It was a good day at the office for Malaysia's 2024 champion trainer Simon Dunderdale and his Kranji counterpart, Jason Ong.
Both had horses entered for the Kuala Lumpur trials on Dec 31 and they saddled a winner apiece.
But that was not where it ended.
Dunderdale's Witnessimpact posted the fastest time of the morning, clocking 1min 1.19sec for the 1,000m trip, while the Ong-trained Pacific MV went out to win the next trial just a touch slower.
Both trainers, who could be fierce rivals in the new season, would have been mighty pleased with the runs thrown in by their respective gallopers.
Especially that showing by Witnessimpact.
One of the finds of the 2024 season, Witnessimpact will trot into the new season on the back of having posted four victories and a third from just five race starts.
Given a breather after that third-placed effort to Sincerely at his last start on Oct 26, the Star Witness five-year-old could easily have broken the minute-mark for the 1,000m under Tuan Ammar.
But, as it turned out, he was not out to smash records and, instead, settled for the win.
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