Friday's Singapore Stipendiary Stewards' report highlights
RACE 1
ALWAYS A WINNER: Bumped.
GOOD LOOUKEN: Bumped; crowded.
GOOD BUDDY: Crowded.
OUR RIVER DANCER: Carried outwards.
APPELLATION: Crowded; checked.
BINGO: Carried outwards; buffeted.
OASIS SPUR: Raced wide.
EXCEPTIONAL: Awkwardly placed; taken outwards to obtain clear running.
DRAGON NINETYNINE: Jockey TH Koh, when questioned regarding Dragon Ninetynine leading, said that at his last start, the gelding was reluctant to stride out early and settled in a rearward position and, as such, he decided to ride the horse aggressively in the early stages with a view to obtain a midfield position. However, with no early pace, he found himself in the lead. His explanation was noted.
RACE 2
BULLET: Slow to begin.
MIGHTY GLORY: Crowded.
GOLD STRIKER: Jumped awkwardly inwards.
BELLY DANCE: Bumped; raced keenly and had to be restrained.
LITTLE BELLE: Bumped; carried outwards; raced keenly; got her head up and lost ground when being eased; proved difficult to settle.
GREAT NINTH: Steadied on two occasions; raced tight; crowded; eased; had a tendency to lay inwards; made contact; a veterinary examination revealed that Great Ninth returned not striding out freely.
VICTORY: Rolled outwards.
GOLD CROWN: Rolled inwards; inconvenienced; checked outwards.
BULLET: Crowded and lost ground.
NOT EXACTLY: Had difficulty obtaining a clear run between the 500m mark and the 300m mark.
GENERAL ZOD: Made contact; taken wider.
RACE 3
HAPPY SAGA: Restless in the barrier; slow to begin.
DYLAN: Jumped awkwardly.
HAPPY PRINCESS: Jumped awkwardly' raced keenly.
SPIRIT OF SPEED: Taken wide; raced wide.
THANKFULNESS: Eased.
XIN TREASURE: Rolled outwards.
RACE 4
BATTLE KING: Lost ground after beginning awkwardly.
PRINCESS ZOLA: Jumped awkwardly outwards; inconvenienced.
ROYAL FLUSH: Inconvenienced twice.
BANK ON ME:: Jumped awkwardly outwards; made contact.
BONJOUR BOB: Made contact.
SPEED CRAFT: Severely checked; returned having cast his off-hind plate.
IKTO: Inconvenienced.
MR TRY: Held up and unable to secure clear running between 500m and the 400m.
SIR REGINALD: Unable to secure clear running between the 500m and the 100m; bumped.
HENRY THE EIGHTH: Bumped; checked.
RACE 5
ROYAL DOMINANCE: Slow into stride; bumped on two occasions; raced tight; unbalanced; returned with an irregular heart rhythm.
ANY RUMOUR: Jumped awkwardly outwards; bumped on four occasions; raced tight; unbalanced; laid inwards.
ALFONSO: Bumped.
GALAXY EXPRESS: Eased.
IKING: Bumped outwards; returned having cast his near-hind plate.
ZIPANGU: Bumped.
KING SAVINSKY: Raced keenly.
PRECIOUS GEM: Raced wide; bumped; unbalanced.
RACE 6
FANTASTIC WARRIOR: Slow to begin.
YOUNG LADY: Lost ground after beginning awkwardly.
ANGSANA: Jumped awkwardly outwards; bumped.
STOCK BROKER: Bumped; rolled inwards.
SO PERFECT: Jumped awkwardly outwards; bumped heavily; apprentice T Rehaizat reported that So Perfect was not striding out freely.
KING OF KOON: Jumped inwards; bumped heavily; hung outwards.
TIME AFTER TIME: Difficult to settle.
IMPERIOUS: Held up and unable to improve between the 600m mark and the 300m mark.
CASSIS OOLONG: Disappointed for a clear run.
BLUE LAGOON: Jockey M Zaki reported that Blue Lagoon was not striding out freely.
RACE 7
TIGER MASTER: Slow to begin; raced wide.
DRAGON G: Crowded.
OVER EASY: Jumped awkwardly inwards.
FUJIN BRIGHT: Carried outwards.
MING ZHI COSMOS: Began awkwardly.
BOOMARANG DELUXE: Raced wide.
RACE 8
ENCOSTA ZONE: Slow to begin.
URBAN LEGEND: Crowded.
AGELESS: Jumped inwards.
SHENZHOU ONE: Overraced; had to be restrained; checked; held up and unable to improve between the 800m mark and the 600m mark.
SUGARTIME JAZZ: Raced wide.
WEOWNA FLYER: Raced wide; apprentice J See dropped his off-side rein passing the 350m mark, which he regained shortly thereafter.
GRAND PARIS: Inconvenienced.
KEEP SPINNING: Laid outwards.
WINNING SUCCESS: Checked.
RACE 9
SACRED CITY: Restless in the barrier; carried wide.
TERMINATOR: Bumped.
COOL CAT: Bumped.
BRAHMS AND LISZT: Checked; checked inwards again when disappointed for a run.
GRAND VITESS: Inconvenienced.
MOONBEAM DAZZLER: Steadied outwards; returned having cast his near-fore plate.
SUPER SPUR: Carried wide; held up for clear running passing the 250m mark.
It's time to GET GOING
GET GOING has been consistent without winning.
But he gets his chance in Race 3 at Kranji this afternoon, when he meets what looks like a weak Kranji Stakes D-2 field over 1,400m.
The Michael Clements-trained, Lucky Stable-owned four-year-old's last-start second should put him in good stead for today's assignment.
He moved up from midfield to beat all but the promising Fastnet Dragon, who clocked a fast 1min 21.90sec over today's 1,400m trip.
The calibre of his opposition today is not as strong, which puts Get Going in with a top chance to shed his maiden status.
The chestnut Australian-bred gelding also gets in with a better draw (No. 3) than his last start when he drew barrier No. 11.
It's time to get going, folks.
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