Group 3 double for back-in-form Dujardin

SINGAPORE:  Jan 17, 2014
 
DUJARDIN sweeps home on the outside to win the Woodlands
Classic Stakes - SNTC photo

DUJARDIN, who put behind a disappointing 2013 to win the New Year Cup on Jan 1, made it a Group 3 double when he carved out a gutsy win in the S$150,000 Woodlands Classic Stakes over 2000m at Kranji here tonight.

Ridden by Manoel Nunes who also had the ride in the New Year Cup (1900m) which was run on the polytrack, the New Zealand gelding showed that he is equally at ease on either surfaces.

The six-year-old was well back in the running in the seven-horse contest but was not seen as a winner till late in the race, charging home to beat LORD BROMPTON to win by a neck in a very close finish in which only three lengths separated the field.

The favourite MARTIN finished last after being denied a run and had nowhere to go in the bunch-up field.

"Honestly, I thought he would face a tougher task with 57kg compared to 51.5kg at his last win," said Nunes.

"Honestly, I thought the track would have suited MARTIN tonight, but he got jammed up," said winning trainer Laurie Laxon. "Danny said he should have finished second."

DUJARDIN, a two-time winner in New Zealand, had a promising start to his Singapore campaign when he he won three races in 2012 and at the tailend of the year was third to FLYING FULTON in the Group 3 Colonial Chief Stakes over 1700m.

He failed to show up in all his seven starts last year but is truly back to his best.

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

1

 KRANJI STAKES D - 1200M

1

 ANGRY CAT HW Tan D Beasley

1
  (4 ch.a.g Estambul - Philliann by Bellotto)  

7

 Magical Sunset B Dean Aslam

2

2

 Green Tracer S Baertschiger R Hasri

3

9

 Arapuni L Laxon V Leal

4
 

2

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M

13

 RUM N RAISINS ZL Mok L Allpress

1
  (3 b.a.g Manner Hill - Georgia by Naturalism)  

1

 Serpico M Freedman M Nunes

2

11

 Forever Ahead M Walker I Santana

3

7

 Piasau Garden D Kok T See

4
 

3

 CLASS 2 - 1600M

5

 BENDICION H Takaoka A Munro

1
  (4 b.j.m Black Tide - Harbor Ojo by Commander In Chief)  

6

 Emperor Banquet P Shaw B Vorster

2

8

 World War Khoo M Nunes

3

4

 Tiger Master S Yeoh I Santana

4
 

4

 CLASS 5 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)

8

 NORTH STAR H Takaoka Zaki

1
  (5 b.j.g Opera House - North Princess by Adjudicating)  

7

 Rocky Garden S Gray S Noh

2

11

 Conquest S Chua HK Cheng

3

4

 Super Zucca M Walker R Zawari

4
 

5

 CLASS 3 - 1200M

1

 BOURBON GOLDMAN ZL Mok D Flores

1
  (4 br.nz.g Gallant Guru - Zerperfluous by Zerpour)  

7

 Eatons Gold M Walker R Shafiq

2

4

 Empire Bay M Freedman M Nunes

3

5

 Solitaire S Baertschiger D Beasley

4
 

6

 CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)

11

 PEGASUS VICTORY O'Hara M Nunes

1
  (7 b.a.g Fantastic Light - Miss Raffin Dane by Special Dane)  

1

 Rapid Rewards L Dragon J Powell

2

5

 Bold Bid B Marsh CW Brown

3

3

 Rocket Rider S Yeoh Zaki

4
 

 

 WOODLANDS CLASSIC STAKES

7

 SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (CW) - 2000M

2

 DUJARDIN L Laxon M Nunes

1
  (6 b.nz.g Magic Ring - Princess Willow by Val D'Arno)  

7

 Lord Brompton C Brown L Allpress

2

4

 Musketeer H Takaoka A Munro

3

6

 Goodpack Khoo I Santana

4
 

8

 CLASS 4 - 2000M

2

 WALL STREET BOY C Brown J Powell

1
  (4 ch.nz.g Encosta De Lago - La Lagune by Danehill)  

5

 Danger Zone H Takaoka D Beasley

2

1

 Flying Ahead B Marsh I Santana

3

4

 Yes Baba P Shaw CW Brown

4
 

9

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

12

 FUKU ICHIBAN HK Tan Saifudin

1
  (6 b.a.g Black Minnaloushe - Yulia by Hunza Court)  

5

 Exquisitely Sweet B Marsh D Flores

2

7

 Collect The Cash D Kok V Leal

3

1

 Two M And M P Shaw B Vorster

4