French jockey Olivier Placais was able to snap a mini run of outs after he steered My Horse to his first career win in the $35,000 Open Maiden race over 1100m on Sunday.

Placais was one of five or six jockeys who flew off the starting blocks at the start of the new season, but while some kept up the momentum, he hit a bit of a speed bump in March, coming up with only one winner in that time, Star Invincible on March 3.

The support has remained the same, though, but to him, it is a drop in the quality of rides that were the main cause for the recent slow-down.

But the Alwin Tan-trainer My Horse (NZ) (Swiss Ace), a horse he has partnered from Day 1 at his six Kranji starts, finally brought the smiles back on Sunday.

The race itself was simple in its execution. Jump well from the low gate (three) to take a sit behind leader Keystone (Manoel Nunes) before going for broke inside the last 300m.

It was a straightforward tactic that had been his racing pattern since his debut on December 2, only this time it bore fruit.

Newcomer and $13 favourite Julius Caesar (Vlad Duric) did make that first elusive win uncertain again when he came with a stinging challenge inside the last 250m, but My Horse ($19) tapped into his last drops of petrol and greater Kranji experience to prevail by a neck.

Third place went to outsider Alphanova (Nooresh Juglall) another 1 ¼ lengths away. The winning time was 1min 5.52secs for the 1100m on the Polytrack.

Placais was delighted he had finally hit the dozen of wins, and more so for achieving it for an owner who has stuck solid for him.

"I'd like to thank the owner Andy Toh for putting me on this horse from the start. He never put another jockey on and I'm grateful for his support," he said.

"I've had not much luck in recent weeks, with a lot of close seconds. I haven't had a lot of good rides, but once I get on a good one, I can prove I can deliver the goods.

"I know My Horse well. I've been telling Alwin to drop the blinkers as he was racing too keen with that equipment.

"He's been racing more relaxed since, but we still had to tighten a few other screws to get him 100%. He is quite complicated but he does have ability.

"Today, he sat in an ideal spot in second the whole way, but when the leader (Keystone) weakened, I had no other choice but to move up, even if I thought it was a bit too soon.

"I actually thought he was having it too easy, but when Vlad's horse came to challenge us on our haunches, that was when he responded with another kick."

Tan said he had been expecting a good run from My Horse at is seventh outing, but was still a little wary of Julius Caesar, a recent A$750,000 purchase for the China Horse Club in Australia, and now prepared by James Peters.

"My Horse is quite consistent but his condition is harder to manage. It goes up and down very fast," said the Singapore champion trainer.

"That's why I dare not run him so quickly. I have to space his runs carefully so as to maintain his form.

"I have to say Oli knows this horse inside out and gave him a perfect ride. The field was quite open, but I was still worried about No 9 (Julius Caesar) as he cost $750,000 and you have to respect such horses.

"I'm also glad for My Horse's owner Andy. He's got horses elsewhere but it's his first horse with me, and I hope he will support me with more horses in the future."

With that maiden win, My Horse sees his stakes money already earned from his four placings leap to around the $70,000 mark.