A former speedy Sydney galloper resuming at Kranji today for a new stable and drawn the ace looks a vital premiership player for 2012.
Sacred Pins was formerly trained by Chris Waller and from seven starts he won three times and was placed once with the owners an in form Raffles Racing Stable.
He is now a key weapon late in the year for the Michael Freedman stable striving for a first premiership title.
The now four-year-old resumes in the S$75K RDA 30th Anniversary Cup for Class Three over 1200m on the poly that is the seventh event on an eleven-race card.
The quick turnaround for Sacred Pins since he last raced to being in Singapore now and having won a trial nicely last month has both pluses and negatives.
His last Australian outing was in June at Warwick Farm so the arrival and settling in period has been brief but Freedman wants to win the training title and is in a tense three-way battle.
Having enough decent ammunition matters because he who fires last will certainly win the war.
This son of Pins brings some compelling form to Singapore and he was unbeaten fresh up but also competitive at Listed level and ran into some fair sorts along the way.
He was seventh in the Listed Darby Munro (1200m) at Rosehill last season and only beaten two and a half lengths behind Hallowell Belle (7 runs since for a win, four placings, a fourth and an eighth)
Hallowell Belle after the Darby Munro was G1 placed against the older horses in the T J Smith.
She would also win fresh up this season in the G2 Gilgai (1200m) and then second up finished fourth in the G1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley won by Sea Siren (runs in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint today at Shatin).
Sacred Pins would finish second at Listed level to the well-regarded Landing in a decent form race since with the ninth finisher Mahisara this season winning three of his four starts including once at G3.
Some other success out of the race since is Euryale (3 more wins), Scorpio Queen (Listed winner and G3 placed since) while Aeronautical and Deceiver both have won since too.
Danny Beasley will ride Sacred Pins for Freedman from the ace and the blinkers get applied telling you this is seriously ready to unload.
Stephen Baster won the trial on the four-year-old but is suspended and the other option Joaoa Moreira is atop Super Easy tonight in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint for Freedman.
The full brother to Sacred Pins is Maple Star that won three races in Singapore including his first two outings but his career has been marred by two bleeding attacks.
He could really run and in fact at his first six Kranji starts the return was three wins and three seconds.
Indicio resumes for the Stephen Gray stable and at 50kg after a full 4kg claim this talented gelding is a serious chance.
The four-year-old had two trials last month to prepare and did look in strapping order each time.
I expect him to be a huge chance in this field that has several runners either more suited to distance racing and still getting race hard fit or acclimated.
Indicio has won and placed three times each from just eight starts plus one of those placings came at G3 and behind Super Easy so he has the quality.
Trudeau is the other trifecta player for mine and his second up record is unblemished from a dividend-paying perspective with his three starts in that state returning a win and two placings.
Barend Vorster will ride for trainer Bruce Marsh and he has done a fine job before on Trudeau with three times atop for a win and a placing.
The win came in a Class Three on the poly and saw an easy success under 53kg so today from gate three at 54.5kg I do not envisage any problems.
Sacred Pins is one of a rather potent army of entrants for Freedman today but he has to unload the full arsenal over the remaining meetings as Laurie Laxon and Steve Burridge are not going away to find a white flag.
They are in fact reloading themselves and on a cavalry charge.
Who will blink first?
The end to the 2012 season has just one major unknown and that is who will win the training premiership.
Sacred Pins I see as a leg up for Freedman today and every win now by any of the tussling trio is like a dagger blow as the clock runs down.
Indicio and Trudeau are the two other names I see as viable quinella and trifecta chances.
Enjoy the feature sprint.
