3 minute read
Former Australian galloper Dollhouse made it two wins from as many starts in Singapore when leading throughout in the $75,000 RBC Cup 2012 over 1200m on Friday night.
Photo by Singapore Turf Club
Ridden by apprentice Jacky Low, Dollhouse scored a two-and-a-half length victory over Mulan (Alan Munro) with Always Happy (Zawari Razali) a length away third.
Dollhouse was one of the quickest to jump and Low allowed the mare to cross and take up the lead over Mary's Success (Saifudin Ismail) and Sulmona (Joao Moreira).
Approaching the hometurn Low slipped Dollhouse a little more rein and the mare quickly opened up a winning break on her rivals.
Low allowed the four-year-old to coast home an easy winner as Mulan made good ground from back in the field.
The rain that fell on the Kranji track prior to the first race heightened the confidence of the Don Baertschiger stable.
“She had wet form in Sydney before she came here and when the rain came we became even more confident,” said assistant trainer Shane Baertschiger.
“We were confident she would be hard to beat after she worked better than Capablanca during the week so the rain was a pleasant surprise.
“Jacky rode her perfectly in front and when he had the race won he allowed her to coast home and not knock her around.
“There's not a lot of her, but she's got a pretty big heart. We'll place her carefully and hopefully she'll keep winning races.”
Dollhouse was purchased through a mixed sale in Sydney for A$30,000 after she had won one race from five attempts.
She was purchased by Paul Crawford for the Falling Stable which had success a week ago when Falling broke his maiden status following another all the way under Low.
Low, who has been riding in great form of late, registered his fifth win of the season and described Dollhouse as a “star”.
“She did it so easily,” said a beaming Low. “She's a star.”
A four-year-old by Snitzel from the Favourite Trick mare Alisa Free, Dollhouse had collected A$25,680 from her five career starts in Australia and from her two victories from two starts in Singapore has already banked more than $60,000 for connections.
