Never Look Back arrived in Hong Kong with a glittering Australasian CV and with two local runs under his belt, he should show his true worth in the final leg of Tuesday afternoon's Triple Trio at Sha Tin.
With the TT being only partially won on Wednesday, the main prize is expected to reach HK$23 million and Never Look Back has all the makings of a reliable banker.
The O'Reilly gelding showed great promise as a young horse in Australia and New Zealand, winning two of 10 and competing with merit against the best of his age on several occasions.
He didn't have the best of luck when making his local debut on November 3, getting shuffled back and held up in the straight, before finishing seventh to Slow Waltz but he put the writing on the wall at his next outing 22 days later when second to Sunny Power.
The four-year-old was slowly away and raced keenly in midfield before working home strongly in the final stages to be beaten just under a length.
The Paul O'Sullivan-trained gelding will find this an easier assignment with a drop in grade, should get the run of the race on the back of the likely leader California Bishop and prove too classy for his opposition under Brett Prebble.
