It was meant to be a warm-up run towards the Kranji Mile, but Countofmontecristo showed he was already in red-hot form after he downed some of the best sprinters at Kranji with a sizzling win in the highlight of the comeback meeting on Saturday.

While the racing interruption has had a negative impact on most, it did have the reverse effect on some horses, for example, Nationality.

Talented sprinter Rocket Star came back firing on all cylinders at his return to racing on Saturday.

Trainer James Peters was pleased Irish import Frey made a successful start to his local career on Saturday even if there is still work to be done.