'He's one for the future and he will be a very nice horse. But at the moment he doesn't really know what he's doing'

Doubles were the order of the afternoon at Sha Tin yesterday, but Shane Dye went one better with a treble topped off by the highly promising All Thrills Too in the last race.

The New Zealander had earlier scored on the heavily backed Refreshingly and dirt winner Only The Brave to help trainers David Hayes and Tony Millard notch a brace of winners apiece, and there were also doubles for trainers John Moore and Francis Lui Kin-wai and for Dye's colleagues John Egan and Anton Marcus.

But it was Dye who saved the best for last as he brought home the impressive All Thrills Too by 2.75 lengths in the closing 1,200-metre event. Hayes' exciting three-year-old had lost his unbeaten record on his previous start when drawn wide, but he bounced back from barrier four to score his third victory.

'He's one for the future and he will be a very nice horse in time. But at the moment he hasn't quite got his action together and he doesn't really know what he's doing,' said Dye, who has enjoyed considerable success in owner Alan Lam Man-bun's colours in Australia, notably with All Thrills Too's sire St Covet.

Dye was also once the regular partner of Assertive Lad, who won the Doncaster Handicap at Randwick yesterday, but there were no thoughts of what might have been from the jockey. 'I'm very happy to have had three winners here and especially to finish off on such a nice horse. I committed myself to ride here for this season and I didn't even consider going to Sydney,' said Dye, who now has 37 winners and lies fifth in the jockeys' table.

The Hayes-trained Refreshingly opened Dye's account with a late swoop to justify strong support in the third race over 1,400 metres. The 1.25-length success was the Straussbrook gelding's first victory beyond 1,200 metres after some recent disappointments, and Dye said: 'He appreciated being ridden quietly and he got to the line this time.'

Life was a bit tougher for Dye in the fifth race as he had to fight hard to land the spoils on the Millard-trained Only The Brave. Kowloon Jazz flew late on the inside but Dye's mount hung on to score by a short head in the 1,650-metre dirt contest.