Lord Roberto Starts in Singapore

Published 15 February 2013

FORTUNA’s 4yo gelding, LORD ROBERTO steps up to his favoured 1600 metres in Singapore tonight. Already a winner over the distance in Singapore on the Poly Track, tonight LORD ROBERTO gets a go on the Turf surface.

A solid staying type, LORD ROBERTO will be ridden by Te Akau Stable Apprentice and the leading Apprentice jockey in Singapore, Shafiq Rusof, who takes 2kgs off the horses back.

A potential Singapore Derby candidate (run in July), connections are expecting a strong run from LORD ROBERTO tonight.

Race Details here:

RACE DATE: Friday 15 February at Singapore Racecourse.
·        RACE NUMBER & TIME: Race 6 at 8.50pm (1.50am Sat NZ time)
·        HORSE NUMBER: 1
·        RACE DETAILS: Class 4 Handicap of $55,000
·        DISTANCE & TRACK: 1600m on the Turf Short Course B
·        JOCKEY: App R Shafiq
·        WEIGHT: 57kgs less 2kgs claim
·       BARRIER: 5 of 9