After a two-start initiation that never went to plan, an untapped four-year-old is set to return with a bang at Thursday’s feature Hawkesbury meeting.

El Qasabi, a gelding in the David Pfeiffer stable at Warwick Farm, hasn’t started since a well-beaten third at this track as a three-year-old in mid-June after suffering early interference.

And two weeks prior he had disappointed owners and punters on debut at Goulburn after being backed from $2.80 into $2.15.

El Qasabi had tasted defeat by a combined nine lengths in just two starts, so connections put him out and quickly set about preparing for take two.

And that all arrives in a modest Maiden Plate over 1100m at Hawkesbury where he is likely to battle with rival Warwick Farm filly Sassy Abbey for early favouritism.

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