De Sousa Happy To Be Back On Dragon
Fresh from a sparkling treble at Sha Tin on Saturday, de Sousa is looking forward to getting back aboard Happy Dragon (129lb) but is mindful of a the twin threats of a wide draw and the bang-in-form Green Luck (132lb) in the evening’s finale.
Happy Dragon clicked at the first time of asking for de Sousa over course and distance last month, powering clear of Bank On Red (121lb) with Warm The Voice (123lb), Nitro Express (116lb), Relentless Me (119lb) and Acclaimed Light (113lb) among those further back.
That quartet all re-oppose on better terms but de Sousa, having chosen to stick with John Moore’s gelding ahead of fellow course and distance scorer Starlit Knight, is more concerned with how the race could pan out from his outside gate.
Purton poses one of the main dangers to another success for Happy Dragon aboard the progressive Green Luck, an impressive winner at the Valley two starts ago before finishing a clear second at Sha Tin.
Green Luck ran a solid race last time without closing the race off with the hunger I would have liked. He’s probably six or 12 months away from being the finished product, but, he comes back to the Valley, and the way he’s racing suggests he ought to be competitive.
Credit: HKJC