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Singapore racing best bets, race analysis looking at the full Singapore card Saturday, 12th December 2020 with selections & information on all the contenders.

RACE 1

1st Pick: SUPER SPEED (5) - Flew home for second to Sabah Star last time. Should be one of the leading hopes in this moderate affair. Marble one is an added bonus.
2nd Pick: OUR SHOWCASE (2) - Resuming. Has been trialling in good order. Can go well fresh. Blinkers on. Keep in mind.
3rd Pick: KING ZOUSTAR (1) - Down in class and should find this easier even if awkward alley is a dampener. Has competed in much better company than this without losing any marks. Go close.
4th Pick: FOREVER GOOD (7) - Travelled like a winner from the handy barrier at his last outing. Has again drawn in and can be considered for another forward showing.

RACE 2

1st Pick: NATE'S CHAMPION (8) - Won two trials. Was ridden forward at first win and was taught to take a sit at the second one. May have to drop back from wide barrier. Can score on debut.
2nd Pick: SAHABAT (10) - Well tried on debut but condition gave out after he led. Ran third. Should strip fitter for this.
3rd Pick: LADY SPRINTBOK (11) - Showed a surprising form turnaround second-up despite wide trip without cover. Expected to make further headway especially as she will break from an inner gate this time.
4th Pick: FIGHTING HERO (4) - Won his two trials. Looks fit and ready for debut run. Keep an eye on him.

RACE 3

1st Pick: MIGHTY EMPEROR (7) - Never the easiest to get right, but this old timer is in good form and has worked well this week. A chance is taken with this Ricardo Le Grange-trained galloper judged on some decent form under his belt.
2nd Pick: IRON RULER (4) - The in-form horse in the field and has champion jockey Vlad Duric booked to ride. Will go close.
3rd Pick: GOLAZO (3) - Conditions pose to issues and can certainly give a bold sight in a race of this nature.
4th Pick: BILLY BRITAIN (6) - No back number just yet after winning a similar race back in February and is back to a decent mark.

RACE 4

1st Pick: GOLD REWARD (1) - Trainer Cliff Brown possibly holds the key to this 2000m event and the one to be with is this top weight. A course and distance winner off an 11-point higher mark and has looked ready to win another recently.
2nd Pick: MILITARY CHAIRMAN (4) - A big win last time out over shorter and does have more to do here but has shaped like a horse who will get this trip and is from a stable who do well with stayers.
3rd Pick: GOLD KINGDOM (7) - Another in decent form and although all wins have been on the Polytrack, it would not shock to see him finishing off strongly on the turf.
4th Pick: LION SPIRIT (11) - Has put together a couple of good efforts and might well be the each-way value here.

RACE 5

1st Pick: NINETYSIX WARRIOR (1) - Horse that has not really had much luck in the running. Did show some speed in some of his races and will capitalise on that from inside alley. Bears watching.
2nd Pick: MORE THAN OIL (2) - Finally ran a place at his eighth run. If he can show this was no fluke, he can have a say again, but the awkward alley is a question mark. Blinkers off. Place better.
3rd Pick: BIG BAD MAMA (8) - Led but faded late second-up. Improver and it won't surprise to see her is in this for a long way.
4th Pick: SPEED RACER (5) - Checked near 700m at his last start. Has not had much luck thus far. Not without claims.

RACE 6

1st Pick: DON'T TELL TILLY (1) - On the quick back-up. Raced wide last Saturday but still plugged away nicely for sixth to Eunos Ave Three. Has drawn an alley this time. Blinkers on. Include in calculations.
2nd Pick: LEGGENDA (7) - Didn't finish far off the winner M Eleven last start. Will relish extra 200m. Keep safe.
3rd Pick: SPEEDY ROSE (10) - Finally showed a glimpse of form at her last start. Didn't do anything much to write home about at her first 10 runs. Need to reproduce last run to warrant consideration.
4th Pick: BEAT THE LIGHT (6) - Has changed stables. Struggled to find clear room in straight at last outing. Blinkers replaced by earmuffs. Deserves another chance under new regimen.

RACE 7

1st Pick: SURE WILL DO (4) - A very exciting talent for Copperbelt. This highly progressive four-year-old is now two-from-two and can make it three here on his first venture into handicap company. There is a lot to like about him and he shouldn't be wasting much time in Class 4 grade for too long. Group horse in the making.
2nd Pick: PATTAYA (3) - A very smart and consistent horse this year and can give Sure Will Do most to think about here. He has to give him 1kg, but certainly has a leading role to play.
3rd Pick: STORMY VIEW (5) - Very hard to leave this in-form mare out of calculations here.
4th Pick: LEGEND OF THE SUN (1) - So far is remembered for a runner-up placing to Inferno, and judged on a run like that, he is a place chance in a race like this.

RACE 8

1st Pick: ACE HARBOUR (7) - The weaker of the two divisions of the 2000m Class 5 and a chance is taken with this fellow now he has the right conditions.
2nd Pick: MAXIMILIAN (6) - A tidy winner last time out over a shorter trip. Has stamina to prove but if does stay, he should be bang there at the business end.
3rd Pick: BIG REGARDS (9) - Could be the joker in this pack. The conditions are ideal for this guy and don't be surprised if he runs a big race at odds.
4th Pick: SCOOTER (4) - A frontrunner who might get things to suit him in front here on the E Course and should give a bold sight for a long way.

RACE 9

1st Pick: RIVER ROCA (9) - Opened his account at his last race. Goes over same course and distance. This is not any tougher and there is no reason why he can't account for this lot.
2nd Pick: MINHAAJ (7) - Every chance last time out but found two better. Can bounce back.
3rd Pick: WHAT YOU LIKE (4) - Tends to leave his runs too late. Blinkers on. Can threaten if he unwinds earlier.
4th Pick: PLUCKY LAD (5) - Was too far back at his last start. Looks to have maintained his form. If he can follow closer to the pace, he should be in the shake-up.

RACE 10

1st Pick: HEAVENLY DANCER (1) - A very upwardly mobile horse for team 'Copperbelt' and has a load more to offer on the turf going forward. One to beat.
2nd Pick: WILD BEE (4) - Has had a super season and the good run of form may not have come to an end just yet.
3rd Pick: SILVER SKY (9) - Continues to race well without winning and should be involved once again here in the Lucky Last.
4th Pick: GALAXY STAR (8) - Nicely weighted and the combo of Ruan Maia and Shane Baertschiger always makes great appeal. Place hope.