Two stand out in G1 Selangor Gold Cup

He Jiong         

Selangor racing continues on Sunday with an exciting 11-race card featuring the RM200,000 Group 1 Selangor Gold Cup over 1600m.

The two winners which dominated their respective age groups in the recent SLTC 3YO and 4YO series enter Gold Cup in peak form as they search for the first respective group wins at Kuala Lumpur this weekend.

Antipodean and Golden Pegasus have been the two most progressive gallopers on the Malaysian circuit with Antipodean suffering defeat for the first time at start eight over 1300m and will be looking to atone as he steps up to the mile for the first time.

Golden Pegasus is in career best form, proven over the journey with both heat victories at 1600m and is coming off an easy win over former Group winner Golden Payout last start.

Overall, the two new kids on the block are at the peak of their powers and both hold the key for the outcome of the Group feature on Sunday.

In Race 2, former Singapore galloper Commander is well placed to kick off his racing career in Malaysia. A one-time winner from 12 starts at Kranji, this four-year-old piques plenty of interest on his Malaysia debut this week.

Based on his form in Singapore, he seems to have an edge over his rivals after crossing the causeway. Resuming off a 134-day break, he has trialled well for his return and appears poised to run a big race first-up.

In the final event of the day, Hi Karaka looks to be a strong contender. He put the writing on the wall with a fast-finishing third on his Malaysia debut two weeks ago. Had he drawn better on that occasion, he would most likely have won the race as he missed by only 0.75 lengths.

He will only have come on from that run and looks ready to land his first local win second-up. - iRACE magazine

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Race 11 No 7 Hi Karaka

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Race 2 No 6 Commander

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Leg 1: 1, 3, 4

Leg 2: 4, 5, 8, 11

Leg 3: 1, 6, 7

Leg 4: 3, 7, 8, 10