Quality US-bred mare Thumping brought some faint echoes of Hideyuki Takaoka’s champion mare Better Life when she gunned down favourite Quechua to land the spoils in the $200,000 Group 3 JBBA Moonbeam Vase (1800m) on Sunday.

Although lining up over a trip short of his best, you can never ignore class and expect Quechua to be very hard to beat in the ninth event at Singapore this evening.

A postage-stamp weight coupled with a smart ride from two-time Singapore champion apprentice jockey A’Isisuhairi Kasim paved the way to talented mare Thumping scoring a gallant win in the $125,000 Open race over 1600m on Sunday.

In-form trainer Stephen Gray is already eying of the 2015 Singapore Derby, after Twickenham made a winning return at Kranji on Friday evening.

A dogged performance in Sunday's Group 1 Patron's Bowl has capped a remarkable start to Spalato's career having tasted success at the highest level at just his third start.