Ferraris and Whyte have the ultimate dream at Happy Valley
Clint Hutchison
– David Ferraris and Dougie Whyte combine today with Ultimate Dream in Race 5 on a highly competitive Happy Valley card and the South African pair have an excellent chance to end the season on a positive note.
Ultimate Dream is still a Hong Kong maiden from 11 starts but put the writing on the wall on his last outing when working home soundly over the Valley mile after being hampered at a couple of key stages.
The move up to 1800m is a clear positive and now this fellow has struck form he probably only needs to hold the form from his last outing to post his first local victory.
With Purton and Moreira dominating the market in so many races these days, Ultimate
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Dream should go out Eachway odds and on that basis, looks a solid bet.
If playing other exotics, then Golden Kid has to be given due respect, along with Savannah Wind and another last start winner in Aeroluminance.
Whyte can be followed in Race 3 as well aboard Lunar Zephyr. This son of Commands does not win out of turn, with just one career win from 18 starts but his recent runs in defeat have actually been full of merit, and one could argue he has found the right race this time around.
He is nicely drawn, shouldn't get too much pressure on-pace and the 1200m at the city course might prove to be a touch more suitable than Sha Tin.
Once again, he will be Eachway odds and should be played that way.
Happy Valley (HK) Wednesday Race 1: 13.15