EXCITING Markgraf (6-1) continued his climb through the classes with his fourth win from as many starts this season when scoring a neck victory for Jason Weaver at Sha Tin yesterday.
It was a welcome respite for Weaver who has been in the headlines consistently over the Seattle Sun controversy.
It was only the English visitor's fifth winner of his three-month stint but he certainly did everything possible to get the four-year-old safely home in the Class Three, 1,400-metre event.
There was only a neck in it to Winningcombination (5-2) which could not have done more to win but was gunned down by a galloper who has simply stunned most observers.
Given his penchant for winning handily, it would take a fairly brave man to state categorically that Markgraf has come to the end of his run of success.
It was another winner for trainer Alex Wong Yu-on who is enjoying the best season of his career and Markgraf has certainly been a highlight of the fine run.
Markgraf is a classic case of a horse taking a lot of time to settle into Hong Kong and acclimatise. There were decent reports about the horse when he arrived but he was certainly not precocious.