Tate believes ‘stronger’ Gaman can step up this term
Ground less of a factor now in trainer’s opinion.
James Tate feels he can explore more avenues this season with Hey Gaman. With most of the five-year-old’s best form last year coming on a quicker surface, the Newmarket handler believes soft ground is no longer a necessity for the son of New Approach. Having struck gold at Listed and Group Three level on his first two starts last year, Hey Gaman signed off the campaign with a solid run in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita.He said: “Hey Gaman looks better than ever and he did a really nice piece of work on the grass not too long ago. “We used to send him abroad a lot as a three-year-old to get the cut in the ground, but that has become less of an issue. “We did learn last year that he changed from wanting soft ground to preferring it a bit quicker.”
Hey Gaman takes the feature race, the EBF Stallions King Richard III Stakes, with @FrankieDettori in the plate for James Tate ? pic.twitter.com/cgMICs7n65
— Leicester Racecourse (@LeicesterRaces) April 27, 2019
The James Tate trained Far Above after taking the first step towards a potential outing in the Jersey Stakes @Ascot after making a winning debut @NewmarketRace under PJ McDonald pic.twitter.com/0An3WrlvOE
— Graham Clark (@GrahamClark85) April 18, 2019
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