Racing: Huka Falls looks primed to make amends

So, you were one of those whose jaws dropped when HUKA FALLS was swamped by Davide last time out. Well, chin up. Give him another chance when he next faces the sarter on Friday.

On the strength of his workout yesterday morning, he does look like he's ready to help you recoup some losses.

Indeed, trackwatchers were unanimous in picking their star of the morning. It had to be Huka Falls.

Taken out by his regular rider Joao Moreira, he had the talented DANIEL for company when he ran the 600m in 36.2sec. That was after the pair had gone one round at a steady canter.

Huka Falls was seen as an extra good thing when he returned to the track on Aug 9. That was after being off the scene for almost five months.

His work coming into that race had been top notch and punters sent him out as the $9 favourite. No one told us that Davide would be in such a galloping mood. But, like they say, nothing's for certain and Davide came with a big run over the concluding stages to beat Huka Falls by ¾ length.

Anyway, that was then. Now is now and Huka Falls will be the one they will all have to gun down over the sharp 1,100m on Friday.

DANIEL, who went out with his stablemate, meets some tough cookies in Friday's Novice event over the 1,100m. There's Dr Octopus, Jeram Clipper and stablemate Happy Forever, but I reckon he won well enough on debut to suggest that a race-to-race double isn't too far-fetched an idea.

Indeed, Huka Falls and Daniel could be two legs of a pretty hot Roll Bet on Friday. What's the third leg? Well, you go figure that one out.

WILLIAM LOW'S GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S TRACKWORK AT KRANJI:

WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENTERED FOR FRIDAY:

OPEN - 1,100m: Yin Xin 43.4. Huka Falls HHH (J Moreira) canter/ 36.2. Arowana Dot Com (I Saifudin) canter/36.8. Rapido Star HH 36.3.

MONDAY: Valevole HH (B Vorster) 36.1.

CLASS 3 - 1,600m: Street Legal HHH (Moreira) 35.3. Fighter Jet HH (Tan) 44.5. Silveron Wings (SH Lee) 41.8. U Got It 36.6. Black Jack HH (J Powell) 37.8. Super Junior (A Munro) 35.8. Solitaire (Powell) 37.7. Emblessed (M Nunes) 37.6. El Perigo HHH 36.8.

MONDAY: Totality HH canter/ 36.4. Bale Star HH (Vorster) 35.5.

NOVICE - 1,100m: Street Cat HH 36.3. Jeram Clipper HHH (D Beasley) 36.1. Final Countdown 36.3. Financial Planner 38.2. Future Show 39.5. Hey Big Brother (KB Soo) 37.4. Daniel HHH canter/ 36.2.

CLASS 4 - 1,000m: Smart Samurai HH 37.5. Flag Of Command (Tan) 37.2. Irish Lightning 37.3. Dragon Ninetynine (SH Lee) 39.3. Double Cash (S John) 35.1. War Lord (S Noh) 37.7.

MONDAY: Dynamic Venture HH 36.5. Power And Glory HHH (E Aslam) 35.1.

CLASS 5 (1) - 1,700m: Feed Me More HH 38.2. World Of Fame (Nunes) 37.3. Golden Friends canter/37.7. Mystical Diamond (Moreira) 37.9. Chevy HH canter/ 37. Weight In Gold 37.4.

MONDAY: Onepluszero One HH 36.2.

CLASS 5 (2) - 1,700m: Rich Born canter/40.8. Super Lucky HH (Nunes) canter/35.9. Zac Generation (Noh) 35.6. Drama Superstar HH 35.9. Triple Goals (Saifudin) 39.3. Honest Wind (TO Chang) 40.3. Who Els 39.6. American Tycoon HH 35.2. Eighth Avenue (John) 38.1.

CLASS 5 (1) - 1,200m: Invictus 40.7. Sarong (Saifudin) 35.5. Zac Appeal 36.3. Zac Command (R Shafiq) 42.1. Boomz HH (Koh) 36.2. Lucky Break HH 37.3. Veni Vici (KK Ng) 35.9.

MONDAY: Premier Grade (Vorster) 36.3.

CLASS 5 (2) - 1,200m: Magic Ocean 38.3. Moova Cash (Koh) 35.1. Prosperity Star HH (Shafiq) 42.4. Regal Salute HH (Tan) 41.9. Testing Time (M Airy) 35.9. Sky Storm (M Zaki) 35.9. Soaring Win 35.6. Star Ballad 35.7. Zac Warrior HH (Tan) 43.8.

MONDAY: Mr Patron 36.3. RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1,000m: Good Score (S John) 35.6. Triple A Plus 35.7. Super Bonus HH 44.6. Barnburgh Lad (Beasley) 39.2. Boomerang Deluxe 37.7. D'don 40.5. Gato Negro 36.5.

WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENTERED FOR SUNDAY:

RANJI STAKES C - 1,200m: Silveron Warrior 41.8. Scarlet Star (Soo) 36.7.

MONDAY: Honest Truth (S Sam) canter/42.1.

CLASS 4 - 1,600m: Lonesome Me HH 37.7. Yes Baba HHH (Moreira) 34.9. American Vision HH (Nunes) 37.6. Enzo 43.7. China Eagle (Lao) 40.4. Ninetyfive Arrival HH canter/38.2.

CLASS 4 (1) - 1,200m: Faaltless 37.3. Zac Seduction 36.3. Humor Town HH (John) 38.4. Super Star canter/40.8.

CLASS 4 (2) - 1,200m: Sacred Emblem HHH (Saifudin) 36.8. Bring More Money 34.7. All My Way (Saifudin) 39.8. Solid Wood HH 37.8.

MONDAY: Sugar Man (I Andy) 35.5.

CLASS 4 - 1,100m: Fuku Ichiban (Chang) 41.8. Give Way 37.4.

MONDAY: Indulge HH (SB Ng) 35.6.

OPEN BENCHMARK 61 - 1,800m: South Gate canter/40.5. Bungae 36.8. Sky Protege 36.3. April's Knight HH 38.2. Caution (Chang) 40.1. Home Money Home canter/36.5.

MONDAY: Disco 35.6.

KRANJI STAKES D (1) - 1,100m: Faithfully HH (Beasley) canter/36.5. Fat Boy HH (Sam) 43.2. Afrojack 35.1.

KRANJI STAKES D (2) - 1,100m: Pint Sized Prince HH (Noh) canter/36.5. Fei Yue HH (Powell) 37.8. Oasis Spur (Saifudin) 38.6. Magic Diva 38.9. Stride Meteor 35.6.

CLASS 5 - 1,200m: German Roulette 35.6. Reddy To Rock HH 38.2. Just Like That HH 36.2. Red Sensation 36.1. Big Money 44.6. Chinese Tycoon 39.8.

MONDAY: Midlife Crisis HH 36.4. Wonder General 35.6.

RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1,100m: Cash Advance (Powell) 39.5. Cheetah King (D Chee) 36.6. Voy (Beasley) 37.4.

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