Te Akau Singapore Sunday Preview

Te Akau horses racing at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore, where premiership winning trainer Mark Walker (86 wins, 86 seconds, 121 thirds) already has 19 wins and lies in second position one off the lead, since 1 January.

Sunday 13 March

5.45 p.m. R1 2 CLERMONT CLUB - Manuel Nunes; draws well enough at six and carries 57kgs for the champion rider on the polytrack. He is enjoying good form currently and rates a top four chance having struck a suitable field in the Class 5 1800m. One of two in the race for Mark Walker.

5.45 p.m. R1 5 READY FORTUNE - Apprentice R Zawari (a2); draws out at 11 and will carry 54kgs with the apprentice claim.  A touch disappointing last start, he gets in well at the weights with the claim and rates a top four chance.

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6.15 p.m. R2 8 MISS WAIMATAITAI - Manuel Nunes; draws handily at five and will be piloted by the gun rider, carrying 55.5kgs on the polytrack.  She strikes a strong field here in the Restricted Maiden for 2&3YOs over 1000m but is in good form - she will improve as she gets up over more distance however still rates a top four chance.

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7.50 p.m. R5 10 CAPTAIN CLASSIQUE - Shafiq Rusof; has drawn the Kranji carpark for Te Akau's two time champion apprentice and will carry 54kgs in the Class 5 1100m on the polytrack.This horse needs to improve and his future racing looks set to be in Malaysia.

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8.20 p.m. R6 10 SHAQRAA - Manuela Nunes; draws okay at seven for Nunes in the Initiation 4YO and Below 1200m on the turf long course E.  One of two in the race for Mark Walker, she looks better suited to the turf and rates a top five chance.

8.20 p.m. R6 11 VRAAD - Shafiq Rusof; the second of the Te Akau team in this event, Vraad is a recent arrival from New Zealand and was a touch disappointing first up.  However on the turf today, he should be better suited and, as an improver, rates a top four chance from his nice draw of five, carrying 55kgs.

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8.50 p.m. R7 1 BIG BANKER - Danny Beasley; another who has copped a less than favourable draw for his Class 5 1800m assignment.  Last start was encouraging so it is a shame he has drawn wide as he will need luck from out there.  If he can overcome that challenge, and he has the rider to do so, carrying 57kgs he rates a top five chance.  One of two in the event for Mark Walker.

8.50 p.m. R7 3 SPEED CRAFT - Manuel Nunes; the second in the race for the stable and jumping from barrier nine, he carries 57kgs.  He has improved during the week with a tongue tie added and rates an outside chance.

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9.20 p.m. R8 7 HEE'S EGO - Manuel Nunes; one of the better draws for this gelding today (3), he will carry 56.5kgs in the Class 5 1100m on the polytrack.  Coming off a freshen up, he strikes a moderate field and rates a top four chance.

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9.55 p.m. R9 1 GOLDEN SAND STEED - App R Zawari (a2); gate six for this horse returning from a surgery lay-off, he will take benefit from the run as well as the 2kgs allowance, carrying 57kgs in the Open Benchmark 89 over 1200m on the turf long course E.

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10.30 p.m. R10 1 GLORIOUS PROSPECT - Manuel Nunes; a handy draw and a top jockey carrying 58kgs in the Kranji Stakes D SW over 1700m on the polytrack for a horse that is slowly acclimatising and improving and rates a place chance.

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11.00 p.m. R11 8 EN CIVIL - Shafiq Rusof; an encouraging first up performance and the Class 4 over 1400m which will suit, sees this runner rate a top four chance carrying 54.5kgs and drawing gate five, the last stable runner of the evening.

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