Sujeed out to do deed

Campton hoping to make splash with unraced 2YO

Young Queensland trainer Adam Campton will unleash a two-year-old on the Saturday city racing scene for the first time – and he thinks he has a good one.

Campton set up shop on the Gold Coast in late 2021 after returning from the Hong Kong Jockey Club where he managed young owners and members.

He has enjoyed a promising start to his training career and is keen to take the next step and train more two-year-olds.

On Saturday at Doomben, he will have unraced twoyear-old Sujeed trying to make an impact.

The son of Sooboog, was bought for $100,000 at the 2023 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale and has already shown potential.

A jumpout win and the booking of jockey Jimmy Orman could be pointers as Sujeed lines up in the QTIS 2YO Handicap (1110m).

There has been early betting support with the gelding priced at $9 to make a winning debut, after opening at $11.

“This horse will be my first two-year-old to make his debut in a Saturday city race,” Campton said.

“I think he could be pretty good.

“But in saying that, I have only been training for two years so I don’t have much to compare him to.

“He was sort of the one who I didn’t really think would race as a two-year-old.

“I do still think he’s going to be a nicer horse once he becomes a three-year-old and gets out over more distance.

“But in saying that, he won a jumpout really well and he does everything right.

“I definitely think he is the toughest two-year-old I have trained and I do have an opinion of him.

“If he handles the occasion on Saturday, he can run a really big race.”

It has not always been smooth sailing with Sujeed.

Campton says the youngster has been strong-minded and “doesn’t mind throwing his legs out for a kick or two”.

But the more outings he has had in the lead-up to his debut, the calmer he had been.

The proof will be in the pudding on Saturday but the trainer is daring to dream he might even have a winter carnival horse on his hands.

“To get to those better races over the winter carnival, he is obviously going to have to get some decent prizemoney,” Campton said.

“His toughness is what will make him as a racehorse.

“On Saturday, he should be attacking the line like a nice horse.

“The biggest thing for him is learning to relax in behind, which he is starting to do.”