Big Baz - trainer William muir- mile championship?
Big Baz could also return for All-Weather Championships Finals Day following an impressive victory in the mile £19,000 Ladbrokes Handicap.
Trainer William Muir said: "Big Baz's last run was on very, very soft ground and he was struggling early on. He was off the bridle the whole way but his class got him through it.
"I was worried today because he likes to warm up, like he did his last two or three runs, but today he has jumped and travelled - that it what he is like at home. He was working like that the first time he came here and I thought nothing could beat him.
"I didn't think nothing could beat him today because I thought it was a competitive race but he has mown them down and it was very good.
"It's a big choice now whether to change my mind and go for the Carnival in Dubai or give him another couple of runs and go for Good Friday. He could have a qualifying run out in Dubai, which makes it more interesting.
"He would have to be a contender for the Ladbrokes Mile on Good Friday because this was a good performance. Martin said that he never had to worry about finding a gap because he knew that the horse has an instant turn of foot.
"His half-sister is Giofra and she won a Group One, so this is a family of high-class horses."
Martin Dwyer added: "Big Baz has been running well in the summer on the turf but enjoys this surface and, for a big horse, he has got a really good turn of foot. I didn't have to panic and look for an opening - I waited until we turned in and he picked up really well.
"I was never worried because I knew that he would pick up. I thought that I would have to be really unlucky not to win. I waited until we swung off the turn and, when you ask him, he really accelerates. It's pretty impressive for a big horse like that."
Big Baz could also return for All-Weather Championships Finals Day following an impressive victory in the mile £19,000 Ladbrokes Handicap.
Trainer William Muir said: "Big Baz's last run was on very, very soft ground and he was struggling early on. He was off the bridle the whole way but his class got him through it.
"I was worried today because he likes to warm up, like he did his last two or three runs, but today he has jumped and travelled - that it what he is like at home. He was working like that the first time he came here and I thought nothing could beat him.
"I didn't think nothing could beat him today because I thought it was a competitive race but he has mown them down and it was very good.
"It's a big choice now whether to change my mind and go for the Carnival in Dubai or give him another couple of runs and go for Good Friday. He could have a qualifying run out in Dubai, which makes it more interesting.
"He would have to be a contender for the Ladbrokes Mile on Good Friday because this was a good performance. Martin said that he never had to worry about finding a gap because he knew that the horse has an instant turn of foot.
"His half-sister is Giofra and she won a Group One, so this is a family of high-class horses."
Martin Dwyer added: "Big Baz has been running well in the summer on the turf but enjoys this surface and, for a big horse, he has got a really good turn of foot. I didn't have to panic and look for an opening - I waited until we turned in and he picked up really well.
"I was never worried because I knew that he would pick up. I thought that I would have to be really unlucky not to win. I waited until we swung off the turn and, when you ask him, he really accelerates. It's pretty impressive for a big horse like that."
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