SELVAN HAS A FEW SMART SORTS WORTH FOLLOWING

Stablemates Diaz and Contarelli put up notable workouts ahead of their Oct I2 runs

- Brian Miller

When you are at the Selangor Turf Club cheering on the horses on the afternoon of Oct 12, save some voice for later in the day as there could be a couple of runners worthy of applause.

There is Diaz in the ninth event and Contarelli in Race 12.

Prepared by Nick Selvan, both gallopers served notice of their intentions with some inspiring training gallops on Oct 8.

Ona track rated yielding to good, Diaz drew attention when he sprinted over the 600m in 39.8sec.

That was after he loosened up with a bout of cantering.

A good win over the same trip at his second start since relocating from Kranji in 2024 certainly puts Diaz among the top fancies in Race 9, a Class 4A race to be run over the 1,020m.

The victory was registered in a Class 5A event on Dec 22 when he came off a midfield spot at the 400m mark to beat Thunder Hero by a neck.

He followed it up with a slashing win at his next outing.

But that time he did it differently, leading from the get-go and never once surrendering his advantage.

He eventually put 334 lengths between himself and second-placed Big Saga.