Yesterday's dirt trials were a messy affair but earlier in the week underrated sprinter Super Jockey served notice that he will be one to watch in next Saturday's Group Two Jockey Club Sprint.

Super Jockey was second to Not Listenin'tome at big odds in the Group Three National Day Cup, when he was first-up for more than six months after a narrow second in the Group One Golden Shaheen in Dubai behind American speedster Secret Circle.

Trainer Tony Millard elected to bypass the Group Two Premier Bowl with the lightly raced seven-year-old and even though his best performances to date have been on non-turf surfaces, Super Jockey seems in top shape and could produce a surprise in what looks a less-than-stellar vintage of the division.

Douglas Whyte has gained the ride on Super Jockey and was aboard for a 1,050m spin on Tuesday where the gelding did everything on the bridle; jumping clean, sitting handy and pulling clear by more than a length on the line.

Earlier in the morning Caspar Fownes-trained dirt star Gun Pit (Zac Purton) was given a test ahead of his upcoming trip to Japan with a fast-finishing effort in a 1,200m trial.

Gun Pit will contest a Class One on the dirt over 1,650m this Wednesday and, all being well, will travel to Chukyo to contest the Group One Champions Cup on December 6 over 1,800m.

Others to catch the eye on Tuesday were Paul O'Sullivan's unraced sprinter Glenealy Prize (Joao Moreira) and Millard-trained import Rickfield (Chad Schofield).

Formerly with Alain de Royer-Dupré in France, Rickfield won the Listed Prix Matchem over 1,800m at his last start and Millard will be hoping for a Hong Kong Derby berth with the 87-rated stayer.

Rickfield settled well in his second local trial, this time over 1,600m, before sprinting home nicely to finish second.

Yesterday's downpour saw a host of withdrawals from the four scheduled heats, including returning Classic Cup winner Redkirk Warrior, with the number of trials reduced to three.

In the first heat of the morning new jockey Gregory Benoist got a rude introduction to Sha Tin but did his best to stay out of the kickback, winning the opening heat on Derek Cruz-trained sprinter Globe Trotter. Behind him, making a good first impression was Francis Lui Kin-wai's Australian import Mega Red (Howard Cheng Yue-tin).

John Size still sent bombproof miler Contentment (Nash Rawiller) out in the mud and while the five-year-old wasn't asked to do much, he moved smoothly ahead of his biggest test so far in next weekend's Group Two Jockey Club Mile.

Size's Silly Buddies (Moreira), returning from an early season setback and yet to race this term, revelled in the conditions to win his heat easily.

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