NO STOPPING KOSI IN EW BARKER

Reigning Singapore Horse of the Year all set to chalk up win No. 19 in handicap feature

- MICHAEL LEE

They say weight can stop trains, but Lim's Kosciuszko has proven time and again that adage does not quite apply to him.

From his 22 starts, he has shouldered 58kg or more six times for just the one time he was derailed in the 2023 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1,800m), when beaten a lip by the bravado of Hongkong Great's tearaway tactics.

As recently as at his last outing on March 23, when he was resuming since his gallant ninth to world champion Golden Sixty in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1,600m) at Sha Tin on Dec 10, he strolled in lumping 59.5kg.

Adding even more merit to the comeback victory - and 18th all-up - was trainer Daniel Meagher's confirmation that his precious charge was still undercooked.

The Australian is unlikely to sound like a disgruntled Gordon Ramsay again at his next start in the $150,000 Group 2 EW Barker Trophy (1,400m) on April 21.