Trainer Daniel Meagher's heart got a serious workout for 2min 0.67sec - and by another seven minutes in the Kranji inquiry room on Saturday.
But it was sheer relief when the objection sign came off and No. 1 was semaphored for Lim's Kosciuszko as the winner of the $1 million Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup (2,000m).
Barely a few seconds after the $11 favourite defied all the doubters about his stamina to knock proven stayer Dream Alliance off by a short head, Meagher had to put the champagne on ice.
The Tim Fitzsimmons-trained Dream Alliance's jockey Bruno Queiroz fired in a protest about a whip incident with Lim's Kosciuszko's rider Marc Lerner at the 200m.
Though the two horses got into a bit of a scrap in the concluding stages, the head-on camera, however, showed there was hardly any bumping or contact, just competitive riding within the rules. The objection was quickly thrown out.
Known for wearing his heart on his sleeve after a big win, Meagher was remarkably more composed this time. A second Singapore Gold Cup after Lim's Lightning in 2021 and an 11th Group 1 silverware must have given him more practice in keeping the waterworks at bay.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 12, 2023 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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