Baby Boss is showing great progress on training track
Pacific MV and Dragon Cavallo also look in fine trim ahead of their Dec 14 assignments
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The Siva Kumar-trained Boss Baby getting a well deserved pat on the head from jockey Rueven Ravindra after his win in an Open Maiden (1,200m) at Sungai Besi on Sept 7.
PHOTO: HEW FEE KIT
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Trainer Siva Kumar and the India Horse Club might have found a winnable sort of race for their in-form runner, Boss Baby.
The UK-bred five-year-old earns the “in-form” tag because that is what his last few outings seem to suggest and also because of his training leading into Race 6 on Dec 14.
Boss Baby was one of not-too-many racers who showed up for gallops on the morning of Dec 10.
Indeed, it could be said that his timing of 37.2sec for the 600m topped the charts as far as training gallops were concerned.
The one-time winner by Tasleet is in good order and should he be able to bring that form to the races coming up, he could give his rivals plenty to chew on.
Back to his lead-up races, his seven runs since that Malaysian debut on June 29 produced a win, three seconds and a fourth.
It is the kind of starting-off statistics which owners and trainers dream about.
Boss Baby is heading for better things in the season coming up and a second win on Dec 14 could get the parade on the road.
While Boss Baby’s victory was posted at the Perak Turf Club on Sept 7, it does by no means suggest that he cannot do the same at Sungai Besi.
Twice already, he has come close, only to be beaten on both occasions by under a length. He takes on some good ones in Race 6, like Pacific MV, but come Dec 14 he could be the one bossing the opposition.
Pacific MV’s Selangor record going back to the start of the season reads two wins and three second-placed efforts.
What is worth noting is that both the wins and the placings were against Class 3 opponents.
For his assignment coming up, the Headwater six-year-old tumbles down into Class 4. It is a good place to be and, to keep him on his toes, trainer David Kok sent him for some cantering on the training track.
Jerlyn Seow gets the reins on race day and she may reproduce her winning ride on the grey on July 20.
Also not out to break any training records – but mainly to keep in trim – was Dragon Cavallo.
The eight-time winner, too, was sent out for some serious cantering and, like Boss Baby, he will be sufficiently topped up for whatever is thrown at him in Race 8.
In Dragon Cavallo’s case, all the hard work was done on the morning of Dec 9 when he ran out the 600m in 37.2sec.
The work on Dec 10 was trainer Winson Cheng Han Yong’s way of ensuring that his charge kept his mind on the job.
Despite being nine years of age, the son of Spirit Of Boom is still in good shape.
On Aug 2, under Andre da Silva, he tried to go all the way in his search for win No. 9, but was only run down by Smart One to settle for second.
Cheng and the Dragon Cavallo Stable have not yet given up on the old fella. You should follow their lead.
Then, and also from the training track, there was Grand Supreme.
From Jason Lim’s yard, the Divine Prophet six-year-old wound up his work with an easy gallop over the 600m. He did it in a time of 43sec.
A winner three starts back when taking out a 1,020m race on Oct 25, Grand Supreme did not lose any marks at his last two assignments.
He took fourth on Nov 8 and, last time on Nov 30, he finished a gallant second to Top Gun.
Grand Supreme will see action in Race 11 – the Class 5 (A) sprint over the 1,020m.
He will be in the hands of Mohd Zaki and if anyone can bring him home without being headed, it is this front-running hoop.
So, stick around for the last of the day. It could get exciting.
