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A Cyborg is deemed half human, half machine in this case the Patrick Shaw trained Cyborg was machine-like when easily disposing of his rivals on Sunday evening.

Formerly based in Argentina the son of Orpen was clearly one of the standout performances of the meeting when taking out the final event in Singapore.

Cyborg

While he never contested Group company in Argentina, Cyborg reportedly displayed above average ability when winning his maiden by over 10 lengths.

Stepping out for just his fourth career start and first in Singapore, Cyborg was met with plenty of support late — starting the $2.60 favourite.

Having displayed good tactical speed in his three barrier trials Cyborg was quickly able to nullify the wide draw when rolling across to settle outside the lead.

The James Peters trained White Hunter held the fence with Cyborg out facing the breeze for the majority of the race.

Urged along upon straightening Cyborg set his sights on White Hunter with the latter giving a decent kick inside the 300m.

Once balanced up Cyborg began to lengthen nicely and hit the front inside the 200m.

In a good two horse war Cyborg really asserted his dominance late when drawing away to score by two lengths with a further length and a half back to third.

In a race dominated by the on-speed runners Cyborg simply proved too sharp and was rated well above your average Class 4 winner.

The race locks in well through both White Hunter and Nova Spirit which helps to confirm the level of Cyborg's performance.

Only a three-year-old Cyborg creates plenty of interest moving forward as he gives the impression he will be better over further.

It's no secret Shaw is a master with these Argentinean imports and given what he did on debut it suggests Cyborg has quite the promising future in Singapore.

While many may have felt the Group 1 Singapore Guineas [1600m] would come to quick for the three-year-old the Shaw stable have elected to saddle up Cyborg this weekend after pulling up well from Sunday's event.

Clearly a strong indication of the high regard he is held within the stable, Cyborg is expected to relish the step up in trip and while obviously harder he is progressive and cannot be taken lightly.

We are yet to see a three-year-old stamp themselves as the benchmark of their generation and although it may come as too big an ask for Cyborg, when assessing Timeform predictive ratings he is expected to measure right up.

Regardless of what happens on Sunday, Cyborg looks to have a bright future in Singapore and the fact he lines up in Group 1 company at just his second start further cements these claims — he is a must for your blackbook.

Lincoln Road

The Shane Baertschiger trained Lincoln Road returned in emphatic fashion on Sunday when leading throughout in the seventh event.

His fourth straight win since joining Baertschiger's care mid-way through 2015 the son of Swiss Ace continued his upwards spiral returning a new career peak.

Having continued to raise the bar with each start during his maiden preparation in Singapore, Lincoln Road picked up right where he left off and returned his strongest performance against the clock.

Ridden by John Powell, Lincoln Road was never in doubt saluting easily by over two lengths.

Improving eight pounds on his previous best he remains open to further improvement moving forward and appears quite the promising sprinter.

Likely to be tested in tougher company at his next outing we suggest you stick with Lincoln Road as if utilise that winning margin to the best of his ability he should prove very hard to beat.