Champion jockey Joao Moreira made the return trip to Singapore worthwhile when he guided Machfive to victory in the $65,000 Novice Stakes over 1100m on the Polytrack on Friday night.

Champion jockey Joao Moreira took a few races to hit his strides again before knocking in a running double on Friday night.

Running Tall's debut win on March 25 certainly came with many upsides but trainer Patrick Shaw thought he still had to pass a more challenging test before booking his ticket for the Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic (1400m) next Sunday.