John Size showed he has plenty more ammunition in the can with his stable catching the eye in last Friday's and yesterday's all-weather track barrier trials at Sha Tin.
The job left to do in such a short space of time - with five meetings to go - is by no means easy for Size, but the champion trainer, who landed a three-timer on Sunday, is not done yet and is putting the heat on trainers' leader Tony Cruz - nine clear to date.
But Size would have gained some heart when Emperor Claudius, Voile Rouge, Fulfil A Wish and Fay Fay (all last Friday), and Entrapment, Lucky Bravo, You Gotta Pay, Shining Victory and Rich Unicorn (yesterday) showed they are fit and well to end the season in style.
Brilliant last-start winner Fulfil A Wish, who is entered for this Sunday's feature event over 1,400m, had a good blow-out with Douglas Whyte in the irons. He travelled sweetly in wet conditions in the first heat over 1,200m and was allowed to ease just before the winning post behind last-start flop Emperor Claudius, who once again trialled exceptionally well, and newcomer Voile Rouge.
The effort indicated Commands' three-year-old is ready to help his mentor continue his winning ways.
Well-performed import Voile Rouge showed big improvement in his latest trial as he ran under his own steam with Keith Yeung Ming-lun - clocking 22 seconds for the final split - and Size will be itching to get him to the races before the season comes to an end.
