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The Daniel Meagher trained Lim's Sprint was clearly the stand-out performance on Friday night when saluting easily in his stable debut.
Formerly trained by Steven Burridge, Lim's Sprint had displayed fair ability in his 14 starts and proceeded to take a good step forward in the fifth event.
Ridden by Danny Beasley, Lim's Sprint took up the running from the middle draw and after travelling well, he put the race away in a few strides.Displaying a good turn of foot passing the 300m, Lim's Sprint drew well clear of his rivals and despite eased down late, he still saluted by four lengths.
His third win from 15 starts, Lim's Sprint has clearly appreciated his new surroundings/training regime with the five-year-old returning a new career peak.In what was surprisingly just his second start on the polytrack, Lim's Sprint also returned strong figures against the clock and can improve further stepping up in trip.
When previously trained by Burridge his best figures were achieved over 1400m and given the way he performed on Friday night, one would suggest Meagher will look to keep him on the polytrack.While some horses are adaptable on both, some horses clearly appreciate racing on either the turf or the all-weather surface.
Although only a small sample size (two races) it appears Lim's Sprint could be more tractable on the polytrack and creates plenty of interest moving forward.For a five-year-old, Lim's Sprint is relatively lightly raced and with a four length winning margin up his sleeve, it's hard to seeing him taking a backwards step at his next outing.
Likely to be tried in similar company, Lim's Sprint is definitely one worth sticking with and should be added to your blackbook.Having only joined the Singapore training ranks in his own right in April this year, Daniel Meagher has quickly made quite the impression.
From a total of 103 runners, Meagher has collected 19 wins and boasts one of the best strikes rates in Singapore.His record with horses from other stables is also impressive with Meagher striking at 20 per cent from a total of 86 runners.
Although only saddling up four odds-on favourites in that time, three were successful, boasting a POT of +20%.
A trainer's performance against the market is arguably the best measure as when expected to run well his horses have done so.This provides punters' with confidence as when Meagher's horses have been set up to run well, they in-turn have performed/outperformed market expectations.