His last run on Sept 29 was not too shabby. Sure, he finished only fourth in that Class 4 1,400m race won by Burgundy Bubbles. But, in fairness, Suspicious Mind had been dealt a bad hand.
First, he had to overcome a draw (gate 12) which left him in one of the outside gates in the 12-horse contest in Ipoh.
Then, when the race got under way, he had to fashion a run through a bunch of horses.
And when his rider, Suriya Arunsalam, finally managed to extricate him from the pack, his blistering finish just was not enough to secure him a spot in the top three.
Still, it was a good effort and his trainer, Ipoh-based Shanmugam Subramaniam, has kept him on his toes, hoping fully well that he holds on to the last-start form.
Well, his conditioner has done a good job, as was evident from his work ahead of the Perak Turf Club meeting on Oct 20.
Sent out for a gallop over the 600m, the Duporth gelding stopped the clock at 38sec. Suspicious Mind has had 24 starts for two wins, nine seconds and four thirds.
That last victory on Dec 17, 2023, came over the Ipoh mile.
This story is from the October 16, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the October 16, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Team Singapore athletes at Paris Games honoured in Parliament
Olympians and Paralympians 'fought hard in the toughest of arenas', says minister
NTUC central committee unaware of capital reduction plan: Desmond Tan
The labour movement's central committee did not know of the plan to return $1.85 billion to shareholders under the Allianz-Income deal before it was mentioned in Parliament on Oct 14, said NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Tan.
MPs raise concerns over info sharing, investor confidence
16 MPs speak for four hours on Bill to halt Allianz's planned offer for Income Insurance
New in Oct BTO launch: 'White flats', additional subsidies
The Oct 16 Build-To-Order (BTO) launch will feature several changes that will affect home buyers, including a new way of classifying flats, more options for singles and new open-concept \"white flats\".
Talent, tourists, new hubs: John Lee lays out ambitious HK revival plan
Given the myriad priority areas, analysts wonder if his economic measures lack focus
Prime, Plus flats launched with 6% to 9% subsidy clawback clause
They are among 8,573 homes offered for sale under new flat classification system
Parliament passes Bill enabling Govt to block Allianz-Income deal
The minister in charge of Singapore's financial regulator will have powers to block deals involving insurers that are run or substantially owned by cooperatives after Parliament passed new laws on Oct 16.
K-pop boy band Riize's Seunghan leaves two days after return
SEOUL - Just two days after announcing that he was rejoining K-pop boy band Riize, South Korean singer Seunghan (right) said on Oct 14 that he is leaving the group.
Stefanie Sun's concert tour kicks off in 2025
The decade-long wait for fans of Stefanie Sun will be over soon.
Theatre actor Shahid Nasheer hailed as bright talent of his generation
Theatre actor Shahid Nasheer died on the evening of Oct 14 at Gleneagles Hospital, following complications while being treated for leukaemia. He was 28.
