An encouraging first up performance leaves the Shane Baertschiger trained Elite Star well placed to return to the winner's stall in the seventh event this evening.

The Stephen Burridge trained Vanderbilt wasn't beaten far behind the talented The Nutcracker last start and can return to the winner's stall in the sixth event at Singapore this evening.

Group 2 winning sprinter The Nutcracker had created quite the "boom" at the trials and he proceeded to live up to expectations when too strong in his Singapore debut.

Group 2 winning sprinter The Nutcracker appears well placed to make a winning debut, when set to contest the eighth event at Singapore this evening.

A small field of seven runners did battle in the $80,000 Class 3 speed dash over 1000m and it was rank outsider Lively Dragon who took the honours.