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Eruption (No. 6) finishing second to Hasten first-up on Aug 20. He has made tremendous improvement and should land the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1,200m at Kranji on Saturday. ST PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA
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Eruption warning at Kranji

Trainer Michael Clements leading in one of his 2023 winners, Pacific Emperor (Simon Kok). He paired up with Kok to win the $1 million Singapore Gold Cup with $42 shot Big Hearted in 2020. ST PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA
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Clements says goodbye to Singapore racing

Bruno Queiroz saluting on Roda Robot after their victory on Aug 27. Manoel Nunes could not make the 51.5kg weight then and will be back on board on Saturday. PHOTO: SYAMIL SAPARI
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Roda Robot seeks treble

Empowering landing his second trial with Saifudin Ismail astride on July 27. The New Zealand-bred has been working with a vengeance for a second-up win after his debut fourth on Aug 20. PHOTO: STC
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Empowering raring to go

Trainer Tim Fitzsimmons' grey galloper Gold Ten Sixty-One (Bruno Queiroz) hanging on to beat fast-finishing stablemate Raising Sixty-One (Zyrul Nor Azman) in the third of six trials on Thursday morning. Mark them down as horses to follow.
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Queiroz the star at trials

Trainer Shane Baertschiger leading in his back-to-back upset winner Grand Sage (apprentice Jerlyn Seow) on Sunday. The horse won narrowly (a nose and then a shorthead) over 1,400m on both occasions. Apprentice Ibrahim Mamat was astride in the first win on Aug 6.
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Baertschiger on the double

Newcomer Lord's Command giving champion jockey Manoel Nunes an armchair ride in Sunday's Open Maiden event over 1,200m in Race 2. His time of 1min 09.75sec is 0.01sec faster than The Big Easy's class record set in November, 2018.
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Lord's Command loud and clear

Roda Robot (Manoel Nunes) scoring over 1,600m at Kranji last Sunday. He will be backing up again within a week over 2,000m.
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The Roda Robot show goes on

Newcomer Jin Sakamoto (inside) beating War Room in Trial 2.
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Jin Sakamoto revving up

Mr Malek winning the Group 3 Kranji Sprint (1,200m) with A'Isisuhairi Kasim astride on June 3. The combination is looking to strike in Sunday's Group 1 Lion City Cup (1,200m).
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Mr Malek best for giant-slayer role

A smiling trainer Jason Ong leading in Top Field (Bruno Queiroz), the second leg of his treble on Sunday. He also saddled Sirius (Queiroz) and Roda Robot (Manoel Nunes) to take his 2023 tally to 36 winners.
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‘Jason Ong stable is airborne’

The honest Kassab deserves another victory. ST PHOTO: SYAMIL SAPARI
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Kassab worth the wait

Golden Monkey responding brilliantly to Hugh Bowman's riding in the Group 1 Singapore Derby (1,800m) on July 23. The pair will reprise their roles in the Group 1 Lion City Cup (1,200m) on Aug 27. ST PHOTO: SYAMIL SAPARI
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Bowman, Moor back to roar