For someone who has won a Caulfield Cup, Australian jockey Vlad Duric was a man overwhelmed with emotion as he weighed in after a lowly Kranji Stakes D race that normally does not give way to such celebratory post-race reactions.

The Laurie Laxon trained Affleck will be stretched beyond 1200m for the first time this evening, with his winning run expected to continue in the seventh event.

Know Each Other’s last-start win gave Steven Lam a rare uplifting moment this year.