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There was a time when even fivetime Singapore champion jockey Manoel Nunes had his misgivings about Makin getting the mile.
The Brazilian ace, who seldom gets his flair for a good horse wrong, even pulled the wrong rein once.
Mansoor Gandhi of Al-Arabiya Stable twisted his No. 1 jockey's arm at Makin's first 1,600m test in a Class 3 event on March 9, but Nunes had to politely decline.
He had already committed to Black Storm, and besides, he thought the Written Tycoon fouryear-old was suspect at the trip.
Makin, with Ryan Curatolo up, beat Black Storm, and Nunes has not jumped off again since.
It included one more win over the mile - as if to prove the first victory was no fluke as well as a fast-finishing second to Lim's Saltoro in the Group 3 Silver Bowl (1,400m) on June 9.
On the eve of the $150,000 Group 2 Stewards Cup (1,600m) on June 30, the mindset has now shifted to "he is looking for the extra 200m".
Trainer Steven Burridge said hindsight was a wonderful thing, but in their defence, the team had every reason to exercise caution during his pre-mile days.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 29, 2024 من The Straits Times.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 29, 2024 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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