William Haggas’ talented four-year-old could make his eagerly awaited comeback this season still.
William Haggas gas revealed that last year's facile Dante Stakes scorer and Irish Champion Stakes hero Economics, who has not been seen since finishing a disappointing sixth in the Champion Stakes at Ascot last October, could still line up in this season's renewal.
Haggas, who had previously mentioned that the son of Night Of Thuder could be set for a Middle East campaign over the winter, told Sky Sports Racing: "Economics is in work now. It's possible (he could run this season), but he needs a good run now.
"It (Champion Stakes) is possible, I haven't ruled it out at all."
The Newmarket-based handler continues to fire in the winners at present and will be looking for another when Montassib returns to the track in Saturday's Dubai International Airport World Trophy at Newbury.
Haggas' seven-year-old gelding showed progressive form last season, winning the Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle before landing the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup in September. However, he too hasn't been seen since his fifth-place finish in the British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot in October.
Haggas said: "Montassib worked this morning, and I hope he's all right tonight," Haggas added.
"He's going to run at Newbury on Saturday in a five-furlong race, which is too short for him, and then go for the Champions Sprint.
"There's the Bengough Stakes at Ascot on October 5, but that's too close to Champions Day, so I need to give him the time to recover and then get him ready for Champions Day, so he'll run on Saturday, and he'll run all right too."
Haggas also provided an update on the sidelined Jim Crowley, who suffered a crashing fall at York recently.
He said: "I know he's not out of the woods yet, but he was hoping to get transferred to Brighton.
"I hope he has got down to Brighton so he's much closer to home and it's much better for the family and his children.
"It was a nasty fall. Thank God he's alright. He's struggling a bit from the waist downwards but from the waist upwards all seems well. He's been through the mill poor Jim."
