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Dean hopes juvenile won't Bail Out on him

19th Mar 2015

Singapore Turf Club - Michael Lee - Thursday, 19 March 2015

A satisfied Brian Dean could not fault the preparation of his two-year-old Bail Out leading to his first run in the $90,000 Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes (1000m) on Sunday.

An A$40,000 purchase at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in January 2014, the son of All American has been improving steadily since landing at the Australian trainer’s Kranji yard last December.

Two barrier trials have topped off Bail Out’s condition and given Dean every reason to believe he won’t be disgraced at his racing debut.

At the first one on March 3, Bail Out with his trusty stable jockey Erasmus Aslam up led all the way to defeat Dragon Royal by a neck in a moderate time, while he was ridden more conservatively by John Powell, Sunday’s race-rider, at his second hit-out, settling last before passing one horse in the home straight under a tight hold to run fourth to Star General, 11 lengths astern.

While the two trials, especially the second one, might not have looked like earth-shattering material, Dean was happy with the runs and added that the contrast in styles was by design.

“He’s a lovely young horse. His trials have been okay and he’s done everything right since he arrived,” said the jockey-turned-trainer.

“Because he won the first one, I wanted him to be ridden more quietly in the second one for a different perspective, just so he knows what it feels like to cop all the kickback.

“I was happy enough with both trials, but I think the 1000m may be too short for him.”

Trained by David Hayes, All American broke the mile record at Flemington when he won the 2009 Emirates Stakes, beating none other than multiple Group 1 winner and international star So You Think. The winning rider was Corey Brown, who is currently plying his trade at Kranji.

All American now stands at Arrowfield Stud, who were the owners during his racing career and Bail Out is part of his second crop of foals.

“He’s from a good family. Being by All American, I think he needs further ground,” said Dean whose wife Wendy now owns Bail Out.

“He’s probably more of a three-year-old proposition, but I hope he runs well on Sunday.”

The Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes is the first Leg of the six-race Singapore Golden Horseshoe series for two-year-olds, currently at its fifth edition and culminating with the $325,000 Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) on May 15. Being an Inglis purchase,

Bail Out qualifies for the $30,000 bonus, just like four of the other runners namely Celeritas, Cerdan, Glorious Wealth and Lim’s Respond. New Zealand-breds Fine Choice, Kubera Warrior and Lee Man are ineligible.