Choi's Pair Strut Their Stuff In Trackwork

Lucky To Win and Luen On Feelings look polished in gallops

- Brian Miller

By his high standards, it has been a couple of quiet race days for trainer Ricky Choi Chun Wai.

He probably did not assemble the cavalry over the last two meetings at Sungai Besi.

The former Macau-based trainer sent in a team of nine – three for the action on April 5 and six on April 6.

His yard managed to secure a win on April 5 when Handsome Joyful went back-to-back in the penultimate Class 4B race (1,020m).

Connections would have been cheering themselves hoarse when the Hong Kong-born handler's runner led from start to finish.

But, the mood would have subdued on April 6. Choi had no winners to show from his six entries.

Now, there is a one-day, 11-race meeting coming up in Kuala Lumpur on April 12 and Choi could come away with double happiness.

He has entered a compact team of five for the races and he could be pinning his hopes on Lucky To Win and Luen On Feelings.

On a sunny morning on April 8 and with the track rated on the "good" side, both gallopers turned up for a training romp and spectators at the trackside would have been impressed with the work put in by his two runners.