Top US jockey David Flores may have been feeling jet-lagged after landing in Singapore on Tuesday morning following a 15-hour non-stop flight from Los Angeles, but he still made it a point to head straight to Kranji to check out his new workplace in the next two weeks.

Honest galloper Ready To Strike took full advantage of a dream run on the rails coupled with a forceful ride from top jockey Joao Moreira to lift the $200,000 Group 3 JBBA Moonbeam Vase (1800m) right on the line on Sunday.

​Promising mare Makkura kept her unbeaten record in two countries intact after she made every post a winning one in the $55,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Polytrack on Friday.

The racetrack rumour mill was swirling last week with news that Rocket Man was going to be a contender in the Group 3 $200,000 Merlion Trophy over 1200m on Sunday.