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SCMP Reporter

Jockey Brett Prebble's stocks in the premiership were boosted significantly after the leading rider booted home a  double while his main rival, Douglas Whyte, was outed for a further two meetings on a charge of careless riding.
Prebble's double may prove crucial in his attempt to wrestle the jockeys' premiership away from perennial champion  Whyte, whose winning run came to a grinding halt at last night's meeting.
Whyte was suspended for a further two meetings for his ride on Moon Chaser in the final race - meaning he will miss the first four meetings after the Audemar Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup on April 25. 
Prebble is also due to be on the sidelines for three meetings this month after being suspended for his winning ride aboard Cristal Lily in the Group One Golden Slipper in Australia last Saturday - but made the most of his opportunities last night.
'I was lucky to pick up the ride on Packing Power as Andy Suborics had already taken the ride on Royal Doctor in the race,' Prebble said.
'Caspar [Fownes] had him trained to the minute and he really appreciated the cut in the ground after that little bit of rain. He's not mentally there yet, so once he learns to relax he will take big steps forward.' 
 Fownes agreed with Prebble's assessment and described his potential-packed winner of the So Kon Po Handicap (1,200m) as 'a complete head case'.
'We've just been trying to get him to relax, and take a chill pill because mentally he is very highly strung and gets worked up easily,' Fownes said.
'Now all the signs are good that he's finally starting to settle into his new environment and in time I think he will get a mile - but for now we'll just keep taking him along slowly.' 
Earlier on the night, Prebble  got the best out of Leo's Pride  to claim the Siu Sai Wan Handicap (1,650m) for trainer Francis Lui Kin-lai.
'We were lucky that the splits came in the straight and we were able to take the shortest way home,' Prebble said. 'But he's been dropping in the ratings and it was only a matter of time before things turned around for him.' 
 Darren Beadman also won two races  but it was fellow Aussie Zac Purton who bagged the Jockey Challenge.
Purton guided Winning Ahead to victory in the Southorn Handicap and was unlucky not to claim a double of his own after placing second on three of his five other mounts.
'King of the Fillies' Greg Cheyne added another victory to Healthy Contender's unblemished record for new trainer Derek Cruz in the opening event.
'It was a lovely ride from Greg, he had her in a nice position throughout and she kicked strongly in the run home,' Cruz said. 'She is still a very young horse and has improvement to come, especially now she is getting some confidence from these couple of wins. She is still a chance of staying in Class Five next time and she is going well at Happy Valley so I'll try and keep her here for now before we consider starting her at Sha Tin.' 
Subscription griffin Top Dragon caused the biggest boilover of the night by nosing out favourite Rugby Heaven in the Shum Shui Po Handicap at the incredible odds of 156-1.
Winning trainer Me Tsui Yu-sak said he was surprised by the victory and by how his lightly raced Cape Cross gelding relaxed in the parade ring prior to the race.
'He was a different horse in the ring, at Sha Tin he has sweated up quite badly and got upset before the start, but he was much better tonight,' Tsui said.
 'He had shown us that he had speed in his 1,400m and 1,600m runs so I wanted to bring him back to 1,200m at Happy Valley and give him a chance at sprinting.' 
Stewards had a busy evening and after outing Whyte for a further two meetings, also gave Keith Yeung Ming-lun and Suborics a holiday.
Yeung was suspended for four meetings for his effort on Brothers In Arms in race six, while Suborics was outed for three days on a charge of careless riding for his handling of Thunder Flash in race two.
That suspension will commence after the QEII Cup but his contract finishes on April 30, and so Suborics will serve part of his suspension overseas.



Prebble closer to glory with Whyte left kicking his heels