Trainer Michael Clements saw no reason why Ejaz would need the run at his much-awaited comeback on Sunday. If anything, the Zimbabwe-born conditioner is sanguine about the Street Boss three-year-old being “ready to go”. After a three-month layoff, the...
The cotton wool wraps came off as the screws were slowly turned down, with two barrier trials in February providing the last finishing touches.
The Al-Arabiya Stable-owned Ejaz, which means miracle in Arabic, is still fairly unexposed. But from what he has seen thus far, the 2020 Singapore champion trainer is backing his own judgment.“He had a good break after his last win, but we’ve not rushed him. He’s made really good progress coming into that first-up run.
“After that, he’ll go straight to the first leg, and after the 3YO series, there’s the possibility of many races, but we’ll take it one race at a time.” At eight, old marvel Quarter Back raises the average age of that youthful squad, but age is just a number to Clements.
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