Frankie Lor Fu-chuen’s call to rush back from Dubai World Cup night in time for Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting paid off when he bagged a race-to-race double, including the Class Two feature with consistent miler Voyage Samurai.

While Sword Point resented the kickback when a distant last in the Group Two Godolphin Mile on the Meydan dirt on Saturday night, Lor’s spirits were lifted by Voyage Samurai and three-year-old Mr Cool’s impressive victories.

The small field and lack of speed in the Class Two Faculty Of Education Alumni Handicap (1,600m) set up perfectly for Voyage Samurai and it played out to script when he made all under Derek Leung Ka-chun.

Sent off the $1.6 favourite, the Dissident gelding dictated from the front and was never threatened when beating the $4.9 second elect, Helene Feeling, by a length and a quarter.

“Early in the season he was still good, but then in two or three races his form dropped a little bit,” Lor said after Voyage Samurai was a disappointing seventh and ninth in January.

“This time we put the blinkers on and he’s more focused. I hope he can keep improving and 1,800m I think is no problem for him.”

Voyage Samurai has built a superb record of five wins and as many seconds from his 13 career starts.

“Finally I got another win on him,” Leung said. “He’s been very honest this season and even before.

Trainer Frankie Lor (second from left), jockey Derek Leung and connections of Voyage Samurai.

“He was just beaten last time by a better horse [Sunlight Power] and this time the field didn’t seem as strong. He controlled the pace and he didn’t mind the fast tempo – I’m happy.”

Mr Cool clinched Lor’s brace with an excellent triumph at start two, finishing powerfully under Karis Teetan to claim the Class Four Morningside Alumni Handicap (1,400m).

Jewellery sparkles again

Sky Jewellery added another layer to his reputation as a galloper with a big future after storming home to win the Class Three Wu Yee Sun And Lee Woo Sing Alumni Handicap (1,600m).

With two wins and a close second from his first four starts, expectations were again high for the John Size-trained gelding when he started a raging $1.55 favourite in the final race on the card.

And he didn’t let backers or connections down, rocketing home from 11th on the turn to record another powerful victory under Hugh Bowman.

“He’s a nice horse. He’s still learning his trade though but he was aided by a really solidly run mile,” Bowman said after Sky Jewellery beat Morgan Success by two lengths.

“When he got in amongst horses – that was the first time he’s had that – he was a bit new to it but he had time to get himself together and understand what was going on.

“I had a clear passage when I needed to move and I had time to get him organised before I let him down and the response was there for everyone to see.”

Sky Jewellery wins impressively under Hugh Bowman.

Size completed a double in the final two races on Sunday’s card, with Brilliant Express chiming in to claim the Class Three S.H. Ho And CW Chu Alumni Handicap (1,400m).

Despite being trapped three wide without cover under Brenton Avdulla, Brilliant Express kept finding from midfield to beat Eighty Light Years by a neck in a tight finish.

The $1.8 favourite, The Boom Box, was beaten just under a length in third after zigzagging through the field under Zac Purton.

Size extended his lead in the trainers’ premiership, moving to 47 wins – seven clear of nearest rival David Hayes.

Brilliant Express helped clinch a double for Avdulla, who earlier won on the David Hall-trained Geneva in the Class Three Shaw Alumni Handicap (1,200m).

Chau snaps drought

The long wait for a much-needed winner ended for Jerry Chau Chun-lok on Sunday, with the young jockey halting his drought of 74 rides with victory on Chateau Le Peche.

Jerry Chau celebrates his breakthrough win on Chateau Le Peche.

Winless since booting home Sky Joy on January 19, Chau returned to the winners’ enclosure in Sunday’s opener when he guided Jimmy Ting Koon-ho’s galloper to his maiden success at start 17.

After travelling smoothly in midfield, Chateau Le Peche kept finding to wear down Joyful Champion late to score by a short head.

The Embellish four-year-old had only managed three placings from his first 16 starts, but he thrived from a soft draw in gate two on his return to 2,000m in the Class Five Graduate School Alumni Handicap.