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Singapore Derby 2013 Preview

While this blog primarly focuses on UK and Irish racing, we are known to dip our toes into previewing major international races. Tomorrow at 10:55am GMT sees the Group 1 Singapore Derby 2013 takes place at Kranji racecourse. Currently the favourite with Bet365 is Better Life, a horse that found the Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup too tough (finishing 7th). Prior to this Better Life had won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Group 2) in decent fashion under pilot Alan Munro(remember him? he’s a UK jockey now based in HK/Singapore, he’s won quite a few of the big races in UK and Ireland, most notably the Derby, Irish 2000 guineas and Irish Derby).

Punters are sure to pile into Better Life due to her consistent record at this level. A respected journalist even said “You’d be stupid to back against her” – Strong words there.

So what is she up against?

Raziyya Of Sydney (9/1) shapes as if the 2000m trip will play to her strengths, and also being a fillie, she gets the all important weight allowance and is in a bit of form. The horse which is possibly the most danger to Better Life is City Lad (7-1), his 2nd in the Patron’s Bowl last month behind Super Easy is decent enough Group 1 form, that said, Better Life had the measure of Super Easy the last time they took each other on in the Panasonic Kranji Mile (group 1) last October. If you purely read the form and nothing else, you’d have to say Better Life has a super chance of adding another group race to her portfolio, but do not discount City Lad.

Better Life is seen as a banker by the punters, and time will tell if she is indeed such a great banker. The way Bet365 have formed their book suggests she has an absolutely massive chance of victory tomorrow. We’ll be cheering her on that’s for sure.

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