Unwanted Street Cat roars for reluctant Yeung

Blow-out winner Street Cat's record was so abysmal and his vet report so long that he wasn't just unwanted by punters, Gary Ng Ting-kung had even struggled to find a willing rider for his hopelessly out-of-form galloper during the week.

Keith Yeung Ming-lun eventually relented and then brought up a double on the injury-plagued seven-year-old, who went off at 79-1, to continue a career-best season for the former apprentice.

Yeung thought he had drawn the short straw, riding a horse that had been beaten a combined 30 lengths at his last three starts and at one stage had been limited to one run in 22 months because of lameness issues.

'They couldn't find a jockey who wanted to ride him, and when they asked me I said 'Have you tried everyone else yet?' but they pleaded with me,' Yeung said.

Yeung's confidence levels didn't rise pre-race when greeted by a horse who also happens to be a parade-ring menace with a near side joint twice its original size.

'I just thought - 'Can we scratch him now?' ... and then Gary tells me you might want to mount up on the track because he is a bit wild ... he is mental, he is just crazy, he'll try and sit on the fence, kick and buck.'