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Little Bridge has solid foundations

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The blink-and-you'll-miss it nature of the HK$14 million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) means everything has to go the winner's way.

A half-step slow out of the gates, jockey error or simple bad luck in running equals 'race over' in the most frantic and unpredictable of the Group Ones on International Day.

Little Bridge is the bomb-proof runner, with the least black marks against his name.

Drawn three with big-race specialist Gerald Mosse aboard, Little Bridge can get the run of the race, with the Frenchman looking to be handy but seeking cover and a trail.

Little Bridge has the gate speed to take a position, but just has importantly, has proven he is relaxed enough to win up to 1,400m.

The five-year-old was taken on a ill-advised Derby campaign in 2010-11 which could have hurt the horse, but he has bounced back hard this term.

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