Favourite backers had their hearts in their mouths when Mr Exchequer was taking a month of Sundays to hit the line in the $80,000 Class 3 race (1800m), but under John Powell’s hard riding, the Savabeel four-year-old sprouted wings when it mattered.

Trainer Stephen Gray reached a major milestone in his Singapore training career when Pusaka gave him his 500th winner on Sunday.