The Citizen (KZN)

Fitzsimmon­s runner a leading light at Kranji

- Luke Middlebroo­k

Two Class 3 1100m Handicaps on the Polytrack head up the 12-race fixture at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore tomorrow.

Champion trainer contender Tim Fitzsimmon­s will be hoping impressive last-start winner Dancing Light can land a double in the Division 2 of the Class 3 1100m Polytrack sprints in Race 5.

Dancing Light has shown above-average ability with three wins from six starts and comes off the back of an impressive first-up win four weeks ago. In a slowly run race that day, the son of Street Boss settled fourth in running and unleashed a blistering turn of foot in the straight, drawing away to score by two lengths over 1000m while clocking the fastest final 400m in 21.73 seconds.

Dancing Light has trialled well since to maintain his form and standing out as the best horse going forward, he can continue his winning ways despite rising to Class 3 for the first time this week.

Also in the hunt for 2022 champion trainer, Donna Logan’s three-year-old January is ideally placed to shed his maiden when he contests the $20,000 Open Maiden race over 1400m.

January was well prepared with two trials prior to his debut 14 days ago and he outperform­ed market expectatio­n that day. Despite racing greenly and travelling wide, the son of Swiss Ace closed off strongly with the second fastest final 400m sectional time in the event, checking home 3.25 lengths into third in the Restricted Maiden race over 1200m.

January looks ideally weighted in this week’s field, where two main dangers Raffie and Dream Alliance both have to give him 6.5kg under the weightfor-age conditions, therefore he can prove hard to beat with only 51kg on his back. – iRACE magazine

BEST BET

Race 5 No 6 Dancing Light

VALUE BET

Race 3 No 2 Happy Moment

JACKPOT R96

Leg 1: 2, 3, 5, 6

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3

Leg 3: 1, 9

Leg 4: 2, 6, 7, 9

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