Seven year old ELLIOT NESS (Written Tycoon – Walk with Attitude) took no prisoners with a dominant 5 length win in Class 4 1100m Polytrack event at Singapore’s Kranji Racecourse 21st September. Ridden by Singapore’s champion jockey, Manoel Nunes, Elliot Ness was away brilliantly from his outside Barrier and settled in 2nd place just outside the leader. Going up to the leader as they turned for home, Nunes was just coasting on the horse, gathering in the leader quickly, then extending his lead, finishing the race with a five length margin in a time of 1.04.62. Sent out favourite by punters, Elliot Ness returned dividends of $2.80 the win and $1.20 the place on TAB NZ for his 5th career win in Singapore

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ELLIOT NESS had won previously in January 2024 but then required some knee surgery, this leading to over six months away from the race track, with a resuming run on 18th August producing a strong finishing 4th

Trainer, Donna Logan, was present on course  and was a very happy trainer after the race “Won in outstanding fashion, he is a very talented racehorse who has had a chequered career due to injury setbacks, but just loves the 1100m distance – beautifully handled by Manoel Nunes – well done to John Galvin of Fortuna Racing and his ownership team.”

“Elliot Ness” – 5th Singapore Win – 21st September 2024 – Manoel Nunes aboard

Fortuna Racing’s John Galvin, watching from his home in Hamilton in New Zealand was also a happy man. “On paper, he looked a stand out to win this race and from the time he left the barriers, he always seemed to have the race in his control. Manoel rode him very professionally. Well done to to Donna Logan and her team for having this horse in such shape.”

Connections post race with winner Elliot Ness – Trainer Donna Logan is 2nd from left

ELLIOT NESS (who raced with the name PROHIBITION in Australia) was originally purchased as a Yearling at the 2019 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale for A$675,000 as a Stallion prospect for an Ownership Group comprising the China Horse Club and other high profile owners. Trained by  Peter and Paul Snowden in Sydney, he trialed twice in May 2020 for a  4^th and a 6^th placing and after determining that his trial form indicated that he was not up to Stallion making ability plus the fact that he was very Colty and needed to gelded, he was put up for sale unreserved and John Galvin acquired  him  at the May 2020 Inglis Online Sale for just A$35,000. He has now won five times and had nineteen other prizemoney placing from 30 starts in Singapore and has Stakes Earnings of S$216,000 for his Ownership Group consisting of 44 individuals from NZ, Australia and Hong Kong