Atzeni has super faith in Unicorn

Andrea Atzeni is hoping Super Unicorn is up to the task when he goes for a brilliant hat-trick in the Class Three Sea Eagle Handicap over 1650m at Happy Valley today.

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The Sardinian is fresh off a brilliant second on Giavellotto in Sunday’s Group 1 Hong Kong Vase over 2400m, finding just Sosie too strong when trying to defend his title.

“It was a brilliant run - we had a nice trip following the winner but it was a bit of a messy race,” said Atzeni. “We didn’t go much of a gallop, which we thought could be the case, but he’s a horse you can only ride one way.

“Turning for home I was travelling better than the winner, but he just kept finding a little bit more and he’s obviously a very nice horse. He narrowly beat me in France (in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe) and we just got beat by a better horse on the day again.”

Atzeni now turns his attention to the Valley where he will reunite with Mark Newnham’s Super Unicorn, who has hit form with a vengeance in his last two starts over course and distance.