Michael Chang Chun-wai's promising sprinter Ultimate Winners did what was expected as the card's shortest-priced favourite, but even winning jockey Olivier Doleuze was left scratching his head when stablemate and 29-1 shot Super Horse arrived later in the day.
Only two horses have finished ahead of Ultimate Winners in his three straight track starts, Mentor and Go Baby Go, and they both seem bound for bigger things.
The runner-up efforts bookended a tidy half-length course and distance victory, and on the strength of that form, Ultimate Winners was sent out 1.8 favourite and didn't disappoint, speeding away for a comfortable 23/4 length Class Three win.
'This was quite an easy race for him, considering who he has been up against,' Chang said. 'I saw improvement from his last run to this one.'
Chang said the well-bred four-year-old, a son of Encosta de Lago, who cost A$135,000 (HK$1.11 million) as a yearling, hadn't been straight forward to train.
'He has had a foot injury, which has held him back, so we'll just concentrate on the 1,000m races and stick to that for now,' he said.