By Alan Carasso
Makanani (Jpn) (Black Tide {Jpn}) is the latest female success story in Singapore for Japanese-born trainer Hideyuki Takaoka, who also called the shots during the distinguished careers of Jolie's Shinju (Jpn) (Jolie's Halo) and fellow Singapore Derby victress Better Life (Aus) (Smarty Jones). The latter also defeated the boys in the Singapore Gold Cup, Kranji Mile and QE II Cup. Jolie's Shinju was a three-time stakes winner in Singapore and ventured overseas to finish third in the G2 John F. Feehan S.
The 5-year-old mare, a graduate of the 2015 Hokkaido Summer Yearling Sale, is the 10th stakes winner for the late Deep Impact (Jpn) (Sunday Silence)'s full-brother Black Tide (Jpn) and is out of a daughter of German champion Chesa Plana (GB) (Niniski). Her son Alkaased (Kingmambo) was the last foreign raider to win the G1 Japan Cup when besting Heart's Cry (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) in 2005. Chesa Plana's full-brother is G1 Prix du Cadran hero San Sebastian (GB). Click for the Singapore Turf Club chart. VIDEO.
RAFFLES CUP, S$800,000 (A$858,946/£465,953/€527,344/US$581,122), Kranji (Singapore), 9-22, 3yo/up, 1600mT, 1:34.20, gd.
1–MAKANANI (JPN), 125, m, 5, Black Tide (Jpn)–Vielle Senlis by Cryptoclearance. 1ST STAKES WIN. (¥1,620,000 Ylg '15 HOKSUM). O-Big Valley Stable; B-Maekawa Farm; T-Hideyuki Takaoka; J-Marc Lerner; S$476,000. Lifetime Record: 29-7-3-0, S$861,154. *1/2 to Logi Major (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), GSP-Jpn, $769,393.
2–Mr Clint (NZ), 128, g, 5, Power (GB)–Victoria Belle (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). (NZ$52,500 Ylg '16 NZBJAN; NZ$95,000 2yo '17 NZBRTR). O-Oscar Racing Stable; B-Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan; T-Lee Freedman; S$170,000.
3–Safeer (NZ), 128, g, 5, Savabeel (Aus)–Ahna (NZ), by O'Reilly (NZ). (NZ$185,000 Ylg '16 NZBJAN; NZ$280,000 2yo '16 NZBRTR). O-Al-Arabiya Stable; B-Waikato Stud Ltd; T-Michael Clements; S$86,000.
Margins: NO, NO, HF. Winner's Odds: 17.60.
Also Ran: Preditor (NZ), Elite Invincible (Ire), What's New (NZ), Star Emperor (NZ), Mister Yeoh (Aus), Clarton Super (Aus), War Affair (NZ), Countofmontecristo (NZ), Eye Guy (Aus), Sun Marshal (Aus), Circuit Land, Truson (Aus).
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