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Jake Bayliss put behind the
disappointment of three second-place finishes
—
one last week and two earlier this afternoon
— to open in his Singapore account with
NATE'S HONOUR in the Class 5, Div 2 - 1400m handicap at Kranji this
afternoon.
The 27-year-old, who made his Kranji debut last week, then went on to
complete a double with ROCKET RYANE.
Never mind that the star of the day was Brazilian jockey Manoel Nunes who
booted home five winners.
"I’d be lying if I said I didn’t shed a tear after I hit
the line," said Bayliss who as a boy, lived in Singapore when his father
Jamie worked as track rider for ex-Kranji trainer Mick Kent in the early
2000s.
"I had pencilled down the first two rides as my two best
chances. When they both ran second, my two bullets were gone and I thought I
was done for the day.
"But I kept showing up and got the win with another
horse. Tim (Fitzsimmons) told me to be positive, positive, positive with
this horse and don’t let the others come too close.
"Put the brakes on, and only increase the pace from the
600m."
Queensland-born Bayliss has some 350 winners to his name
and enjoyed a successful stint in New Zealand where he claimed his first
three Group 1 victories - VOLPE VELOCE in the 2018 Railway Stakes, ON THE
ROCKS in the 2019 Herbie Dyke Stakes and NICOLETTA in the 2019 NZ
Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes.
NATE'S HONOUR was one of four winners prepared by
Fitzsimmons.
"It’s my first four-timer since I began training here
three years ago. I’ve had some trebles, but this is the first time I’ve won
four," said the Australian who earlier won with FIREWORKS, THE BULLET and
BORN TO WIN.
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