Viva camp dream of Classics honours

Connections of Viva Pataca hope to emulate fellow Hong Kong raider Vengeance Of Rain by winning the Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba.

The six-year-old, who raced in Britain as Comic Strip for Sir Mark Prescott, twice defeated last year’s Classic winner in 2007 and trainer John Moore is confident the gelding is back to his correct racing weight.