RED DOT LOOKS FRESH TO RAKE IN THE CASH

In All His Glory and Bransom also signal their intentions with eye-catching hit-outs

- Brian Miller

Sure, he is a smart one. Indeed, his exploits read like a good book. Two wins and a second from just five starts.

Yes, Red Dot has garnered a pretty decent fan club in the short time that he has been at Kranji and they will be eager to back him to the hilt when he goes to the races on June 1.

But it is not going to be a stroll in the park as he will be taking on a nippy bunch of sprinters in that Class 3 race over 1,100m.

To add to the conundrum, the $70,000 event coming up will be his second trot-out to face the starter in 2024.

He has not raced since Jan 27, when he ran sixth to Silo in a Class 3 event on turf after leading for most of the way.

That was over the longer - and less desirable 1,400m trip, which was hardly his distance.

Since then, he has had one trial. That was on May 21 when, with Ruan Maia in the saddle, he took third in that hit-out won by Renzo.

Well, Red Dot was out on the training track bright and early on May 28 and he turned in a solid gallop, running the 600m in 38.9sec.

It was a good hit-out and it makes one wonder what his trainer David Kok has planned for the Dandy Man six-year-old, who has yet to realise his full potential.