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Singapore racing best bets, race analysis looking at the full Singapore card Friday, 20th September 2019 with selections & information on all the contenders.

RACE 1

KO OLINA (3) – Missed the start when an intended runner a couple of weeks ago. Two runs for Donna Logan have resulted in solid performances over 1000m and 1100m, she has only had five runs to-date and looks like a mare who will be winning very soon at this level now with blinkers on.
TSURIAN (4) – Was always caught out on the wing last time out and managed to plug on for fourth in the race won by Gold Coast. He has some good form in the book and has been placed at Class 3 level. If he copes with the trip, he is a strong chance.
SUN ELIZABETH (12) – Is yet to win one but did run on well at latest start to pick up third. One to include at a price.
ASIA SPIRIT (5) – A much better effort last time and if he is able to back that up, he could find himself in the money again.

RACE 2

SPIRIT OF BIG BANG (1) – Woefully slow away on local debut second to Grand Choice around a month ago. His best run in Ireland came when second at Killarney last August and the step-up from 1200 to 1400m here is a massive plus. Can prove hard to beat.
ST ALWYN (4) – Not totally disgraced when sixth in a competitive Class 4 last month on handicap debut. He is back over 1400m and champion jockey Vlad Duric has been booked. He must be a very strong chance on his Restricted Maiden form.
REMARKABLE EMPIRE (3) – Better last time out when working home well behind Lim's Ray over a furlong shorter. This extra distance will help and is one to include for the multiples.
ATTENTION (2) – This will be somewhat calmer waters to swim in compared to his last start.

RACE 3

SUN CONQUEROR (4) – Mugged by the well-handicapped Yulong Medal on the post last time out on the Polytrack a fortnight ago. He is still lightly-raced in comparison to some in this race and looks one of the likelier winners in this.
MAGNIFICENT GOLD (1) – Wasn't the beneficiary of too much racing room in the straight last time out when flashing home for third behind Clarton Palace. He is in good form and even having to give weight away here, he can certainly go very well.
WIND TRAIL (2) – Has had a little break and is holding his form nicely, having run a decent third off this mark last time out in the race won by Boy Next Door in July. He must be factored into calculations here.
BEAR WITNESS (7) – Fifth and finished off well enough when last seen. He is a well-handicapped horse on the pick of his form now racing off 51.

RACE 4

WHAKAARIA MAI (3) – Ran on well resuming over 1200m on the Polytrack. 1400m on turf here looks a more suitable race, and with any luck from the wide barrier, he can be in the finish here. Top pick.
WHISTLE GRAND (9) – Has been trialling well. Not seen at the races since July but should be very fit (three trials since last run). Gets the claim for Zyrul Nor Azman. Hard to beat here.
LORD JUSTICE (2) – Has solid form for a race like this. Back-to-back placings, has drawn barrier No 3 and gets leading apprentice jockey Simon Kok Wei Hoong in the saddle.
THE ICEMAN (4) – Was disappointing when resuming but maybe didn't go on the Polytrack. Can improve sharply here without surprising.

RACE 5

YULONG SHENGDAO (3) – Still yet to win in 19 starts here and is returning to a more suitable trip where he has shown his best form previously. This race isn't at all strong and he is the tentative top pick.
YULONG HOLY FLYING (6) – Has shown a little more form than one or two in this race and has trialled well enough for a race of this calibre.
SUMMER GLITTER (1) – Second in a trial (with a crossover noseband) and although his race form is poor overall, he is stepping out on the synthetic surface for the first time under race conditions. Interesting runner.
MISS MICHELLE (2) – Best of the rest and would need to finish her race off better than last time.

RACE 6

ALARANCH (6) – Now racing off a career-low mark of 31. The low mark makes plenty of appeal in a race of this nature but more so is the booking of Vlad Duric who has a 50% strike rate for trainer CT Kuah in the last 12 months and all these factors make her the most interesting runner in the line-up.
MONT CHOISY (8) – A good solid effort last time is good form for a race like this. Can run well again.
FEROCIOUS (4) – Never an easy horse to predict and this race may well be no different but if running to his better form, he can play a part.
MY MIRACLE (5) – The return to the minimum trip is a plus and gets a tongue tie for the first time, which can only help.

RACE 7

LIM'S RHYTHM (2) – A first run in the grade was a good one last time out and he is more than capable of winning a race of this nature judged on the balance of his form.
HENG KINGDOM (3) – Went very close last start when outpointed by Pakatan Warrior in a driving finish. Drop back in distance slightly here shouldn't pose any issues and another bold show is expected.
O'REILLY STAR (4) – Comes through the same race as Heng Kingdom and there was just a length between them on that occasion. This Mark Walker-trained galloper would seem held by Heng Kingdom on that run but is one that should be included in all the multiples.
HEPHAESTUS (11) – Would now seem anchored off his current mark for a run of very good form for the grade, but did box on well when last seen and can once again make the frame.

RACE 8

KING LOUIS (4) – Winner of this race 12 months ago and subsequently ran a good third in a Singapore Derby two runs back. He will be suited well by these conditions and will be seeing out the trip strongly at the end of 2000m. Third in a recent trial should have left him cherry-ripe for a tilt at back-to-back El Dorado's.
I'M INCREDIBLE (5) – A massive improver this year for Shane Baertschiger and for that has risen some 28 points for three victories, which have culminated with an impressive win in the Group 3 Committee's Prize last time out. This will demand more, and he is unproven at this distance, but he is in very good form and his recent trial looked very good to the eye.
BAHANA (2) – The 2016 winner of this race, who then went on to land the biggest prize of them all in Singapore, that year's Singapore Gold Cup and then runner-up the following year. It is fair to say that this ultra-likeable eight-year-old is perhaps not the force of old but he looked good in a recent trial behind stablemate King's Speech and will have Vlad Duric back in the saddle for the first time since winning this race on him back in 2016 off a mark of 76. The conditions will suit him, and any rain is a massive plus. He can run a big race here.
KING'S SPEECH (10) – Lightly-weighted horses have always fared extremely well in the El Dorado Classic and King's Speech looks tailor-made for a race like this. He has continued to improve when upped in distance by Stephen Gray and last time out when second to another one of his rivals here, Star Jack. He proved that the 2000m journey should hold no fears to him and has won a trial since in very good fashion and his trainer knows what it takes to win this race.

RACE 9

YAYA PAPAYA (3) – Hard to knock on recent efforts. Fully fit, well suited over the trip and finds leading rider Vlad Duric yet again. Will take beating on best efforts.
ADIPSON (5) – Worth forgiving last start. Looks well suited stepping up to 1600m and still has the upside to continue to improve. Major player.
BOY NEXT DOOR (1) – Looks better suited stepping back onto the turf surface in this affair. Well drawn to get the right run, so keep safe.
I AM THE ONE (2) – Performed better last start. Interesting move rising rapidly in journey but is a decision that must be respected from this stable. In the mix.