TOMORROW'S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD IT COULD BE A THUMPING GOOD SUNDAY

 6.20  RACE 1  KS-D D2 -1200m(Polytrack)

1 All My Way L Allpress (7) 58

2 Oriental Pearl I Santana (6) 58

3 Premier Grade B Vorster (5) 58

4 Southern General YF Leong (10) 58

5 Zac Heaven M Nunes (8) 58

6 Captain Mccaw C Brown (11) 56.5

7 King Of Koon Richard Lim (4) 56.5

8 Hooper J See* (2) 55

9 Sacred Crown KB Soo (1) 55

10 Stride Meteor A Munro (3) 53.5

11 Pistol Dawn M Suhaimi (9) 53.5

 6.50  RACE 2  IP -1000m(Polytrack)

1 Appreciation HK Cheng (1) 57.5

2 Panama City O Chavez (9) 57.5

3 Zedkaar R Zawari* (10) 57.5

4 Windsor Knot E Aslam (4) 56

5 Rapture L Allpress (8) 56

6 Black Fiery I Saifudin (12) 54.5

7 Magic Dragon M Kellady (7) 54.5

8 Overpower M Suhaimi (3) 54.5

9 Ace Rich TK Barnabas* (2) 54.5

10 Rainbow Star M Zaki (5) 54.5

11 Victory Achiever C Brown (11) 54.5

12 Winning Star D Chee (6) 54.5

 7.20  RACE 3  C4 -1700m(Polytrack)

1 Bowie Knife A Munro (4) 58

2 Irish Flash M Nunes (3) 55.5

3 Saint Valley R Shafiq* (6) 51.5

4 Brilliant Power V Leal (2) 51

5 Incredible Hulk I Santana (5) 50.5

6 Royal Brat B Vorster (1) 50

 7.50  RACE 4  KS-D D1 -1200m(Polytrack)

1 Tropical Forest O Chavez (8) 58

2 Hopkins M Nunes (11) 58

3 Ravoux L Allpress (6) 58

4 All Serene A Munro (12) 56.5

5 Golden Knight D Flores (1) 56.5

6 Cool Cat I Santana (10) 56.5

7 Solid Wood S Noh* (3) 56.5

8 Vitalico R Shafiq* (5) 56.5

9 Sugartime Jazz E Aslam (7) 55

10 Rapid Rewards J Powell (9) 55

11 Volkov YF Leong (4) 55

12 So Free Now KB Soo (2) 53.5

 8.20  RACE 5  Novice -1100m(Polytrack)

1 Sacred City KB Soo (9) 58

2 Final Countdown A Munro (2) 58

3 Blue Diamond D Beasley (5) 55

4 Mia C Brown (6) 55

5 Sure Win M Nunes (10) 55

6 Balestra M Suhaimi (1) 55

7 Dauntless Knights Z Zuriman* (4) 55

8 Dragon Perk J Powell (3) 55

9 Super Lucky Power I Saifudin (8) 55

10 Warisan I Santana (7) 55

 8.50  RACE 6  C3 -1100m(Polytrack)

1 Superb Success S John (8) 57

2 Cash Dot Com D Flores (10) 56.5

3 Tim Z Zuriman* (5) 56.5

4 Seligi D Beasley (2) 55.5

5 BM Win WS Chan* (6) 55

6 Princess Sarah YF Leong (7) 55

7 Southern Boss J See* (9) 54

8 Super Good B Vorster (3) 53.5

9 Duty Free I Saifudin (1) 53

10 Media Captain A Munro (4) 53

11 Bigdinero M Suhaimi (11) 52.5

 9.20  RACE 7  KS-D -1600m(Polytrack)

1 Affirmation M Nunes (1) 58

2 Casino King B Vorster (6) 58

3 Marcusino D Beasley (5) 58

4 No Nonsense C Brown (10) 58

5 Serpico S Noh* (12) 58

6 Stage Bright A Munro (11) 56.5

7 Face Off O Chavez (2) 56.5

8 American Vision V Leal (9) 56.5

9 Faithful Warrior YF Leong (4) 56.5

10 Storm Arc I Saifudin (7) 53.5

11 Legacy TK Barnabas* (3) 50.5

12 Who Els M Suhaimi (8) 49

 9.50  RACE 8  KS-A -1100m(Polytrack)

1 Yin Xin D Beasley (6) 58

2 Huka Falls C Brown (5) 58

3 Valevole B Vorster (9) 53.5

4 Rapido Star A Munro (8) 53.5

5 Congo Zandor TH Koh* (2) 53.5

6 My Son K A'Isisuhairi* (10) 53.5

7 Pioneer Seven M Nunes (1) 52

8 Texan Takeover L Allpress (7) 52

9 Touch Of Gold O Chavez (4) 52

10 Ronnie Brown I Santana (3) 50.5

 10.20  RACE 9  C4 -1200m(Polytrack)

1 Clutha Lad R Shafiq* (9) 57

2 U Got It WL Tan* (13) 57

3 Angry Cat D Beasley (11) 56.5

4 Cheetah On Fire Z Zuriman* (8) 56.5

5 Don Inaki B Vorster (10) 56.5

6 Splice J Powell (1) 56.5

7 Faithfully O Chavez (12) 56

8 Movie Goer M Nunes (6) 56

9 Pacino V Leal (5) 56

10 Primera Espada S Sam (7) 56

11 To Be Remembered D Flores (2) 55.5

12 Winning Success J See* (4) 53.5

E.A

13 Pure White A Munro (3) 52

14 Zac Velocity Unfixed (14) 51.5

brian@sph.com.sg

Hand an ugly duckling over to Hideyuki Takaoka and he'll turn her into a swan.

Over the years, we've seen that happen so many times. Takaoka has got a way with the "girls" and his ability to transform fillies and mares into champions is beyond dipute.

To put the point home, we need only mention the names of two champs and punters usually get the message. Jolies Shinju and Better Life.

Now, "Mister" Takaoka has another good looking gal in his yard and, given time, she too could shape up into something special.

TWO WINS

THUMPING is her name and twice before, we watched her thump her opponents into submission. Her third win could be on the cards if she can reproduce the form she showed on the training track yesterday.

With Alan Munro on the reins, Thumping cantered one round before clapping on the pace to run the final 600m in 36.2sec. It was a smart piece of work and it gave a strong signal that she was ready to tackle her all-male rivals in Sunday's Open Benchmark 67 over the mile.

We mentioned Thumping had twice before been successful. The first time was last July. In just her second race start, the then-three-year-old tracked Silver Fly all the way until deep into the home stretch where she took command and cruised to victory. At the post she was almost four lengths ahead of the second-placed runner.

She then ran fourth to Daniel in a Progress event and last November she made it two from four with a win in a Class 4 event over the 1,400m.

Unlike her maiden success when she stayed near the front, her second win took on an entirely different complexion.

After missing the jump, Munro allowed her to bowl along in last place where she settled and gathered her momentum. She had the field of bobbing bottoms in front of her when they turned for home and Munro opted to take her wide for her run.

Halfway down the stretch and Bogart was shouted the winner. But the filly kept going, mowed down the leader like he was a pole in a picket fence and drew away to an easy win.

After a break of two months, she came back in early January to run sixth to Wall Street Boy. She had genuine excuses then as she was held up on two occasions - once from the 600m to the 400m mark and again from the 300m until the 200m.

She meets a small but talented field on Sunday but, being the gutsy gal that she is, we expect the American-bred four-year-old to hold her own over the mile.

WILLIAM LOW'S GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S TRACKWORK FROM KRANJI:

WORKOUTS BY HORSES RUNNING ON SUNDAY

RACE 1: Bally Boy 38.1. Carnival Star HH 35.4. Salute HH 43.8. California Kid 35.2. Magic Diva (I Saifudin) 37.1.RACE 2: Golden Dragon (M Kellady) 38.8. Montreal Gold 37.2. Time After Time (Saifudin) 36.3. Encosta Zone HH 37.5. Brave Cavalier 39.5.

RACE 3: Flying Zero 38.5. Irish Rebel (C Brown) 37.1. Thumping HHH (A Munro) canter/36.2. Rum N Raisins canter/39.7.

RACE 4: Bob HH (D Beasley) canter/41.8. Hitchhiker (Munro) 38.9.

RACE 5: More Than Worthy HHH (TH Koh) canter/37.9. Jem Jet 35.7. Eishin Bright 44.1. Roma HH 39.1. Sacred General canter/39.7. Newfoundfame 39.2.

RACE 6: Take It Home HH (S Noh) 39.5. Big Ready HH canter/36.5. The Stallone 39.2.

RACE 7: Eclair Sensation HH (Brown) 37.3. Sombrani 38.4. Toast's Angel HHH (L Allpress) 43.2. Hero Success (Saifudin) 39.1.

RACE 8: Pegasus Victory 38.4. Chi Lin (Kellady) 40.2. Anchieta 43.8.

RACE 9: Hammer Down HH 38.2. Holy Warrior 39.3. Knight Spirit (T Rehaizat) canter/37.5.

RACE 10: Ange D'Orient HH (Allpress) 35.7.

RACE 11: Ladies First HH (M Zaki) canter/36.2. The Omega Man 38.7. Black Friday (Munro) canter/36.5. Frances HH (Brown) canter/36.5.

WORKOUTS BY HORSES RUNNING TOMORROW

RACE 1: Premier Grade 34.5.

RACE 7: Marcusino HH (Beasley) 37.5.

RACE 8: Valevole HH 41.3. My Son HH (B Vorster) 36.3.

RACE 9: Don Inaki HH 41.3.

KRANJI

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