The name fits perfectly for Francis Lui's emerging talent
Up And Coming lived up to his name and the high opinion of his trainer Francis Lui Kin-wai with an all-the-way victory against a host of promising types in a Class Three sprint. The market had handy three-year-olds Super Talent and Dashing Fellow rated a better chance of victory in the Class Three, but they finished third and fourth respectively as Up And Coming made it back-to-back wins and took his record to two from five. Winning jockey Vincent Ho Chak-yiu said Up And Coming would get over more ground in the future as well. Michael Cox
Tony Cruz's galloper gets all the breaks to continue good fortune
Tony Cruz-trained Lucky Omens can be difficult to get over the line first but the Sha Tin 2,000m just seems to be his niche - and drawing barrier one for the second time in a row didn't hurt either. Lucky Omens (Douglas Whyte) went back to back in the seventh race, taking his record to three wins and two seconds from six attempts over the 2,000m, and four of his five career victories have come scouting the inside fence from back in the field. "He's not the simplest ride but it's just tailor made for him," Whyte said. Alan Aitken
O'Sullivan has reason to smile after tough week for family
There was a little ray of sunshine at the end of a tough week for Paul O'Sullivan after Kids And Win stormed out of Class Five with a second consecutive victory. O'Sullivan returned to his native New Zealand to farewell his mother Marie, who lost her battle with cancer last week, and the success of Kids And Win - the trainer's 25th for the season - was tinged with sadness. "It happens to everyone but it's never easy," O'Sullivan said, before reflecting on his winner. "I told Derek to go forward and he figured the rest out for himself." Andrew Hawkins
Sure win for Sha Tin punters
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges hands out lai see packets to a bustling Sha Tin crowd yesterday. The traditional spectacle attracted eager locals and bemused tourists alike, trying to recoup what they gave to the Jockey Club in losing bets earlier in the day. Staff
