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Akhtar bounces
back with runaway win
SINGAPORE: Oct 21, 2023 |
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| AKHTAR (Bruno Queiroz) coasting to
victory - SNTC photo |
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AKHTAR recovered from the worst run
of his Singapore campaign thus far last time out to score a runaway win in
the Class 4 - 1000m sprint on the polytrack at Kranji here today.
The Australian entire, who had a win and a third in seven runs in Sydney,
won his Singapore debut last July and was placed in three subsequent runs in
Class 3.
A last-start sixth two weeks ago saw him back in Class 4 and the
five-year-old seized the drop in class to trash his rivals by three and a
quarter lengths to conclude a superb afternoon for both rider Bruno Queiroz
and trainer Jason Ong.
Both had combined to score on HEALTHY BABY and TOP FIELD earlier in the day.
Queiroz also scored on LONHRO GOLD much earlier.
Ong also consolidated his position at the top of the table with an early
double with DRAGON MASTER and WAR STAR. It was the Singaporean's first
five-timer in his best-ever season yet.
"My first five-timer – I don’t know what to say," said
Ong who now leads the 2023 trainer’s premiership on 52 wins for the season.
"Everything came together. It’s a team effort, from the
stable boys to the farriers to the riders. Everyone put in (the effort) and
it added up to today’s results.
"Two of my winners today – Top Field and Dragon Master –
had issues with their feet, so the team of farriers – Jessen (Dennison),
Paul (Summers) and Chris (Matts) all contributed.
"And the jockeys – Bruno and Manoel (Nunes) – gave so
much feedback on my horses."
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RESULTS AT A GLANCE:
Tote No / Horse / Trainer /
Jockey / Position |
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CLASS 5 - 1200M |
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1 |
DRAGON MASTER |
J Ong |
M Nunes |
1 |
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(3 b.a.g Pride Of Dubai - Contango Miss by Congrats) |
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2 |
Nature Chief |
J Ong |
TH Koh |
2 |
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7 |
Sacred Suite |
J Tan |
M Akamzani |
3 |
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4 |
Retallica |
S Gray |
R Stewart |
4 |
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2 |
OPEN MAIDEN (WFA) - 1200M (POLYTRACK) |
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6 |
WAR STAR |
J Ong |
I Anirul |
1 |
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(7 b.nz.g Tavistock - Hasta La Brahma by Darci
Brahma) |
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7 |
Windfall |
R Le Grange |
N Rozlan |
2 |
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8 |
Are You Happy |
R Le Grange |
R Iskandar |
3 |
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5 |
Raweno |
HW Tan |
TH Koh |
4 |
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3 |
CLASS 5, DIV 2 - 1000M (POLYTRACK) |
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5 |
LONHRO GOLD |
KS Tan |
B Queiroz |
1 |
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(9 b.a.g Denman - Iltizaam by Exceed And Excel) |
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3 |
Centurion |
KS Tan |
R Azhar |
2 |
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7 |
Cash Out |
R Lim |
M Akmazani |
3 |
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6 |
Wednesday |
D Meagher |
M Nunes |
4 |
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4 |
CLASS 4 - 1400M |
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8 |
MAKIN |
S Burridge |
M Nunes |
1 |
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(4 b.a.g Written Tycoon - Dream Play by Hennessy) |
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7 |
Jin Sakamoto |
R Lim |
PH Seow |
2 |
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6 |
Ace Sovereign |
T Fitzsimmons |
L Beuzelin |
3 |
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5 |
Te Akau Ben |
D Logan |
M Ibrahim |
4 |
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5 |
MAIDEN - 1400M |
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8 |
HEALTHY BABY |
J Ong |
B Queiroz |
1 |
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(5 b.nz.g Sweynesse - Raise You Voice by Bachelor
Duke) |
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9 |
Bintang Sixty-One |
J Peters |
K Faiz |
2 |
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7 |
Lim's Sinai |
D Meagher |
R Stewart |
3 |
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5 |
City Gold Warrior |
D Kok |
K A'Isisuhairi |
4 |
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6 |
CLASS 5, DIV 1 - 1000M (POLYTRACK) |
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4 |
SUPER POSH |
D Logan |
Clyde Leck |
1 |
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(8 b.nz.g Super easy - Posh Bec by Le Bec Fin) |
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9 |
Supermax |
R Lim |
M Nunes |
2 |
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1 |
Mister Dynamo |
T Fitzsimmons |
R Azhar |
3 |
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3 |
Fabu |
J Ong |
L Beuzelin |
4 |
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7 |
CLASS 5 - 1600M |
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3 |
TOP FIELD |
J Ong |
B Queiroz |
1 |
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(5 b.a.g Real Impact - Email Me by Danehill) |
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1 |
City Gold Friend |
D Kok |
M Nunes |
2 |
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9 |
Missile Rain |
J Ong |
I Saifudin |
3 |
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2 |
Star Express |
J Peters |
R Woodworth |
4 |
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8 |
CLASS 4 - 1200M (POLYTRACK) |
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7 |
SOUTHERN SPEED |
R Lim |
M Nunes |
1 |
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(6 b.a.g I Am Invincible - Unswerving by Commands) |
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1 |
Lucky Baby |
J Tan |
R Woodworth |
2 |
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3 |
Paletas |
R Lim |
TH Koh |
3 |
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4 |
Reignite |
D Logan |
Clyde Leck |
4 |
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9 |
CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK) |
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10 |
NINEONEONE |
D Koh |
PH Seow |
1 |
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(5 b.nz.g Wrote - Honey Bee by Volksraad) |
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9 |
Happy Warrior |
D Kok |
Clyde Leck |
2 |
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4 |
Tony's Love |
R Le Grange |
B Queiroz |
3 |
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8 |
Raging Rabbit |
HW Tan |
L Beuzelin |
4 |
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10 |
CLASS 4 - 1600M |
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8 |
LIGHTNING STRIKE |
T Fitzsimmons |
R Stewart |
1 |
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(4 ch.a.g Impending - Doojah by Danewin) |
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6 |
Lim's Puncak Jaya |
D Meagher |
L Beuzelin |
2 |
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7 |
Great Warrior |
J Ong |
M Nunes |
3 |
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9 |
Pacific Chief |
D Kok |
M Zaki |
4 |
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11 |
CLASS 4 - 1000M (POLYTRACK) |
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1 |
AKHTAR |
J Ong |
B Queiroz |
1 |
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(5 b.a.h I Am Invincible - Serious Speed by Royal
Academy) |
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5 |
Always Together |
D Meagher |
Clyde Leck |
2 |
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8 |
Colonel Son |
T Mahadi |
R Iskandar |
3 |
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9 |
Diaz |
T Fitzsimmons |
PH Seow |
4 |
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