French jockey Olivier Placais sent a strong signal he should not be written off too soon from the title race after he posted an early riding double on Sunday.

Lim’s Ripple looks to be another smart sort in the making for the Lim’s Stable after he scored second-up in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1400m on Friday night, but trainer Steven Burridge still believes he needs more time to come right.

Newcomer Deadline Day might have got the heave-ho at the betting ring, but he went out to prove the doubters wrong with a convincing win in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m on Sunday.

In-form French jockey Olivier Placais cemented his first place on the Singapore jockey’s premiership with yet another winner on Sunday, Muscular Captain.