LIM'S STABLE FIRES UP A TREBLE

Lim’s Saltoro’s fourth win on the trot the highlight of leading team’s red-letter day

- Michael Lee

The powerful Lim's Stable-Daniel Lerner team were the heroes of the day after they scored a brilliant hat-trick of wins on March 2.

It was already happy faces all round at the Kranji winner's circle when the dynamic trio's two top picks (from 11 runners), Lim's Smythe ($10) and Lim's Saltoro ($7), were right on target in Races 2 and 8 respectively.

But the smiles grew even wider when $33 shot Lim's Bestbreaker joined the party in the penultimate race of the 11-race programme, the $50,000 Class 4 race over the Polytrack mile.

As usual, Meagher said he was no one-man band, but he also highlighted the depth in the trifecta.

"It's all good teamwork. It's great for Mr Lim Siah Mong and Marc," he said.

"To get wins over 1,400m on grass, 1,200m on Poly and 1,600m on Poly is also very satisfying." Meagher said the third win was a bonus, but not really a surprise.

"He's a nice bread-and-butter horse," said the Australian handler.

"He trialled so good last Thursday (Feb 22).

"I thought the 58.5kg would test him today, but he was very game.

Marc also rode him a treat." Big imposts are always a query, but on closer scrutiny, the Battle Paint seven-year-old did not really come under much sufferance.