Michael Clements’ small but exclusive all-Al-Arabiya affair on Sunday turned out to be a successful outing, overall. Usually among the busiest stables on race days, Clements saddled only three runners (from his yard of 51 horses) – who, by the same token, were all...
But they were not as accomplished as Asif, a two-time winner in Australia when prepared by multiple Sydney champion trainer Chris Waller.
If there were any misgivings about Clements’ debutant’s fitness level, he quickly brushed them aside with a sizzling turn of speed from the 300m. “To be honest, I wasn’t that confident he would run well first-up as he was not 100 per cent. But he still won a nice race.”
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