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COSMO BULK, winner of the
Singapore Airlines International Cup in 2006, will be aiming to it a Japan
hat-trick in the S$3m Group 1 event over 2000m at Kranji come Sunday.
It will be COSMO BULK's third appearance in
the event, after finishing second to Japan's SHADOW GATE last year.
Europe, who has won the event twice with
ENDLESS HALL (2001) and EPALO (2004) will be pinning its hopes on three
gallopers – the French pair of MUSICAL WAY (Group 2 Prix Dollar) and
multiple Listed winner BALIUS and TRAFFIC GUARD.
The French gallopers represented their country with distinction in the
Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup over 2000m in Hong Kong on April 27,
producing eye-catching efforts with BALIUS finishing second and MUSICAL WAY
a luckless seventh to ARCHIPENKO. TRAFFIC GUARD was a recent second in the
Group 3 Sefton Stakes over 1800m at Newmarket on April 18.
South African mentor Herman Brown looks set to continue his emergence on the
global stage with recent US$5 million Dubai Duty Free winner JAY PEG and new
recruit MOURILYAN, who ran eighth in the US$5 million Group 1 Dubai Sheema
Classic (2400m) when under the care of Irish trainer John Oxx.
SIR SLICK and SPIN AROUND are two well-credentialled gallopers from New
Zealand. SIR SLICK is a five-time Group 1 winner, most recent being the New
Zealand Stakes on 8 March while SPIN AROUND has won the Group 1 Avondale
Gold Cup (2200m) after a successful stint in Hong Kong.
Singapore’s challenge to the foreign contingent include KING AND KING,
second to SHADOW GATE last year but has just one run this season after a
long layout, TRIGGER EXPRESS, winner of the recent Queen Elizabeth II Cup,
MR LINE, winner of the Singapore Gold Cup in 2006 and is racing near his
best form with two wins already this season, and last season’s Derby Trail
winner CHEVRON who is in mint condition with two wins in his last two four
starts.  |
