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Trainer
Steven Burridge unearthed a lightweight Singapore Gold
Cup candidate after the win of To Arms in the $95,000
Kranji Stakes B over 2000m on Sunday.
Ridden by
Vlad Duric and carrying 56.5kg, Risky Business sprinted
away from the opposition in the last 200m to score by
three lengths over Clint (Joao Moreira) with Zac Missile
(Danny Beasley) three-and-a-quarter lengths away third.
The win
completed a treble for Duric who won the opening two
races aboard Shen Kim and Baba Gift.
He made it a four-timer for the afternoon by taking out
the final event on the programme aboard Model Citizen in
the $55,000 Class 4 Div. 2 Stakes.
Jockey Vlad Duric bags a treble aboard the Steven
Burridge-trained Risky Business.
Burridge
said Risky Business had come back from a break following
his third placing behind Top Spin at
Kuala Lumpur
in June in excellent order.
The gelding
was having his fourth run back from a break and
appreciated the rise in distance on Sunday.
¡°His last run was very good,¡±
said Burridge of his fifth placing, beaten
three-and-a-quarter lengths, behind Superb on October 8.
¡°He had no chance really the way the race was run. It was
a sprint home and they ran their last 600m in 33.5 secs.
¡°That was too tough for him from where he was and I did
have concerns today that there may not have been enough
pace.
¡°But I was a lot happier when Pina Colarda went forward
from the 1000m and put a bit of pace into the race.¡±
Burridge
added that the 2000m of Sunday¡¯s
race was a stepping stone to the Group 1 $1.35 million
Singapore Gold Cup over 2200m on November 14.
¡°We¡¯ll probably head that way
with him now,¡± said Burridge.
¡°He should get into the race on
the minimum and he gives the indication he will run the
trip.
¡°He¡¯s fit and in form and the
Gold Cup should be run at a solid tempo.¡±
Duric had
no hesitation in recommending Risky Business as a likely
Gold Cup candidate although the gelding won¡¯t get a weight anywhere near his weight range.
¡°He relies very much on tempo,¡±
said Duric. ¡°He¡¯s
a backmarker and needs the pace on.
¡°It wasn¡¯t there last time but he
ran home very well. Under the circumstance it was a very
good run.
¡°I was a little concerned again today, but when the speed
quickened passing the 1000m it made me a lot happier.
¡°Steve just told me to ride for luck and it panned out
just perfectly for us.
¡°He¡¯s in great form and with 50kg
in the Gold Cup you would have to think he would be some
sort of chance even though he will be out of my weight
range.¡±
Risky
Business tipped over the $500,000 mark in prizemoney won
since he scoring at his first start in
Singapore
in December 2007.
A
six-year-old by Danehill Dancer from the Star Watch mare
Sky Watch, Risky Business has won seven of his 39 starts
for the Results Stable.
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