Street Of Dreams did not make a victorious comeback on Jan 20, but trainer Steven Burridge was still overall happy with the run.
The weight of expectations rode over the much-awaited return of the former boom four-year-old. A sensational six-in-a-row springboarded the son of Dundeel as one of the early favourites to the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge in 2023, but he went amiss.
The rot set in at his first shot at glory. On May 20, he ran unplaced in the Group 1 Kranji Mile (1,600m), which was meant to be the prelude to those 4YO riches.
A high suspensory curtailed those lofty plans, leaving connections wondering if he would have tested eventual Singapore Derby winner Golden Monkey.
Amazingly, they were given a chance to get an answer at Street Of Dreams' comeback in a Class 1 race (1,200m) on Jan 20. Golden Monkey was in the line-up.
Neither won in the end, with Silent Is Gold refusing to buckle all the way to the line, despite being in receipt of 8.5kg from Golden Monkey, the runner-up.
Street Of Dreams momentarily loomed as a threat when he swung out the widest for Manoel Nunes, but the last 200m lacked the firepower of his "six-shooter".
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