Trainer Jerome Tan and the Raffles Racing Stable made it back-to-back in a Kranji meeting’s highlight two Saturdays in a row. One week after Sacred Command landed the Class 3 event over the Polytrack mile, the in-form Tan-Dato Yap Kim San combination again took the...
“The August ran very well in the Kranji Sprint at his last start. We thought he’d be a good chance today if he reproduced that form,” said Tan.
Tan said it was particularly so for Sacred Command. He felt the Epaulette five-year-old was entitled to fade, after a ride he would not call as one of his apprentice’s finest, but still prevailed. The French jockey said he had to keep his wits about him, too, given he had only one sit atop The August in trackwork to work from.
“I thought Lucky Jinsha and General Command would go forward but, when I saw they were not keen to lead or take me on, I was happy where I was. Sent out the $8 favourite, the Jason Lim-trained General Command had no excuses. He was always in the firing line but was left a little flat-footed when The August scooted away.
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