All the signs seem to point towards a return to winning ways for Flying Nemo this Saturday.
The pint-sized three-year-old with the explosive turn of foot actually had excuses at his last two outings that ended in defeats.
In a nutshell, he was too far back. Despite all his will, he was behind the eight-ball from the outset, but still made ground to finish within fair distances of the winner.
In the Group 2 Singapore ThreeYear-Old Classic (1,400m), he began awkwardly from his wide alley and got shuffled back to last.
Amirul Ismadi, who was at his first ride on the son of Vespa, might have got busy a touch too late.
By hugging the rails, he was eyeing the shortest way home, but had a sea of horses to navigate through upon straightening.
In the end, Flying Nemo ducked back to the inside for a clear run, but he also had the best of his 3YO peers like Coin Toss, Bestseller and January to contend with.
He finished midfield, but creditably, less than four lengths off the winner Coin Toss.
Next out, Desmond Koh's valiant galloper was dropped back to 1,200m in Class 4 company.
He did not settle last like in the Classic but, again, he could not muster speed despite a low gate.
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