DAVID Hill unleashed yet another potential griffin star when Debonair destroyed his opposition in yesterday's opening event.
The son of promising Australian sire Zedative made virtually all the running to leave his rivals toiling - including Green Supreme, the first griffin winner of the season who jumped at 6-5 but could only plod home in fifth after rearing up as the stalls opened.
Hill's private purchase griffin had three-and-a-quarter lengths to spare over Men's Pride with a further three-and-a-half lengths back to debutant Wonderful who ran through beaten horses for third spot.
Debonair clocked an excellent 58.4 seconds for the dash down the straight 1,000-metre course which compares favourably with King Chariot's Class Four record for the distance of 58.1 seconds.
The griffin record for the straight 1,000 metres was set last season by Patrick Biancone's King Prawn when he clocked 57.8 seconds which is about three lengths faster than Debonair ran yesterday.
But then it should be remembered that King Prawn came into his record with a run under his belt and far more experience from trackwork sessions.