appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

isVideo

articlePageQuery

article

articleSchemaContent

content

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

appConfig

filter

json

liveArticle

SCMP Reporter

Caspar Fownes has given Hong Kong Derby hopeful, Super Satin, an easy time at trackwork since he notched up his fourth consecutive win at Sha Tin on January 16, but the trainer blew any cobwebs out of his galloper at the barrier trials yesterday.
Super Satin was given a good shake up by  Douglas Whyte before finishing  fourth behind higher-rated Regency Dragon, who completed the first heat over the 1,050m in a time of 62.45 seconds on a rain-affected slow track.
The classy four-year-old will derive plenty of benefit from the hit-out  and expect to see him right up to the mark when he steps out next Tuesday in the Derby Trial (1,800m) at Sha Tin.
The Danehill Dancer gelding finished second to talented Algarve when resuming this season, but has since been undefeated with two wins over 1,650m at Happy Valley and two wins over 1,800m - one at the city course and the other at Sha Tin - coming in quick succession.
In-form jockey Zac Purton will be pleased with the way his two mounts galloped in their respective trials.
He was aboard Regency Dragon and  Master Key, who hit the line full of running in the second heat over 1,050m behind talented Penglai Xianzi.
The speedy seven-year-old looks to have returned well after re-injuring his nearside fore tendon on October 16 and looks ready to take on the likes of Sacred Kingdom, Happy Zero and One World in the second leg of the Speed Series - Chairman's Sprint Prize (1,200m) on February 21.
The Tony Cruz-trained Penglai Xianzi  showed a good turn of foot to clock  63.06 seconds, but  it was  Master Key who  caught the eye on the line as he burst through to snare fifth place, with the four-year-old remaining full of running past the post.
Master Key, formerly knows as The Spaniard in New Zealand, finished 10th in the New Zealand Derby (2,400m) in March last year, but has disappointed in his last two starts at Sha Tin.



Derby-bound Super Satin turns on power in trials