Rocket Man flies to Dubai in great form

SINGAPORE:  Mar 6, 2011
 
ROCKET MAN cruising to victory in his tune-up for Dubai
- SNTC photo

Singapore sprint champion heads to Dubai in the best possible form after a runaway win in the RDA Cup (Kranji Stakes A) over 1200m on the polytrack at Kranji here today.

It was the first start for the five-year-old since his narrow defeat to JJ THE JETPLANE in the Group 1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint last December.

Ridden by Barend Vorster, ROCKET MAN (Viscount - Macrosa by Mr McGinty) settled in second after a slightly slow start, but shot to the front at the home bend to win as he liked by five and three-quarter lengths in a time of 1min. 10.70secs.

ROCKET MAN has now won 12 times in 13 starts against the locals in Singapore but has been luckless in international Group 1 events thus far.

Last year, ROCKET MAN went down second by half-a-length to KINSALE KING in the Dubai Golden Shaheen and on his home track, was beaten a neck by Hong Kong's GREEN BIRDIE in the KrisFlyer International Sprint.

His maiden international success, however, came in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint when he dead-heated with ONE WORLD in his tune-up for the Hong Kong Sprint.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 MAIDEN - 1600M (POLYTRACK)

10

 Kobe Top Gun B Marsh O Placais

1

2

 Bomb Blast T Kieser K K Ng

2

1

 Sky Lord Khoo R Shafiq

3

8

 Kuti Kuti T Kieser R Fradd

4

2

 INITIATION - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

6

 Agenais D Hill S Cormack

1

9

 Rafaga H K Tan Saifudin

2

2

 Ace Amarre D Koh Soo

3

7

 Coliseum C Brown J Moreira

4

3

 CLASS 4, DIV 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

7

 Gistoriko S Chua N Cunha

1

2

 Chilli Baertschiger S H Low

2

11

 Darwin C Brown Saifudin

3

6

 Touch Luck S Burridge O Placais

4

4

 CLASS 5 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)

3

 Double Dose B Dean J Moreira

1

4

 Fortune Eight S Chua N Cunha

2

1

 Mongolian Star S Gray D Beasley

3

8

 Santana B Dean Sivan

4

5

 BRITISH ASSOCIATION GALLOP
  CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)  

8

 Rising Expectation B Dean Soo

1

12

 Honest Z L Mok Sam

2

7

 Good As Gold B Marcus R Stewart

3

4

 Street Ruffian S Burridge J See

4

6

 ANZA ACTION CUP
  CLASS 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)  

2

 Apache Crown S Burridge Kellady

1

1

 Be A Man Baertschiger J Powell

2

4

 Super Lucky Colour B Dean J Moreira

3

7

 Fat King H K Tan J See

4

7

 INGLIS EASTER YEARLING STAKES
  2YO - 1100M (POLYTRACK)  

2

 Dash For Win M Freedman D Beasley

1

8

 Beyonce L Laxon Saimee

2

1

 Bigdinero O'Hara Saifudin

3

4

 Irish Lightning P Shaw B Vorster

4

8

 RDA CUP
  KRANJI STAKES A - 1200M (POLYTRACK)  

1

 Rocket Man P Shaw B Vorster

1

3

 Capablanca Baertschiger J Powell

2

4

 Noble Manor L Laxon J Moreira

3

2

 Ntini M Freedman R Shafiq

4

9

 CLASS 5 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

3

 Lightning Ace D Koh Y F Leong

1

9

 Victory Ahead M Walker R Shafiq

2

1

 Classic Express M Clements J Moreira

3

2

 Decouper H Takaoka O Placais

4

10

 MARSILING CLASSIC STAKES - 1800M (POLYTRACK)

5

 Switchblade S Burridge J Moreira

1

8

 New Rose Wood D Koh Soo

2

3

 Thundering Jet P Shaw B Vorster

3

6

 Martial Art L Laxon J Powell

4

11

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

1

 Any Takers C Brown R Stewart

1

2

 Model Citizen B Dean R Shafiq

2

10

 Sunny Gray O'Hara Saifudin

3

7

 Sky Protege Khoo D Chee

4