Douglas Whyte says his promising youngster Carroll Street is being thrown straight into the deep end at Sha Tin on Sunday, but he is excited to see what he can produce after copping a 10-point penalty from the handicappers for his debut victory last month.

The three-year-old launched from the rear of the field as a $47 outsider to upstage odds-on favourite Forte down the Sha Tin straight under Jerry Chau Chun-lok but has paid the price, now finding himself in Class Three for the effort.

As a result, Carroll Street now races against the likes of seasoned gallopers Ping Hai Bravo, Valiant Dream and Metro Warrior in the Heron Handicap (1,000m).

“The handicapper thought [10 points was fair] but I might have different views,” Whyte laughed.

“He is vulnerable now, going up 10 points plus the apprentice’s seven pounds so theoretically he has gone up 17 [points] and he faces the same horse [Forte] again.”

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After weaving through the field following a trailing run on the outside rail, Carroll Street will have no favours this time around having drawing barrier four.

His rise in class means a drop in weight, but the drop in weight proved too much for Chau, with Whyte forced to turn to Karis Teetan to pilot the son of Outreach.

“He can’t do the weight, Jerry,” Whyte said of his boom apprentice. “He is only allowed to ride two pounds over and he can’t ride at 112 [pounds].

“Obviously Karis will get the job done and he can do the weight thankfully.

“He has the opposite side of the track now and no rail to guide him. I think he’s been thrown in the deep end, he will have his work cut out.”

Only two years removed from life as a jockey, Whyte remembers all too well the pressures that young horses face when they quickly rise through the grades and says Carroll Street will have to deal with something he has never experienced.

“If he was left in Class Four with the heavy weight, that is hard enough lumping 133 [pounds] around,” he said.

“Jumping a class now, I remember riding these horses. They are out of their comfort zone, the pacing is different.

“From the time those gates open in those 1,000m races, they just jump and run, where in Class Four you can wait and hit the line patiently. The horse has got his work cut out both physically and mentally.”

While he is aware of the challenges that await Carroll Street, Whyte confirmed he had no intention of changing his racing pattern to have him closer in running.

After bolting up on debut, Forte looked headed for another victory last start before Carroll Street ran over the top of him late.

Forte’s one-point penalty from the handicappers means he is also forced into Class Three where Joao Moreira will look to secure his second win on the Caspar Fownes-trained sprinter.

While both Carroll Street and Forte are lightweight hopes, a rejuvenated Ping Hai Bravo provides a solid benchmark with the John Size-trained sprinter relishing a recent drop back to the 1,000m trip.