Six months ago, Alwin Tan saw Cash Cove as the horse who could finally put his name back up in lights. The steely grey might not have been in the same league as War Affair or Infantry, the two best horses Tan has put a bridle on in his 14 years as a trainer – with...
However, both were beaten in the first leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge, the Group 3 Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint on April 8.
Tan’s resolve to go the distance in the three legs – restored with the Singapore Guineas’ return after two years – is not rattled, though, especially for Cash Cove.“He’s the runner with the most wins with four. If January didn’t win the first leg, he would have been the highest-rated horse.“Running in the same age group this time is more to his advantage.
The run was not without merit. Cash Cove tracked the winner everywhere, except that the runs came for January down the middle, while he elected for the shortest way home along the fence. Extra time was on the way, though, and for the other 13 contenders as well. The Classic scheduled last weekend was postponed to this Saturday after the last three races were rained off.“I hope Cash Cove was able to have a good rest before coming back to battle,” he said.“I actually feel he has improved in one week. After galloping him in the last two weeks, Harry gave me the feedback he felt much better this week.”“Bluejay’s more of a miler.
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