GRAY DUO ARE NOT IN FOR A COSY RIDE

Silent Is Gold, Kharisma to beat many odds: Weights, barriers and Lim’s Kosciuszko

- Michale Lee

Stephen Gray cannot fault his duo ahead of the $100,000 Kranji Stakes A race (1,200m) on March 23, but would be surprised if either Silent Is Gold or Kharisma wins.

Lim's Kosciuszko remains the horse to beat, even if he will be at his first race back since his Hong Kong defeat in December.

But it is more the weights sufferance his duo will come under vis-avis the Lim's Stable champion that Gray was lamenting about.

Lim's Kosciuszko's top impost of 59.5kg is hefty on face value. But, in relative terms, given his status as the highest-rated horse in Singapore on 117 points, he is well in on weights against all his 11 rivals.

For example, Silent Is Gold on 94 points ought to be in receipt of 11.5kg (48kg), and another 5kg (43kg) for Kharisma (84 points).

But, the Kranji Stakes A terms see their weights compressed to 55 and 52kg respectively.