Ejaz makes winning look easy

Ejaz claiming his first career win. Photo: STC

Singapore racing continues on Sunday (12 March) for a 12-race turf and dirt fixture at Kranji Racecourse.

Promising three-year-old EJAZ can pick up where he left off last season when he returns to Kranji in the $50,000 Class 4 Handicap over 1200m.

Since finishing third on debut in July last year, EJAZ has been unstoppable with three consecutive victories, which culminated in his final appearance last season when the son of Street Boss landed an easy win at his Class 4 debut. Travelling off the speed under champion jockey Manoel Nunes, the Michael Clements trainee let down sharply in the straight to score by 2.25 lengths drawing away over 1400m.

EJAZ is well prepared with two barrier trials for his return and in the most recent one, he travelled strongly and finished second behind star four-year-old STREET OF DREAMS, suggesting he is ripe and ready to run another big race first-up.

Elsewhere, four-year-old PACIFIC BAO BEI can atone for a last-start defeat in the $50,000 Class 4 Handicap over 1800m.

An eye-catching winner on his local debut over 1400m in late January, PACIFIC BAO BEI was expected to repeat the dose second-up over the mile but struck a small field where the tempo of the race was farcical.

With the leader and eventual winner LIM’S PUNCAK JAYA afforded cheap early splits, PACIFIC BAO BEI raced keenly mid-field and chased well in the straight, only to miss by a nose in a ding-dong go on the wire.

Based on his prior overseas form, PACIFIC BAO BEI should relish the rise to 1800m this week, while reuniting with winning jockey CC Wong holds him in good stead to bounce back from a favourable low draw.

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