If there was to be a vote for the cliffhanger of the night, it would have been won hands-down by the penultimate race where the judge probably needed a magnifying glass before adjudging the race to Ares.

The Steven Burridge stable continued it's good form last weekend with emerging three-year-old Lim's Ripple saluting on Friday night.

Trainer Cliff Brown was the first to admit he may not have made the smartest decision with Ares at his last preparation.

If John Powell wins the Emirates Singapore Derby on Sunday, he would become only the second jockey to have won the prestigious classic three times since late former Perth champion jockey Johnny Wilson, but the Australian hoop reckons the dream record would be just that – a pipedream.

South African jockey Derreck David concluded his short Singapore stint on Friday night the same way he began it - with a winner, Ares, coincidentally for the same connections as his first winner Poseidon a week ago.