Always A Gentleman Merciless

Trainer Moy strikes with another newcomer in Irish Goodbye at the Sungai Besi trials

- Brian Miller

Newcomer Always A Gentleman boasts a rather impressive resume of two victories back in Brazil, where he raced as Martin Luther King.

The son of Put It Back showed his versatility when winning over 1,400m and 2,000m, the latter being the distance of a Group 1 event for three-year-olds at Gavea on March 3, 2024.

He was then sold to Hong Kong where he was renamed Harmony Great and could not win in two starts.

Now residing in Lawson Moy's yard at Sungai Besi as Always A Gentleman, the five-year-old made his first appearance in a competitive setting when sent to the trials on the morning of Aug 26.

In under a minute, those at trackside were treated to a galloping show.

Taken out by Uzair Sharudin in what was the first of four trials that morning, Always A Gentleman was merciless.

Settling down in the slipstream of Antipodean, he took control of things at the 800m mark.

By the time the runners had hit the 600m marker, he had opened up a six-length break on Antipodean and Latin Legend, who had joined in the party.

Into the home stretch and it was all about Moy's runner.