David Hall believes Magnifique can surge to a rating of “close to 100 points” after the talented sprinter made a victorious return from a bleeding attack at Sha Tin on Saturday.

An impressive winner on three of his four starts last season, the son of Charm Spirit dispelled Hall’s concerns about his health when he comfortably accounted for a handy field of sprinters in the Class Three Sham Chung Handicap (1,000m).

It was his first race start since incurring the mandatory three-month ban from racing for bleeding from both nostrils after his previous start in July.

“He passed his first trial back 100 per cent clean and that obviously gives you the confidence to keep going – it’s always in the back of your mind and you’ve always got your heart in your mouth until you see him go and do something like that,” Hall said.

“He didn’t get pressured by anything today, which was good for him, so he got into a bit of a rhythm and that gave him a bit of a kick. He’s run a good time and was carrying a bit of weight, so it was a good effort.

“Not to see any claret pouring out of his nose on the raceway back was a big relief. He’s probably always shown that he’s going to get close to 100 points. Whether the handicapper is on our side and he stays in Class Three, or he goes into Class Two, I’m sure he can still progress.”

Settling close to the lead from the advantageous barrier 13 up the straight, Magnifique responded when popped the question by jockey James Orman to take control at the 300m.

The $3.4 second favourite shot clear to put the result beyond doubt, scoring by a length from the fast-finishing Fast Responder. Chill Buddy was third, while the $2.6 favourite Super Strong Kid made some late ground for fifth.

After kicking off his second campaign up the straight, Hall is adamant Magnifique will improve further when he steps up to 1,200m.

“I think he’s probably better around the bend to be honest, but I just wanted to not have him under too much stress,” Hall said.

“If I took him to Happy Valley over 1,000m it would have been too much of a question mark, but he’d been down the straight before and the distance, after a long lay-off, I thought this was the right thing to do and I got one right.”

Magnifique sealed a double for Orman after the Australian booted home Manfred Man Ka-leung’s Aurio in the first section of the Class Four Tai Long Tsui Handicap (1,200m).

Crunched into $2.1 favouritism after a close second on his last start, Aurio had a dream run in the box seat from gate one and capitalised to notch his first win at start 13, bolting in by three lengths.

It was Orman’s third brace in the city and continued a good week for the 28-year-old after he also won on Concorde Star at Happy Valley on Tuesday night.