Singapore Racing Tips
Find below the links for all the information on two Singapore meetings on Friday and Sunday.
Full Singapore Tips - Friday 27 February
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Full Singapore Tips - Sunday 1 March
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SINGAPORE REVIEWS
US mare Parranda lived up to her top billing to claim the inaugural China Horse Club-sponsored $3.05 million Group 1 CECF Singapore Cup (1800m) at Kranji on Sunday.
With only Singapore Gold Cup winner Tropaios in the exclusively CHC-owned nine-horse field as the familiar quantity within local circles, precious little was known about the rest.
But some low-down was available about Parranda, a six-year-old mare by English Channel, who was the highest rated on 111 points, can stay the trip and would have some residual form from her Grade 3 win in the Marshua’s River Stakes (1700m) in January.
The fact that the Christophe Clement-trained mare had settled in well since her arrival in Singapore on February 11 and will be ridden by world-class jockey Christophe Soumillon probably swayed the market towards her as she started as the even-money favourite – and in the end, logic was respected.
Settled in a beautiful spot behind surprising pacesetter Summer Surprice (Hugh Bowman), a French mare who is noted to be a backmarker in her races, Parranda travelled relaxed on the usual long bridle afforded by European riders.
Behind, the small field of eight (reduced from nine following the late scratching of the Australian colt Auvray at the barriers) was well strung out, with third-positioned horse Ming Zhi Cosmos (Manoel Nunes) a gap of three lengths away.
Then came US mare My Option (Corey Brown), Auvray’s stablemate Orbec (Tommy Berry), Tropaios (Darryll Holland), Australian Group 2 winner Zululand (Craig Newitt) while the third US mare Bajan brought up the rear.
