Tony Millard has uncovered a new star in Ambitious Dragon, last season since taking over the training of him Ambitious Dragon won 7 races which is a Hong Kong record and in doing this won the Derby and QE2 !
In his first run back over 1400m and carrying 133Lbs he was just devastating.
Douglas Whyte said the best he has ever ridden, Tony Cruz described it as special, but just about everyone else was left speechless as Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon roared into the new season with an effortless demolition of the National Day Cup field that left unanswered only the question of how good the five-year-old might be.
Under 133 pounds, Ambitious Dragon coasted towards the tail of the field behind a solid pace, then simply rounded up and hog-tied most of Hong Kong's top grade runners in a matter of strides before Whyte had time to do his hair and pose for the photo at the end of the 1,400m.
The margin of 2-1/2 lengths underplayed the authority of the victory which was reminiscent of the great days of Fairy King Prawn and Electronic Unicorn, and last season's Derby and QE II Cup winner has already thrown down the gauntlet to whatever comes for the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup in December.
It was part of a great day for Whyte, who rode four winners, including the two feature successes in the space of half an hour, but had no hesitation in his admiration of Ambitious Dragon.
Replay here.
racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/play.asp?ty...11001&no=08&lang=eng
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