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War Affair wins first battle of the 3YO series

SINGAPORE: Mar 30, 2014

WAR AFFAIR guns down rivals in the Singapore 3YO Sprint
- SNTC photo

Last season's best two-year-old WAR AFFAIR has struck the first blow in this year's Singapore three-year-old series by winning open leg, the S$250,000 Singapore 3YO Sprint over 1200m at Kranji here today.

Going on his performance in the Group 3 event today, it's hard to see him not going on to claim the next two legs as well.

After finishing fourth in his debut last year, the New Zealand gelding reeled off six consecutive wins which included the Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe and the Group 3 Juvenile Championship, both over 1200m.

Later in the year, WAR AFFAIR also won the Group 3 Magic Millions More Magic 3YO Championship (1600m). This was followed by a splendid second in the Group 1 Raffles Cup (1800m) against all-comers.

WAR AFFAIR then had a change of trainer to Alwin Tan and resumed after four-month let-up to finish second in a Kranji Stakes A event over 1200m last month.

Benefiting from that outing, WAR AFFAIR, ridden for the first time by Danny Beasley today, tracked pacemaker FAALTLESS from the start before winning easily by one and a half lengths and continued a remarkable season for the Singapore trainer who now leads the table with 23 winners.

"He will now go for the other two Legs. I have no doubt he will be even better over 1400m and 1600m and eventually long distances as he is a stayer," said Tan.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE: Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position

	STEPITUP 2013 STAKES
1	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
7	GYPSY MAGIC	Khoo	WS Chan	1
	(7 ch.a.g Intergaze - Pensiamo by Sovereign Red)
8	Fumiko	O'Hara	Suhaimi	2
2	Wassaic	L Dragon	J Powell	3
4	Tomorrows Dreams	B Dean	R Zawari	4

	SUPER EASY 2012 STAKES
2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
6	DEAUVILLE	L Laxon	J Powell	1
	(3 b.nz.g Darci Brahma - Bartolomeo by Strategic)
10	Voy	D Kok	I Santana	2
2	Gold Line	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
11	Alasamo	M Freedman	M Nunes	4

	GINGERBREAD MAN 2011 STAKES
3	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
8	SOON YI	S Chua	S John	1
	(4 b/br.am.g Sightseeing - Colegiada by Southern Halo)
6	Zac Heaven	M Walker	L Allpress	2
7	Funca	P Shaw	B Vorster	3
5	U Got It	Khoo	M Ewe	4

	BETTER THAN EVER 2010 STAKES
4	BENCHMARK 67 - 2000M
10	ZIPANGU	H Takaoka	K A'Isisuhairi	1
	(4 b.j.g Stay Gold - Brighton Biko by Forty Niner)
1	Tangible Assets	H Takaoka	D Flores	2
4	Danger Zone	H Takaoka	A Munro	3
6	Dragon G	C Brown	D Beasley	4

	MOORING 2009 STAKES
5	CLASS 5 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
6	BIG HARVEST	D Koh	M Nunes	1
	(4 ch.a.g Husson - Summer Flight by Danehill)
1	Black Bean	S Chua	T See	2
8	Sacred General	ZL Mok	J See	3
9	Chengdu Warrior	D Koh	I Santana	4

	BIG MAVERICK 2008 STAKES
6	CLASS 3 - 1400M
6	CORDOBA	D Hill	A Munro	1
	(4 b.e.g Exceed And Excel - Native Nickel by Be My Native)
5	Indicio	S Gray	L Allpress	2
7	Captivate	M Clements	M Nunes	3
8	Empire Bay	M Freedman	S Noh	4

	LIM'S OBJECTIVE 2007 STAKES
7	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
11	EASY MONEY	HK Tan	I Santana	1
	(3 ch.arg.g Johannesburg - Hopi by Hussonet)
6	Eagle Storm	B Dean	D Beasley	2
2	Imacruiser	HW Tan	Z Zuriman	3
1	Eclair Sensation	M Walker	R Shafiq	4

	WHY BE 2006 STAKES
8	BENCHMARK 83 - 1200M
8	LET GO LENNI	M Freedman	M Nunes	1
	(4 ch.a.g Stratum - Celebrity Rose by Peintre Celebre)
5	Klever Man	S Baertschiger	J Powell	2
9	Loyal Friends	O'Hara	Saifudin	3
4	One Smart Cat	S Baertschiger	D Beasley	4

	SINGAPORE 3YO SPRINT
9	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (SW) - 1200M
1	WAR AFFAIR	HW Tan	D Beasley	1
	(3 br.nz.g O'Reilly - Kristique by Kris S)
4	Faaltless	S Baertschiger	J Powell	2
7	Desert Fox	M Freedman	R Shafiq	3
10	Room For Excuse	H Takaoka	A MUnro	4

	FOREST GOLD 2005 STAKES
10	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	BLACK FURY	T Kieser	S Noh	1
	(3 b.a.g Tale Of The Cat - Roseanne by Dehere)
6	Macau Roulette	HK Tan	YF Leong	2
2	Magic Ocean	ZL Mok	T Affandi	3
3	Sugar Man	P Shaw	B Vorster	4

	RECAST 2004 STAKES
11	KRANJIB STAKES A - 1400M
11	HOT GOLD	C Brown	I Santana	1
	(5 b.ir.g Iffraaj - Timewee by Romanov)
4	Trudeau	B Marsh	M Nunes	2
1	Flax	D Hill	A Munro	3
12	Gold Run	C Brown	B Vorster	4

	RAUL 2003 STAKES
12	GRADUATION - 1400M
9	RISE 'N' SHINE	M Walker	M Nunes	1
	(3 b.nz.g Zabeel - Kay's Awake by Towkay)
8	Best Tothelign	S Baertschiger	D Beasley	2
7	Absolutely	C Brown	R Shafiq	3
3	Turangawaewae	L Laxon	A Munro	4