It is not often at the morning trials that a horse makes you stop taking notes, sit up from your slouch and truly take notice.
Well, Lucky Jinsha did just that. On the morning of Feb 8, he cruised to the line under his own steam, beating his nearest rival by two lengths while leaving the rest wallowing in his wake.
So, you ask: "What is new?" After all, that is how Lucky Jinsha likes doing things. Smash and grab.
Hit and run. Well, the script was unchanged for his latest trial but it was truly nice to see his time for the Poly 1,000m.
Never urged by his rider, Zyrul Nor Azman, to go any faster, he galloped home under a nice hold in 58.72sec.
Bruno Queiroz, on runner-up Sky Eye, tried to make a race of it but found it was to no avail.
So he allowed his mount to take him home all the while avoiding the kickback from Lucky Jinsha's hooves.
Manoel Nunes, on third-placed Geobels Glory, was also content to simply observe the action up front and he never really threatened.
Yes, on the day, it was all about Lucky Jinsha. If anything, the multiple-winner from trainer Tim Fitzsimmons' yard served notice that he should not be taken lightly in the big races coming up.
This story is from the February 09, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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