HIDDEN PROMISE makes it Four Wins in Singapore

Five Year Old Gelding HIDDEN PROMISE (Postponed-Promissory) had his band of NZ based Syndicate Members leaping up and down in front of their television sets when winning the Class 3 1600 metre event at Singapore’s Kranji Race course on New Year’s Day, bringing up the Gelding’s 4th Singapore win from 15 starts. Resuming at the 1600 metre trip after not racing since 19th November and having his first start in Class 3 company, HIDDEN PROMISE was ignored by Punters and sent out at odds of 20 to 1. Ridden for the first time by expat Kiwi jockey Craig Grylls, HIDDEN PROMISE was away well from the barriers and settled into 4th place on the rails in the running.  Approaching the turn, it was apparent that Grylls had a lapful of horse under him and all that was required was an ounce of luck to find a gap between the two leaders. The gap was a while coming, but Grylls bided his time and eventually steered his mount between the two leaders with a compelling finishing run that gave him a three quarter length margin at the line

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HIDDEN PROMISE winning – Kranji racecourse – 01 January 2018

Syndicate Racing Manager John Galvin was ecstatic, ” This was an outstanding result for the Team,” he said, ” Hidden Promise had trialed very well on Boxing Day but it was a resuming run off a six week break and he was up in Grade at Class 3 level, so we weren’t quite sure what we were going to get on the day, but what we did get was pretty good. We have been very patient with this horse, he didn’t have his first start until he was a November 4yo and now from 15 starts he has had 4 wins, only been out of the prizemoney in two of those starts and has now won S$125,000 in prizemoney for his Ownership Group. Trainer Mark Walker has done a great job with him and a big thanks to Craig Grylls, who was having his first race day ride for the Fortuna NZ Team.”

Trained by 2017  Singapore Champion Trainer, Mark Walker, HIDDEN PROMISE is raced by the Fortuna Hidden Promise Syndicate, an ownership group comprising 29 individuals and was purchased on behalf of Fortuna Syndications by Te Akau Racing’s David Ellis at the 2014 Ready To Run Sale for $65,000 from the draft of Westbury Stud.