In sport, one thing is treasured. Class.
Roger Federer oozed class. Tiger Woods exhibited it. Usain Bolt ran away with it.
And, of course, in this, our sport, Rocket Man owned it.
He was "class personified".
Well, that is reminiscing.
In the real world and, at the trials on Tuesday morning, class was on show and depending how you looked at it - it was either frightening or simply mind-blowing.
Frightening to his potential rivals. Mind-blowing to his connections who have big plans afoot.
Yes, Hongkong Great owned the trials. All of them.
With his lofty rating of 103, he was like a destroyer mowing down a flotilla of weekend sailboats.
Drawn on the "disadvantageous" outside gate, Hongkong Great cleared the chute like the seasoned pro that he is.
Quickly into his stride, he was soon like a general leading from the front.
The rest, led by Big Tiger, soon fell in line as if running to the beat of some invisible drums.
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