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STYLISH Australian rider Darren Beadman produced a 40-1 double to remind racegoers that the title race is not necessarily a two-man show.

 With Tony Cruz again in top form and Gerald Mosse landing a winner, Beadman's double lifted him to 24 winners for the season - eight adrift of front-running Cruz.

 But Beadman on form is a delight to watch and trainer Bruce Hutchison had every reason to be pleased after stayer Spirits Bay (8-1) got up in the last stride to win the Lusitano Challenge Cup.

 Beadman completed the double in less-exalted company when See The King (5-1) won the Class Six, 1,600-metre fifth event.

 Spirits Bay had run a bold third at Happy Valley last time out but looked well placed over this Sha Tin trip - particularly with the longer straight in operation.

 ''Darren gave him a grand ride, not bustling him early or anything like that. It had to be a close finish because he is really better over longer than this.

 ''But if there is a decent pace and he can come home then he is a danger in this sort of race,'' said a happy Hutchison, chalking up his seventh winner of the season.

 Spirits Bay just got the better of the Brian Kan Ping-chee galloper Thunder And Gold (10-1), who has been racing in everything lately, with bottomweight Lucky Treasure (18-1) finishing a good third.

 Kowloon Might (7-2 favourite) may well remain a maiden for some time as there seemed no real excuses for this limp performance even though he did jump a trifle awkwardly.

 Overtaker (9-1) finished a game fourth under his big weight but Aurora Spirit (6-1) raised few hopes in the run and finished a dispirited sixth. Money for Lucky Swallow (5-1) was also off target.

 Beadman had a much easier task in the fifth event when See The King easily saw off topweight American Challenge (5-2 favourite) in comfortable, if not entirely regal fashion.

 See The King had run second two starts back behind facile winner Sky Eagle and was clearly wound right up for this effort yesterday.

 American Challenge ran an improved race, as expected, for Irish champion Mick Kinane but had no answer to the winner who went clear at the 200-metre mark and was under no pressure.

 Something Special (8-1) finished a fair third and would be a decent wager if the rains happened to appear in the next month or so.

 Trainer John Moore said: ''They all count and this race was certain to suit See The King. He had come much more to himself and we were confident he would give a good account of himself.''  It was a vital winner for the defending champion, now part of the logjam at the top of the trainers' table.

 Joyful World (6-1) finished fourth without exciting anybody and does not look a good prospect this season.

 And it looks as if unpredictable First Asia has run his last race. He put on another rodeo performance for Tse Wai-ho and the Stipendiary Stewards will recommend that no further entries be accepted for the horse as he is a potential danger to other runners.



Beadman sends out warning to his rivals