Brown Taking Aim At 4th S.A. Derby Honours

Ex-Kranji trainer nearly packed it in after Scintillante's poor run, but sticks to plan A

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The adage of not making decisions on race day has rung true for Cliff Brown and his A$1 million (S$836,000) Group 1 South Australian Derby hope Scintillante.

Soon after Scintillante crossed the line after the Group 3 Chairman's Stakes (2,000m) at Morphettville on April 26, Brown was ready to head back to Melbourne.

But, after watching the replay of the race a few times and looking at the sectionals, Brown has decided to stay on in Adelaide and take his chance with Scintillante in Saturday's Group 1 race for three-year-olds over 2,500m at Morphettville.

He knows what it takes to win the South Australian Derby, having taken the race with Cheviot in 1996, Markham (1997) and Blue Murder (2000) while Yaphet finished second in 2022 behind Jungle Magnate.

And as most Singapore racing fans would also know, the former Kranji-based conditioner also has the 2011 Singapore Derby silverware earned by Clint sitting proudly on his Mornington stable office sideboard.