DREAM ALLIANCE HAS BIG PLANS

Aniki, Silo and Windfall the other three who provide the sparks at trackwork on Dec 19

- Brian Miller

With racing taking a Christmas break, you would have expected the track at Kranji to be deathly quiet.

Wrong. Some of those on two legs took a breather and a good rest.

But Kranji's handsome fourlegged residents did not have that luxury.

The thud, thud, thud of hooves could still be heard on the morning of Dec 19.

The diehards who made their way to savour the crisp morning air on trackside were treated to some fine gallops by horses who might be racing on Dec 30 or, well, getting prepared for their 2024 campaign.

They saw Dream Alliance breeze over the 600m in 41.7sec.

Aniki did the same trip, running out the distance in a swift 36.1.

As for Silo, he was not out to make time and covered the 600m in 40.1.

Then there was Windfall. He was sharp and slick when completing his gallop in 37.8.

Taking it through alphabetically, Aniki 's gallop would have pleased trainer Alwin Tan.

A winner on Nov 25 - at only his second start - Aniki does look like he could make waves in 2024.

That win, which was over the Polytrack 1,100m, would have inspired confidence.

Sent out as the $15 favourite and in the capable hands of Vlad Duric, who knew he was onto a good thing, Aniki never gave his backers any anxious moments.