After just one dismal performance – his last-start ninth – the real Golden Monkey returned to the scoresheet at Kranji last Saturday. It sets the path for a crack at the $150,000 Group 2 EW Barker Trophy over 1,400m on April 23. Trainer Tim Fitzsimmons and the...
Race-goers still had faith in the horse, making him the $8 favourite again, for his guts and consistency .Furthermore, that day, he had to race wide without cover and could not respond to jockey Manoel Nunes’ riding after a hard run.Despite being his first assignment on Golden Monkey, Kok rode his mount with utmost confidence, like the best horse in the race.
With greater momentum, Golden Monkey swept past the leaders 100m out for a length victory over Sky Eye. His winning time was superb, 1min 09.47sec. “We expected to be behind Sky Eye, but the speed was muddled at the start, and there’s Lim’s Dream dragging in front of us.
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