Always Certain scores biggest win

SINGAPORE:  Oct 23, 2011
 
ALWAYS CERTAIN winning comfortably in the Raffles Cup
- SNTC photo

ALWAYS CERTAIN broke through for his first Singapore Group 1 success when he captured the $500,000 Raffles Cup over 1800m at Kranji here today.

Ridden by Vlad Duric, ALWAYS CERTAIN (Not A Single Doubt - Akarana by Akaaber) won by one length from the second favourite CLEAR FOR ACTION. The favourite BETTER THAN EVER ran his worst race, finishing last of 11 runners after being given every chance.

And there could have been a more deserving winner than the Australian five-year-old who recorded his seventh win in 25 starts.

As a juvenile, he twice met his match in MEXICAN ROSE. As a three-year-old, he played second fiddle to BETTER THAN EVER thrice in group races.

ALWAYS CERTAIN finally landed first group win in the Group 3 Committee Prize in September last year and took out the Group 2 Chairman's Trophy last July.

But the Raffles Cup victory was the biggest win yet for horse and trainer Michael Freedman. "It’s been a wonderful day so far,” said the Australian who went on to saddle a quartet of winners.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 BETTER THAN EVER 2010 HANDICAP
  CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1400M      

11

 Sir Rumble Baertschiger S H Low

1

8

 Zinly Khoo Y F Leong

2

2

 Silver Lining S Gray V Duric

3

4

 Super Knight B Dean T H Koh

4

2

 CHEYENNE DANCER 2009 STAKES
  RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M  

9

 Jeram Glory C Brown D Beasley

1

13

 Super Spur M Freedman J Moreira

2

12

 Solitaire Baertschiger V Duric

3

1

 High Fly Marco B Dean Aslam

4

3

 CHEVRON 2008 HANDICAP
  CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M      

3

 Black Jack Baertschiger S H Low

1

2

 Golden Tree H K Tan B Vorster

2

6

 Mulan H Takaoka Saimee

3

4

 Splitsville D Koh Woodworth

4

4

 LIM'S OBJECTIVE 2007 STAKES
  INITIATION - 1400M      

5

 Devonshire S Gray V Duric

1

12

 High Tick M Freedman J Moreira

2

9

 Willcanya C Brown D Beasley

3

10

 Iwa Antilia S Burridge D Beasley

4

5

 LIM'S CLASSIC 2006 HANDICAP
  BENCHMARK 89 - 1400M      

2

 The Comedian M Freedman J Moreira

1

4

 Just A Man Baertschiger B Vorster

2

5

 Won't Stop Khoo Woodworth

3

1

 U Got It Khoo Chavez

4

6

 BIG EASY 2005 HANDICAP
  CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1400M      

11

 Sir Fleetwood L Laxon B Vorster

1

1

 Grand Arrival M Clements R Shafiq

2

7

 Predictable S Burridge R Stewart

3

6

 Mr Gee S Gray V Duric

4

7

 MAYO'S MUSIC 2004 HANDICAP
  CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1400M      

9

 Royal Brat K C Yeoh Suhaimi

1

10

 Dunfalos Khoo Sam

2

11

 Eternal Fly H K Tan Saifudin

3

13

 Jus Beat It H W Tan Woodworth

4

8

 ZIRNA 2003 STAKES
  PROGRESS - 1200M      

9

 Mr Big M Freedman D Beasley

1

2

 Zac Influence C Brown J Moreira

2

8

 Kallisan S Gray Saimee

3

10

 El Milagro Baertschiger S John

4

9

 RAFFLES CUP - 1800M

5

 Always Certain M Freedman V Duric

1

10

 Clear For Action C Brown D Beasley

2

4

 Speed Baby S Burridge J Verenzuela

3

8

 Flying Fulton M Walker O Placais

4

10

 SMART BET 2002 HANDICAP
  BENCHMARK 74 - 1800M      

5

 Cash Luck M Freedman J Moreira

1

4

 Alacarte S Burridge V Duric

2

7

 Maraeti L Laxon R Stewart

3

1

 Samurai Phoenix C Brown Saimee

4

11

 TAPILDO 2011 HANDICAP
  CLASS 4 - 1200M      

14

 Sarong K C Yeoh Suhaimi

1

1

 Quality Stars S Burridge V Duric

2

8

 Doremi La M Yusof R Stewart

3

2

 Seligi Baertschiger S H Low

4