Te Akau Singapore Sunday Preview

Te Akau Singapore has nine horses entered on Sunday 17 April at Kranji.

Resident trainer Donna Logan has taken over reins for Te Akau in Singapore, and Mark Walker returned home to New Zealand, replacing Jamie Richards who finished in March and leaves in May to train in Hong Kong. 

Since setting up stables in 2010, Walker was Champion Trainer in 2015, 2017 (record 87 wins), 2019, and 2021 with 66 wins, also runner-up three times, third, and fourth.

4:30 p.m. R2 5 Diamond Ring (5 g Super Easy - Donna Marie) - Simon Kok (a1); drew barrier 9 of 10 in $30,000 Class 5 1200 metres on poly-track and carries 54.5kg. He rates a top four chance.

4:30 p.m. R2 10 Qiji Star (Star Witness - Galeisha) - Jerlyn Seow (a3); drew barrier 8 of 10 in $30,000 Class 5 1200 metres on poly-track and carries 48.5kg. He will go forward and rates top four under light weight.

5:00 p.m. R3 6 Aftermath (4 g Spirit of Boom - Elusive Gift) - Jerlyn Seow (a3); drew barrier 3 of 12 in $50,000 Class 4 1200 metres on poly-track and carries 49.5kg. Ideally drawn (3), light weight, and rates top four.

6:30 p.m. R6 1 Olympia (4 g Gingerbread Man - Second Omen) - Ronald Stewart; drew barrier 3 of 8 in $30,000 Class 5 1100 metres on poly-track and carries 59kg. He rates a top three chance.

7:30 p.m. R8 9 Axel (6 g Darci Brahma - Josephines Fortune) - Jerlyn Seow (a3); drew barrier 1 of 12 in $50,000 Class 4 1600 metres on poly-track and carries 49kg. He needs to improve.

7:30 p.m. R8 11 Mystery Power (5 g No Nay Never - Gems) - Ismadi Amirul (a1); drew barrier 3 of 12 in $50,000 Class 4 1600 metres on poly-track and carries 49.5kg. He has been finishing well and rates place chance.

8:00 p.m. R9 5 Broadway Success (6 g Alamosa - Broadway Express) - Ronald Stewart; drew barrier 4 of 10 in $30,000 Class 5 1200 metres on poly-track and carries 56kg. Ideally drawn (4), unpredictable and needs to improve.

8:30 p.m. R10 5 Entertainer (5 g Zoustar - Laughing) - unfixed; drew barrier 1 of 7 in $100,000 Kranji Stakes A 1200 metres on poly-track and carries 52.5kg. Drawn ace, racing well and he rates top four.

9:00 p.m. R11 1 King Arthur (4 g I Am Invincible - Pentasia) - unfixed; drew barrier 2 of 7 in $70,000 Class 3 1100 metres on poly-track carries 58.5kg. Ultra consistent and rates top three.