Chris Waller has handled some exciting European imports over the years, and it looks like he could have another one to go to war with this spring in Endless Drama (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Although the dual winner never won a stakes race in Ireland for his former trainer Ger Lyons, he ran some huge races in defeat, most notably when running second to Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo [Ire}) in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh in 2015 and also when a close third in the G1 Al Shaqab Lockinge S. at Newbury in May. Having left quarantine at the weekend, Endless Drama had his first public unveiling in a barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday and couldn't have been more impressive, coming clear easily to win by eight lengths.
“Taking him to Cranbourne was a way of getting to find out how he handles travel, how he recovers, how he performs and a better understanding of where his fitness levels are at,” Waller told Racing.com. “I would say one in five of the European imports fire when they come to Australia and, from what I've seen thus far, I think Endless Drama might fall in to the category of those that will handle our conditions.”
Waller is keen to target the G1 Emirates S. Nov. 5, but is already eyeing more long term targets with the Qatari owned colt.
“The plan is to have only one run with Endless Drama this spring, but he is an ideal horse to aim at the [G1] Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney for the autumn carnival,” continued Waller. “It is a big change for them, our style of racing, the conditions of our tracks and for whatever reason sometimes they just don't bring their form from Europe.”
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