Leading trainer Stephen Gray certainly had a weekend to remember clinching both features, the Group 2 EW Barker Trophy and Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup.

A well-executed tactical ride from top Australian jockey Craig Williams paved the way to a brilliant all-the-way win aboard Bahana in the $1.35 million Group 1 Dester Singapore Gold Cup (2200m) on Sunday.

Mick Dittman does not have a runner in the Dester Singapore Gold Cup this Sunday, but neither did he 16 years ago, a few weeks before the country’s biggest handicap event.

Fastnet Dragon’s Kranji Mile run may have been lacklustre, but trainer Stephen Gray has advised not to dismiss his new charge as a Singapore Gold Cup prospect too hastily.

Talented sprinter Magneto appears primed to perform well first up when set to contest the Group 2 EW Barker Trophy this evening.