THE STAR WORKS LIKE HE IS READY

The Lawson Moy-trained last-start winner can make it three from four in KL on Dec 28

- Brian Miller

What or who is going to stop The Star from making it two off the bounce and three wins from his last four starts?

His fans will argue that there is little his rivals can do when the field lines up for the races on Dec 28.

After all, they will say, he is in a rich vein of form and he seems to have taken to his new surroundings like a duck to water. They are right on both counts.

The Star has, undoubtedly, hit a bright patch and he does seem to have found a new lease of life since relocating from Tim Fitzsimmons' Kranji quarters to the stables at Sungai Besi.

Well two wins from three races do seal the deal and a third from four Selangor starts will not surprise anyone.

As if to appease his fans, the six-year-old was out on the training track on the morning of Dec 24.

If they were watching, they would certainly have raised a cheer for their guy. The Star was, well, one of the morning stars and his run over the 600m - which he did in 37.8sec - would have even swayed some of his doubters.

Yes, it was a good piece of work. Some may even call it a "winning workout".

But there will still be the naysayers and they will argue that it is not all that clear cut - and they could have a strong argument to back it up.