Chopin's Fantaisie set for hat-trick
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Two runs, two wins.
That's what CHOPIN'S FANTAISIE has achieved so far and the rising star looks set to make it three on the trot in Race 6 at Kranji on Monday.
After all, the Michael Clements-trained well-bred three-year-old is in a winnable Class 4 race over 1,400m, which was his last-start winning trip.
Chopin's Fantaisie, a fullbrother to Hong Kong champion horse Ambitious Dragon, had shown in his debut victory on May 5 that he was no ordinary galloper.
He won the Polytrack 1,100m race in a swift 1min 04.74sec, which was near-record time, and this certainly created a big buzz on his potential.
Naturally, he was all the rage in his next start on June 4. He saluted again, although not in the way a $9 favourite should.
WILLPOWER
He looked vulnerable at one stage, but he dug deep to get up and beat fellow last-start winner Magic City by a head.
His guts and willpower to get to the line first were admirable, indeed.
Only a horse with such traits is capable of grinding his way to clinch victory.
The hard manner in which he won was probably due to the second-run syndrome.
Backing up within a month, especially for a young horse, is not an easy task.
But now that he has passed that big test, the ever-improving Chopin's Fantaisie looks set to make it three wins off the reel in just a Class 4 race.
Drawn well in gate 2, jockey Vlad Duric should get a gun run and pounce at the right time.
The long course will suit.
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