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Gutsy Iron Man completes hat-trick

SINGAPORE: Dec 1, 2017

IRON MAN (inside) holds off CERTAINLY to complete a hat-trick of wins
- SNTC photo

IRON MAN completed a hat-trick of with a gutsy display in the Benchmark 83 - 1400m event at Kranji here tonight.

While he set the pace two starts back and trailed in second spot last time out before winning in Kranji Stakes C company, the Argentinean gelding was well back in the early running.

The five-year-old was still a long way from the leader at the home bend but under jockey Barend Vorster, he put on wings on the home stretch and by the 100m, was locked in a battle with CERTAINLY and AL GREEN for the lead.

IRON MAN held off CERTAINLY to win by half a length for his fourth win in 16 starts at Kranji.

The gelding won thrice from 4 runs as a juvenile in Argentina before coming to Singapore.

"It was a massive win tonight," said Vorster. "They went hard early, so he was always going to make up ground and as he was proven over more ground before, he had the stamina and still stayed."

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

1	CLASS 5 - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
1	GREAT SEVEN	S Burridge	M Nunes	1
	(5 br.a.g Nicconi - Great Act by Seeking The Gold)
8	Mastermind	D Koh	Woodworth	2
7	Hee's Forte	J Saimee	S Noh	3
5	Divergent	M Clements	T See	4

2	RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1000M (POLYTRACK)
2	MASTER MINER	HW Tan	Aslam	1
	(3 b.a.g Mint Lane - Gaze At Gold by Stargazer)
6	Grand Choice	D Meagher	CS Chin	2
13	Kiss Your Song	S Baertschiger	Kellady	3
1	Sattar	R Le Grange	Chavez	4

3	CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
1	ELITE INVINCIBLE	M Walker	V Duric	1
	(3 b.ir.g Archarcharch - Dough On The Go by Bernardini)
3	Montaige	S Baertschiger	Chavez	2
8	Casing Royal	HW Tan	O Placais	3
7	Whose Else's	S Gray	G Boss	4

4	OPEN MAIDEN - 1400M
4	INFANTRY ECLIPSE	S Burridge	M Rodd	1
	(4 b.nz.g Per Incanto - Tender Poison by Palace Music)
2	Country Boss	KS Tan	CC Wong	2
6	Basilisk	Khoo	O Placais	3
3	Battle Plan	B Marsh	C Grylls	4

5	CLASS 5 - 1800M (POLYTRACK)
1	RED RIDNG WOOD	J Saimee	M Nunes	1
	(4 b/br.nz.g Redwood - Dreamcatcher by Stravinsky)
3	Chairman Wind	S Burridge	M Rodd	2
4	Quetzal	O'Hara	T See	3
7	Hero In The Wind	H Takaoka	Chavez	4

6	MAIDEN - 1200M
5	HOWL	D Meagher	O Placais	1
	(4 br.nz.g Showcasing - Trouville by Hurricane Sky)
1	Ohyioh	J Saimee	S Noh	2
16	Energizer	ZL Mok	CC Wong	3
7	Monster Energy	T Kieser	M Nunes	4

7	BENCHMARK 83 - 1400M
2	IRON MAN	R Le Grange	B Vorster	1
	(5 br.arg.g Hidden Truth - Famosa Sam by Alrassaam)
7	Certainly	C Brown	M Rodd	2
8	Al Green	S Gray	C Grylls	3
9	Battle Of Troy	D Koh	CC Wong	4

8	CLASS 3 - 1200M
1	ELUSIVE EMPEROR	R Le Grange	B Vorster	1
	(6 b.nz.g Elusive City - Race Empress by St Petersburg)
9	Kingsman	M Walker	V Duric	2
6	Sir Isaac	C Brown	M Rodd	3
5	Dinghu Mountain	S Baertschiger	WL Ho	4

9	CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)
4	BE BEE	S Baertschiger	J Powell	1
	(3 b.nz.g Showcasing - My Other Woman by Fusaichi Pegasus)
2	Elite Power	M Walker	V Duric	2
9	Master Of Malibu	R Le Grange	B Vorster	3
3	Sun Dream	D Koh	CC Wong	4