TOP apprentice hope Stanley K. M. Chin doubled his score from all of last season in one fell swoop at Happy Valley last night when skilfully bringing home an 18-1 double for Ivan Allan.
Chin, formally attached to Eddie K. C. Lo, showed a keen sense of pace to make virtually all the running on Allan's Kevpal and Jade Signet in the first and third events.
The double could well be a forerunner of things to come as Chin has applied in the past to the Jockey Club to have his indentures transferred to Allan, only to be refused.
It is easy to understand his application. He was getting precious few opportunities last season from Lo. When stable jockey Brent Thomson wasn't riding, he wasn't even the third choice, let alone the second. Tony Cruz and the now retired Dennis C. H. Yipwere legged up in front of him.
Yet he is arguably the best chance of one of the young local riders following in the footsteps of Cruz.
Last night Chin had Kevpal smartly away in the opener to win convincingly by 23/4 lengths from Everbright who ran home strongly for second.
