Connections of Singapore star Jolie's Shinju were more than happy with her 3rd in the Dato 1600m at Moonee Valley. Owner Dr Tan Kai Chah says: 'This was a prep race for her main target - the Cox Plate...Naturally it would have been nice to win the race, but to run third against the best horses in Australia was a fantastic effort...She was blowing quite a bit after the race and is obviously going to get a lot of benefit from the race...We feel that 2000m is now her best distance and she will impr
Connections of Singapore star Jolie's Shinju were more than happy with her 3rd in the Dato 1600m at Moonee Valley. Owner Dr Tan Kai Chah says: 'This was a prep race for her main target - the Cox Plate...Naturally it would have been nice to win the race, but to run third against the best horses in Australia was a fantastic effort...She was blowing quite a bit after the race and is obviously going to get a lot of benefit from the race...We feel that 2000m is now her best distance and she will improve at least three lengths with that race under her...She has shown us that she can be competitive with the best horses in Australia, but I will leave the decision on whether she needs another run to the trainer Hideyuki Takaoka.'