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Singapore racing best bets, race analysis looking at the full Singapore card Saturday, 20th March 2021 with selections & information on all the contenders.

RACE 1

1st Pick: RUNMINDERBINDERRUN (4) Last-start winner and is in good form. Can go back to back.
2nd Pick: TAKHI (3) Racing well, should be bang in there at the finish.
3rd Pick: HIGH LIMIT (8) Another last-start winner and should stay okay. Include.
4th Pick: CATCH THE TIGER (1) The claim is a big help for the top weight. Can go close.

RACE 2

1st Pick: ELLIOT NESS (8) Big show on debut and has the beating of Con Speranza. Expect another bold run here.
2nd Pick: CON SPERANZA (7) Far from disgraced in a couple of starts so far and has more to offer going forward.
3rd Pick: ILLUSTRIOUS (9) Has trialled very nicely and hails from a stable in good form. Watch closely.
4th Pick: SKYLIGHT (14) An interesting runner from the stable of the champion handler and receives 1.5kgs.

RACE 3

1st Pick: WAR PRIDE (5) First-up after a break. Served notice of his current form at his last winning barrier trial on March 4. Would have preferred grass but trials well on Polytrack. Blinkers off. Can go well fresh.
2nd Pick: HEADHUNTER (1) Last two runs have been lacklustre. Working well. Horror gate is a dampener, though. Can still make amends.
3rd Pick: GALAXY STAR (9) Doesn't win out of turn but is not without claims in this. Ran on strongly for third last time out. Only query is the Polytrack.
4th Pick: AUTUMN RUSH (2) Will strip fitter after first run from a layoff. Polytrack specialist. Winkers on. Improved run on the cards, even if he could have used a better barrier.

RACE 4

1st Pick: GODFATHERS (1) A race full of dead wood and it could be worth siding with the top weight who is rated 14 points higher than the nearest rival.
2nd Pick: KAKADU (7) Possibly biggest danger to Godfathers.
3rd Pick: WISHUPONASTAR (10)Place chance at best here.
4th Pick: RAGING BRAVE (4) Form is better than quite a few in this maiden. Each-way hope.

RACE 5

1st Pick: BE YOU (10) Keeps running boldly without winning. First time over 1400m. Blinkers off. Each-way claims.
2nd Pick: SPEEDY MISSILE (2) Consistent sort who flashed home late for second last time over 1200m. Will relish extra 200m. Will drop back from the outermost alley. Go close.
3rd Pick: TRIPLE BOWL (7) Tends to warm up to the task when it's all over. Seven furlongs are right up his alley. Marble one. Keep safe.
4th Pick: INFINITE WISDOM (12) Ran a super second to Boomba in the Group 3 Singapore Golden Horseshoe (1200m) in December. Has had a few barrier trials under the belt leading to his racing comeback. Don't underestimate him.

RACE 6

1st Pick: POROSHIRI (6) Has never looked the easiest ride in the world, but this is a poor race and this could be the day.
2nd Pick: LIM'S RHYTHM (5) Has moved stables now and the booking of Danny Beasley is eye-catching. Interesting.
3rd Pick: MIGHTY EMPEROR (1) Has the talent but can be hard to predict and if in the mood, he can go close.
4th Pick: ENDLESS (2) An interesting runner now back up in distance.

RACE 7

1st Pick: SACRED CROIX (4) More proven on turf but still closed in steadily on Polytrack mile last start. Handy barrier. Leading hope.
2nd Pick: MURAAHIB (3) Improving with every run under new training regime. First mile test but gives the impression he can see out now he is older. Wide alley doesn't help his car, but he is not far from bouncing back to winning ways.
3rd Pick: MAKANANI (7) Needs more ground but showed at her last start she can still be a force to reckon with.
4th Pick: MR CLINT (1) Singapore Gold Cup winner resuming. Been trialling okay. Blinkers off. Shadow roll, visor and tongue-tie on. Needs longer but can go well fresh for new trainer.

RACE 8

1st Pick: HARRY DREAM (2) Open Maiden winner last time on debut and that form is working out well. Champion trainer Michael Clements has found a nice race for her second-up. One to beat. 2nd Pick: COMING FAST (1) Something of a return to form last time out and if in the same form, he can go well.
3rd Pick: ALMUGIR (5) Worth including with Vlad Duric booked in a race of this nature.
4th Pick: UNCLE LUCKY (9) Went well when last seen but has a wide barrier here to overcome. Place hope.

RACE 9

1st Pick: FAME STAR (1) Classy sort who is dropping back to 1200m. Will be hard to beat if he has his way in front, though he may have to spend some petrol from the wide barrier to get there. 2nd Pick: CHURCHILL (10) Lost no marks when a close-up second to Grand Koonta last time out. Looks in fine fettle on the training tracks. Big say.
3rd Pick: ZAC KASA (4) Top sprinter transferred to trainer Mark Walker. Forward in his barrier trials. Won't be far behind when the whips are cracking.
4th Pick: MINISTER (2) Smart stayer resuming. Looked in good shape on the training tracks but may need the run. Three-kilo claimer on. Can fill a minor spot if the pace is on.

RACE 10

1st Pick: RELENTLESS (5) Hard to get past Relentless. Won last race of last season in zero visibility, but has certainly been noticed on the training tracks. In sparkling form. Won at only Polytrack test and over same distance. Can score first-up.
2nd Pick: THE MARKSMAN (4) Has done nothing wrong in three starts. Has a nice turn of foot and will make presence felt at business end. Should be right on target for this.
3rd Pick: IRONCHAMP (3) Super racing comeback when he tried to make all but was swamped late. Will probably lead again from the nice barrier, and will be in this for a long way. Pacifiers on. Only query is Polytrack, though.
4th Pick: SAVVY COMMAND (2) Last-start winner who has maintained the same form. Can handle both turf and Polytrack. This is tougher, but at his peak, he can measure up to this.