Trainer Michael Chang Chun-wai knows the one disappointment in yesterday's second-start victor Ultimate Winners is that he probably won't get to show just how good he really is after missing last season with injury.
Runner-up on his debut down the straight 1,000m course behind subsequent winner Mentor, Ultimate Winners (Olivier Doleuze) did what was expected and converted that form into a win over the same straight course as favourite, even if 1,000m should not necessarily be the Encosta De Lago gelding's cup of tea.
'I bought Ultimate Winners for the owner as a young horse, and he has a nice pedigree and has always shown his share of ability,' Chang said.
'But he injured his left suspensory ligament after he got here in 2010 and that kept him out of action all season.
'His owner wanted to retire him but I told him the horse has plenty of potential and is quite talented, and that if we gave him time to recover from the injury that he would win races.'
So the victory had some sense of satisfaction for Chang on a number of counts, but also a tinge of regret that the gelding might be hampered by his past.
'I think he could be a horse with a nice future and definitely not only a 1,000m horse, but I am worried about his legs,' Chang said.