After some impressive workouts by trainer Simon Dunderdale’s pair of Thunderous and Eruption on Feb 10, the gallop of the morning on Feb 11 came from Red Dragonfly.

The Rubick five-year-old was in his element when running the 600m in 38sec flat.

That was after being put through some serious trotting on the grass track at Sungai Besi.

With his rating of just 61, the Ooi Chin Chin-trained Red Dragonfly will be bunched up as one of the lesser lights in the Wilayah Silver Bowl (1,200m), slated as Race 6 on Feb 15.

But as things stand right now, it might not be a smart idea to rule him out as a contender.

In a career which began under the care of Mahadi Taib at Kranji on June 3, 2023, Red Dragonfly has since raced 36 times.

He has added some good money for the Red Dragon Stable and won seven times, albeit all in Malaysia and for his current handler Ooi.

It was just two runs back in a Class 4B event (1,400m) that he landed his seventh race. That day, on Jan 3, he led his rivals on a merry chase, leading from barrier to box.

Such was his dominance that the New Zealand-bred left the eventual runner-up, Wait U Know, wallowing in the wilderness, some 5½ lengths in arrears.

Although the Class 4 company seems to be his comfort zone, he has made the board in Class 3 on April 27, 2025. So, give the lightweight chance some respect when he lines up in the feature race in Kuala Lumpur.

Ooi has been meticulous in getting and keeping his racer in the pink of health, and with a pull in the weights – Ooi’s runner will carry 54kg as opposed to the 59kg which topweight Thunderous will have to shoulder – that may be the tipping point in Red Dragonfly’s favour.

Elsewhere on the 10-race meeting, there could be a good one in the seventh event.

That is where Gold Medal Rose struts her stuff.