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Faaltless breaks record in Garden City Trophy

SINGAPORE: Sep 21, 2014

FAALTLESS cruising to victory in the Group 3 Garden City
Trophy - SNTC photo

A five-month break was just what FAALTLESS needed as shown by his easy victory in the Group 3 S$200,000 Garden City Trophy over 1200m at Kranji here today.

After notching four wins and two seconds from his first six starts, the Australian gelding was unplaced in the Singapore 3YO Challenge back in April when tested for the first time beyond 1200m.

His comeback today seemed a daunting task as he came up against smart gallopers like EMPEROR MAX, who started odds-on, GOAL KEEPER and DAVIDE, all of them group winners.

But FAALTLESS, under Danny Beasley, not only romped home by two and a half lengths, he also rewrote the long course record held previously by MEXICAN ROSE with a time of 1min 8.74secs.

A delighted trainer Shane Baertschiger said: "His first-up form is terrific – never beaten. Danny said he worked sensational and he was also very confident. I was expecting a good run, but probably not the win."

FAALTLESS was purchased by Baertschiger for NZ$160,000 at the New Zealand Ready To Run Sale. His dam is a half-sister to the Australian champion SO YOU THINK so there is plenty going for the four-year-old going forward.

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

	SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS STAKES
1	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
8	WINNER'S SMILE	S Chua	S John	1
	(4 b.am.h Henny Hughes - Blues In Seattle by Seattle Slew)
2	Red River Rock	B Dean	CW Brown	2
3	Rosado	B Marsh	Z Zuriman	3
9	Simpang	HW Tan	T O'Shea	4

	HORTPARK STAKES
2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M
10	PLATOON	HW Tan	D Beasley	1
	(4 b.nz.g Keeper - Girl Of Value by Gold Brose)
7	Red Dawn	S Baertschiger	Kellady	2
11	Titanium	M Freedman	M Nunes	3
4	Mighty Glory	P Shaw	N Juglall	4

	MOUNT FABER PARK STAKES
3	CLASS 3 - 1600M
1	THUMPING	H Takaoka	A Munro	1
	(4 b/br.am.m Any Given Saturday - Weekend Sky by Fuji Kiseki)
10	Californian Jet	C Brown	J Low	2
3	Mr Armstrong	M Freedman	S Noh	3
6	Alfonso	L Laxon	M Nunes	4

	GARDEN CITY TROPHY
4	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 (CW) - 1200M
11	FAALTLESS	S Baertschiger	D Beasley	1
	(4 b.a.g Faltaat - Circus Dance by Carnegie)
1	Emperor Max	S Gray	CW Brown	2
4	Cavallo	S Chua	S John	3
6	Perfect Charger	HW Tan	Chavez	4

	EAST COAST PARK STAKES
5	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M
4	MASURAO	H Takaoka	A Munro	1
	(3 b.nz.g Mastercraftsman - Black Bijou by Black Minnaloushe)
3	Flamboyant	P Shaw	N Juglall	2
7	Dr N Wing Fighters	Khoo	I Santana	3
2	Guilty Pleasures	S Baertschiger	Kellady	4

	COMMITTEE'S PRIZE
6	SINGAPORE GROUP 3 - 1600M
8	MAGNETO	P Shaw	N Juglall	1
	(4 ch.arg.h Footstepsinthesand - Suisi by Engrillado)
6	War Affair	HW Tan	D Beasley	2
7	City Lad	D Koh	T Rehaizat	3
1	Wild Geese	S Burridge	K A'Isisuhairi	4

	FORT CANNING PARK STAKES
7	KRANJI STAKES D - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
1	ALASAMO	M Freedman	S Noh	1
	(4 b.nz.g Alamosa - Mumbai by Lord Ballina)
5	Picture	Khoo	M Nunes	2
3	Pinyin	D Hill	Z Zuriman	3
2	Beautiful World	D Koh	TH Koh	4

	WEST COAST PARK STAKES
8	CLASS 4 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)
9	GHOST	Khoo	D Flores	1
	(6 br.a.g Exceed And Excel - Terrenora by Encosta De Lago)
7	Tashi	HK Tan	I Santana	2
6	Soon Yi	S Chua	S John	3
2	Benji's Rule	S Gray	Y Ruzaili	4

	NATIONAL ORCHID GARDEN STAKES
9	KRANJI STAKES D, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	EXQUISITELY SWEET	B Dean	S John	1
	(6 br.a.g Nadeem - Empirical by Woodman)
4	Lion Master	S Yeoh	I Santana	2
10	Greenback	ZL Mok	M Nunes	3
11	Dynasty Knight	S Chua	WH Lao	4

	GARDEN BY THE BAY STAKES
10	CLASS 4 - 1600M
7	GREAT LIGHT	HK Tan	I Santana	1
	(7 b.arg.g Pure Prize - Hello Kitty by Quiet American)
3	U Got It	Khoo	R Rueven	2
10	Dragon	M Yusof	D Beasley	3
4	Caiyaya	L Dragon	A Munro	4