Outfit on a Mission to Make Amends

Trainer Ong's six-year-old catches the eye with smart gallop at Sungai Besi trackwork

- Brian Miller

Leading trainer Jason Ong has entered a strong team of 18 horses for the 11 upcoming races at Sungai Besi on July 27, and he could be looking for a good showing from among others – Outfit.

The Singaporean conditioner – who is sitting on top of the trainers' premiership with 63 wins, 28 more than the second-placed Simon Dunderdale – has entered Outfit for the Class 4B event (1,300m).

On the morning of July 22, the Turn Me Loose six-year-old turned in a smart workout, running the 600m in 40.8sec.

Outfit did not burn up the track at Sungai Besi, but the New Zealand-bred still served notice of his chances of landing a ninth win.

Outfit won five races in Singapore, three with previous trainer Shane Baertschiger and two with Ong. After kicking off his career in Kuala Lumpur in 2025, he has clocked in three more victories.

However, the Happy Baby Stable-owned galloper's last two runs were disappointing.

At his second-last start in a Class 4B race (1,100m) on June 15, Outfit was obliged to race wide the entire trip and, in the end, he beat just two home.

Then, at his last start in a Class 4B event (1,150m) on June 29, when ridden by Akmazani Marzuki, he again took the scenic route home and finished way out of the money in eighth.

But do not be too hasty in dismissing his chances.