CLUB jockey Glen Boss came emphatically in from the cold at sultry Sha Tin yesterday with a winning treble that included a smart newcomer for David Hayes as the champion trainer also celebrated a welcome revival.
It has been a frustrating time for both Boss and Hayes but it all came right here with the latter landing a winning double.
Boss went into the meeting with a lone winner from 75 rides and a confidence-draining string of minor placings behind him on horses who came agonisingly close. But he had every reason to leave the track smiling after partnering Northern Flyer (5-1) in the opener for Tony Millard, useful Helene Express (15-1) for Hayes and lightly weighted Mastana (9-1) for Lawrie Fownes.
And Hayes could also afford to be more than pleased as his first winner was also a handy newcomer in Financial Supreme (7-2), who won the Class Four second event in the style of a good horse.
Said Hayes: 'It has been a quiet time for the stable, definitely a bit of a slow start. But it doesn't take too many days like this to have you right back up there.
'I do think that these are both nice horses but I have no fancy plans for them. We will take it along slowly. Helene Express won well and I have hopes for him on this run and what he did in Australia.' The real star of the Sha Tin show, however, was Trillion Win, who produced a display of complete excellence to dominate the Class Three penultimate event on the card.