The Lee Freedman trained Augustano appears well placed to go back to back, when due to contest the eighth event at Kranji this evening.

Golden Sword produced his usual fast-closing sectionals to get up in the shadows of the post on Friday night.

Talented apprentice jockey Troy See shared the riding honours with Singapore champion jockey Vlad Duric and Michael Rodd after they all topscored Friday night’s meeting with a hat-trick of wins apiece.

Trainer Cliff Brown can’t split his two Friday Class 3 runners Golden Sword and Draco, but he sure is glad the handicappers have done so.

Trainer Cliff Brown’s Midas touch since landing the Dester Singapore Gold Cup with Gilt Complex two weeks ago seems to be also working its magic on problem horses, more precisely, turning them into winners first-up.