Trish Dunell
Windsor Park Stud stallion Shamexpress is on the board in Singapore.
The son of O’Reilly enjoyed success with his first representative there on Sunday when Mr Hooper made the perfect start to his career with victory over 1200m for trainer Jamie Peters.
“He won on raw ability. He will come on by a huge amount from the run,” he said.
Mr Hooper is the sixth individual winner from 13 starters for Shamexpress, with his first crop also featuring three stakes performers.
Peters also produced the Showcasing three-year-old Mr Hanks to win for the fourth time in his career. He had three starts last season from Nigel Tiley’s Pukekohe stable and finished runner-up in the Murdoch Newell Stakes (1100m).
“The 3YO series didn’t quite work out for him. He had bad barrier draws, but since he’s come back in Class 4, he has come back in form,” Peters said.