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FINAL DAY WARM-UP FOR LIM'S STABLE

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September 30, 2024

Lim's Sarbach and Lim's Shavano double sets right mood for grand finale on Oct 5

- Michael Lee

FINAL DAY WARM-UP FOR LIM'S STABLE

Lim's Sarbach and Lim's Shavano are not quite in the same league as their more illustrious stablemates Lim's Kosciuszko and Lim's Saltoro.

But their wins on Sept 28 turned out to be the perfect prelude to the Daniel Meagher-Marc Lerner-Lim's Stable team's last big fling with their "awesome twosome" in the $1.38 million Group 1 Grand Singapore Gold Cup (2,000m) on Oct 5.

Lim's Kosciuszko and Lim's Saltoro have hogged the last seven Kranji feature races between them, including all the five Group 1 events in this farewell season.

The Holy Grail still remains the last remaining Group 1 - that famous gilt-edged race boasting the richest history in the 182 years of the Singapore Turf Club.

In its unprecedented slot as Race 10 on the 10-race programme, the Singapore Gold Cup will fittingly become the last page to be turned at Singapore racing's final chapter. Win, lose or draw, the finality of this closing act does not seem to have sunk in yet.

Meagher and the Lim's entourage, headed by Lim Siah Mong and racing manager Mick Dittman, still looked all pumped when they headed down to lead in Lim's Sarbach and Lim's Shavano, both ridden by Lerner.

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