Kissmet may have looked a touch dull in the paddock, but showed he has an engine following a slashing fourth in the Class Four Miraculous Handicap (1,200m).
Winning Mascot may have a history of soundness issues, but has been a honest performer for Dennis Yip Chor-hong, who is hanging on to a one-win lead in the trainers' championship following a victory with Cheers Joy in the last event on Thursday night.
Andy Leung Ting-wah will be handing up some well-rated runners as his career winds down as a trainer next Wednesday and Malhechor Gold looks a winner in the wings for some lucky conditioner next season.
Amazing Treasure looks ready give his owners some nice moments next season and help erase the memory of Real Treasure, who never made it to the races.
The Ricky Yiu Poon-fai-trained Good Treasure has been showing improvement with each run and it was no exception on Sunday in the Class Three Franck Muller Handicap (1,600m).
Trainer David Hall's Optimization Star has taken more than a few runs to find his legs, but has been hitting the line strongly with the application of blinkers, including when fourth in the Class Four Sir Cecil's Ride Handicap over the extended Valley mile.
Andy Leung Ting-wah's career as a trainer is winding down with each meeting, but he unearthed a nice youngster for some fortunate conditioner next season.
Trainer John Size, who is seeking a remarkable eighth title, has another smart one in Fighter Class in his bag of tricks. The gelding showed big improvement from his debut run following his Class Three Hong Kong University Alumni Association Challenge Cup (1,200m) third behind the promising My Favorite at Sha Tin.
Smart Ball put on an eye-catching debut performance in the Class Three Pokfulam Public Riding School Handicap (1,200m) at Sha Tin and looks to be a nice addition to the David Hall stable.
On the weekend, Hit A Home was stepping out for the seventh time, but a change of tactics to being ridden cold in his last two runs has seen him hitting the line with plenty of purpose.
Trainer Almond Lee is going through one of his worst seasons, but newcomer Joyful The Great gave the stable something to look forward to following a brave runner-up effort on Wednesday night.
Tony Cruz is giving John Size a run for his money in the trainers' title and Winnie's Horse can keep the championship rolling at the back end of the season.
Casper Fownes has been in the headlines with new acquisition Packing Whiz landing a Group event on the weekend and the promotion of assistant Chris So Wai-yin to trainer and it won't be long before Royal Partner finds himself in the spotlight.
Trainer Tony Millard wasn't able to chalk up a winner at Sha Tin but came away with a treble of long-priced placings with the likes of Engrossing, who caught the eye with a thundering finish in the Class Three the Chinese University Hong Kong Alumni Cup (1,600m).
John Moore sent five starters to the track and was unfortunate not to have walked away with a race-to-race double when Cultural City was held up at a crucial stage in the Class Three Kwong Tin Handicap (1,800m) on the all-weather track at Sha Tin and it will only be a matter of time before he racks up win number one.
