PATRICK Biancone completed a century of winners as a Hong Kong-based trainer when City Raider took last night's third event under a consummate ride from his new stable jockey Eric Legrix.
For Biancone and Legrix it was also their first success of the season and Legrix's first since taking over from Gerald Mosse as stable jockey.
Biancone beamed: ''That's my hundred and it means a lot to me. I was feeling my way a bit in the first season and then had a yard full of the virus last year.
''We have started a bit slowly this time round but there is a long road ahead and mine always take the first six weeks or so to come to themselves.'' City Raider scored by a 13/4 lengths and a short head from the progressive Everbright and Royal Class but the result might have been so much closer without Legrix's skill in the saddle.
California Gold and Crescendo set a scorching pace in front with Legrix taking the perfect sit in behind.
As they began to weaken over the Rock for the final time it would have been very tempting for Legrix to send City Raider, who was travelling ominously well, straight to the front.