Conflight takes off in 3YO Sprint

SINGAPORE:  Mar 27, 2016
 
CONFLIGHT coasting to victory in the Dester Singapore Three-Year-Old
Sprint - SNTC photo
 

Confidence Stable, who have won numerous big races in Malaysia with CONFIDENCE V and champion mare CONFLUENCE, captured their first feature race in Singapore when CONFLIGHT sprang a big surprise in the Group 3 Dester Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m) at Kranji today.

And appropriately, it was Oscar Chavez, who won a Penang Gold Cup, Piala Emas Sultan Selagor, Selangor Gold Cup, Sprint Trophy and Coronation Cup with CONFLUENCE, who should be responsible for the stable's first black type win at Kranji.

Although CONFLIGHT won three of six starts and was placed second twice, he was unfancied in the betting probably as he has yet to be tested beyond 1100m and has thus far done his racing on the polytrack.

But any doubt about the Host gelding handling the turf and distance was answered in the most emphatic way when CONFLIGHT made all the running to win by half a length, beating the favourite MAGNUM. He paid $269 for a win.

"I had no doubt he was the quickest horse in the race. It was always the plan to go forward and ride him for luck in front," said Chavez who brought up a treble for the day with the win. "My only concern was that hard race he had at his last start and the grass which was a question mark. He did not pull up so well but his work has been good leading up to today’s race."

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

1

 KIWI KARMA 2015 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11 REAL HERO HW Tan Chavez

1
  (5 b.ir.g Balmont - Beginners Luck by Key Of Luck)  
9 Million Round D Koh Saifudin

2
5 Rock Of Ages P Shaw B Vorster

3
6 Satellite Prince O'Hara T See

4
 

2

 WAR AFFAIR 2014 STAKES
CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)
3 AUREUS Khoo WS Chan

1
  (4 br.nz.g Guillotine - Kristabeba by Kris)  
10 Street Champ B Dean Aslam

2
5 General Conatus S Yeoh CK Ng

3
2 Zahir B Marsh CS Chin

4
 

3

 STEPITUP 2013 STAKES
BENCHMARK 67 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
2 EATONS GOLD M Walker M Nunes

1
  (7 br.a.g Jet Spur - Road Ranger by Encosta De Lago)  
5 Rich Fortune HW Tan R Shafiq

2
7 Our Touch M Walker Chavez

3
3 Cash Box D Koh Woodworth

4
 

4

 SUPER EASY 2012 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
10 GOLDEN JADE H Takaoka Chavez

1
  (5 b.ir.g Captain Steve - Magie Blanche by Air Shakur)  
2 Hee's Ego M Walker M Nunes

2
5 Evertrust D Hill B Vorster

3
8 Ocean Story HK Tan A Munro

4
 

5

 GINGERBREAD MAN 2011 STAKES
CLASS 3, DIV 2 - 1400M
1 LIM'S RALLY S Burridge D Beasley

1
  (4 b/br.nz.g O'Reilly - Bella Valentina by Pins)  
4 Gold Peregrine S Burridge B Vorster

2
2 Solaris Spectrum S Baertschiger Kellady

3
9 Golden Tomahawk M Freedman A Munro

4
 

6

 BETTER THAN EVER 2010 STAKES
KRANJI STAKES C - 2200M
2 RIDE OF VALKYRIES P Shaw B Vorster

1
  (5 br.arg.m Orpen - Bsaka Hermosa by Engrillado)  
5 Air Force One S Burridge CW Brown

2
1 Smart Lad M Yusof M Nunes

3
6 Sunny D Hill A Munro

4
 

7

 MOORING 2009 STAKES
CLASS 3, DIV 1 - 1400M
1 THESE STREETS C Brown V Duric

1
  (6 b.nz.g Elusive City - Conquering Beauty by I Conquer)  
8 Pole Paradise ZL Mok MM Firdaus

2
2 Risky Rockefeller S Burridge CW Brown

3
4 Chase M Walker R Shafiq

4
 

8

 BIG MAVERICK 2008 STAKES
CLASS 5, DIV 3 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11 SUPER VELOX Khoo G Boss

1
  (7 ch.nz.g Bahhare - Existent by Flying Spur)  
9 Sacred Crown M Yusof D Beasley

2
5 Flying Mission D Hill B Vorster

3
6 Jack Of Hearts D Koh Woodworth

4
 

9

 DESTER SINGAPORE THREE-YEAR-OLD SPRINT
SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (SW) - 1200M
3 CONFLIGHT HW Tan Chavez

1
  (3 b.a.g Host - Frolicking Miss by Danzero)  
2 Magnum M Freedman CW Brown

2
9 Awesome HK Tan Woodworth

3
10 Marine Treasure S Burridge G Boss

4
 

10

 LIM'S OBJECTIVE 2007 STAKES
KRANJI STAKES D - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
6 MIGHTY MAN M Freedman D Beasley

1
  (4 b.nz.g O'Reilly - Sentura by Volksraad)  
5 Lucky Boy B Marsh V Duric

2
13 Kaiser HK Tan K Toh

3
14 Stock Broker M Freedman CW Brown

4
 

11

 WHY BE 2006 STAKES
CLASS 4 - 1200M
7 KEVIN ELEVEN M Clements K Toh

1
  (6 br.nz.g Danroad - Country Road by Success Express)  
3 Wonderful M Walker M Nunes

2
4 Optimus S Gray CW Brown

3
1 Run It Twice S Burridge G Boss

4