STREET OF DREAMS LOOKS ALL SET TO GO ONE BETTER

Beaten in two features, Burridge’s runner works well for tilt at EW Barker Trophy

- Brian Miller

If anything, Street Of Dreams' recent results have been heartbreaking for trainer Steven Burridge.

Twice in succession and at his last two runs, Burridge had to endure the agony of defeat in races that truly mattered.

First, it was that close second to Golden Monkey in the Group 3 Fortune Bowl over 1,400m on Feb 11.

After being a tad wayward in the straight, he went down by 114 lengths. It hurt, especially since Street Of Dreams carried stable confidence and was sent off as the $26 third pick.

Burridge knuckled down, sent his charge to the trials, got him polished up for the Group 3 Committee's Prize on March 9 looking like a million bucks.

Alas, he again found one better, going down by a short head to Bestseller in the mile feature.

It was back to the drawing board and, on April 9, Street Of Dreams trialled in great heart when finishing second to Super Salute over the 1,000m.

By then, his next mission, the $150,000 Group 2 EW Barker Trophy (1,400m) was already creeping up on April 21. To get the rough edges all smoothened out, Street Of Dreams turned up for a gallop on April 16.

Held together nicely, the son of Dundeel covered the 600m in a fluent 38.1sec.