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Mauritius jockey Nooresh Juglall stole the show at Singapore on Sunday, when he collected a four-timer, headed by the victory of promising galloper, Peace No War.

Rounding out a clean-sweep of the two feature events, Juglall remains the first Mauritian jockey licensed to ride in Singapore. He was granted a three month stay at the beginning of June.

Currently licensed by the Mauritius Turf Club , Juglall honed his craft riding for five years in South Africa, where he claimed two National apprentice jockeys’ titles in 11/12 and 12/13 — as well as two Highveld apprentice jockey championships.

From 70 rides in Singapore, Juglall has collected 13 victories at a very healthy strike rate of just shy of 20%.

Collecting a further 12 minor placings, Juglall is now on his way to being one of Singapore's leading riders.

The Michael Freedman - trained Peace No War highlighted a red-letter day for Juglall, when the son of War Pass saluted in the ninth event.

Heavily supported in the lead up, Peace No War tracked the speed beautifully under Juglall and although tightened for room on straightening, he burst through to hit the front inside the 200m.

Unable to really draw clear, Peace No War was headed by the Alvin Tan trained Perfect Charger inside the 50m, before he showed great resilience to kick back and salute narrowly.

Only lightly raced, Peace No War had displayed good ability as a two-year-old having placed behind star galloper War Affair in the Group 3 Juvenile Championship.

Stepping up sharply in grade from his first up defeat, Peace No War now appears set for a solid campaign, and is expected to improve further this time in.

Recording a new career peak on Timeform ratings, Peace No War brought up his fifth victory from 11 career starts and further franked the form of the Cliff Brown trained Sand Lane.

Peace No War has now saluted in three of four attempts over 1000m and does appear a galloper worth following.

Freedman has continued to space his runs throughout the gelding's career, with his best form seen when having 36-61 days between runs.

Under those circumstances he has saluted in three of four attempts and if following a similar pattern at his next outing, he is expected to make his presence felt again.

The Patrick Shaw trained Emperor's Banquet followed up on his solid effort behind Goodman last start, when saluting narrowly in the sixth event.

An unfortunate late scratching in the Group 1 Singapore Derby, Emperor's Banquet made amends when proving too good over the mile.

Recording a new career peak behind Goodman two back, Emperor's Banquet continued his good run of form, when he took full advantage of the solid tempo set by Greenstone.

Under-riding when he rounded the turn for home, Emperor's Banquet took a while to wind up, before he dug in deep over the concluding stages and edged out his rivals.

Emperor's Banquet's performance returned comparatively the quickest time of the night and although Sunday's meeting wasn't littered with stars, it still gives a solid push for the strength of the form.

This performance also suggests he can perform over further, as Sunday's affair was a true run mile.

Though yet to be tested beyond a mile, it does appear the next likely step for the son of Holy Roman Emperor, after connections indicated the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup [2200m] was his main target.

Whether he can make that stark jump obviously remains to be seen, however if placed in suitable company, he does appear a galloper worth following.

The Laurie Laxon trained Ruapehu only won narrowly on Friday night, however his performance still held plenty of merit.

Sent out at an unbackable odds [$1.20], the son of Stravinsky left favourite backers with their hearts in their mouths after he was headed twice in the straight.

However, under the riding of Corey Brown, Ruapehu dug in deep to kick back and score narrowly, much to the delight of his supporters.

Yet to miss the quinella in five career starts, Ruapehu has continued to improve with each career start and is heading in the right direction.

His latest effort recorded a new career peak on Timeform ratings and he is expected to improve again when tried over further.

He recorded the quickest closing sectional of the night and showed great resilience over the concluding stages.

A noted front-runner, we are of the opinion that he could be a better horse when ridden off the speed and is a galloper to put in your blackbook.