Grand Arrival lived up to his name by bursting onto the scene at the right time to topple the short-priced favourite Speedy Cat with a sensational finish on Friday night.

Trainer Michael Freedman rang up a winning double on Sunday to extend his lead in the Singapore trainer's log by two wins from Laurie Laxon and Leslie Khoo, but probably got a bigger kick from scoring a first win with two new partners.

Champion sprinter Rocket Man rounded out his preparation for Hong Kong with a 1000m barrier trial victory on Wednesday morning.

Champion sprinter Rocket Man rounded out his preparation for Hong Kong with a 1000m barrier trial victory on Wednesday morning.

Topline South African stayer Lizarre opened his Singapore account at his third run when triumphant in the $75,000 Class 3 race over 1700m on Polytrack on Friday.