1	Itiswhatitis	H K Tan	M Nunes	2
8	Golden Lido	H W Tan	I Santana	3
6	Think Ahead	M Walker	W L Tan	4

6	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
11	CALIFORNIA EAGLE	D Kok	J Moreira	1
	(Whywhywhy - Japon by Alzao)
5	Fat Shark	O'Hara	Sam	2
1	Just Good	H K Tan	M Nunes	3
3	War Lord	L Dragon	Z Zuriman	4

7	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
2	TOUCH OF GOLD	H W Tan	M Nunes	1
	(Captain Rio - Sangeeta by Faltaat)
1	Super Ninetyseven	M Freedman	J Moreira	2
6	Rough Dance	S Baertschiger	D Beasley	3
10	Qualitase	T Kieser	W L Tan	4

8	CLASS 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
7	AFFIRMATION	M Walker	W L Tan	1
	(Fastnet Rock - Affirmed Lady by Affirmed)
3	Imacruiser	H W Tan	S H Lee	2
8	Bombaata	Z L Mok	G Cheyne	3
6	Empire Bay	M Freedman	J Moreira	4

9	CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
6	SOUTHERN BOSS	Khoo	M Nunes	1
	(Bletchley Park - Kopek by Fasilyev)
5	Moova Hoova	S Lam	T Affandi	2
3	That's Gold	M Yusof	P Dellorto	3
9	Power Angel	M Clements	G Cheyne	4