From RACING POST in Hong Kongwww.racing.scmp.comBrett Prebble may have hit the front of the jockeys' premiership with a double yesterday, but a two-meeting suspension incurred in the opening race will ensure Douglas Whyte gets his chance to square the ledger towards the end of the month. Prebble and Mustang weren't about to hold the door open for one of the few mares racing in Hong Kong and, in shifting out to make his winning run, Prebble left Tye Angland and the Derek Cruz-trained Kimberley ch

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Brett Prebble may have hit the front of the jockeys' premiership with a double yesterday, but a two-meeting suspension incurred in the opening race will ensure Douglas Whyte gets his chance to square the ledger towards the end of the month. Prebble and Mustang weren't about to hold the door open for one of the few mares racing in Hong Kong and, in shifting out to make his winning run, Prebble left Tye Angland and the Derek Cruz-trained Kimberley checking off heels at the corner.

The eventual result was decided in the stewards' room, with Angland and Prebble settling the dispute in a more gentlemanly manner than their American counterparts in Kentucky.

That didn't stop them fighting each other for winners all afternoon, however, and doubles to Prebble, Angland, and Darren Beadman combined with Zac Purton's win on Little Bridge saw them scoop seven of the 10 races.

Angland, the latest arrival from Down Under, landed his first double and has now notched five wins from 48 rides for a strike-rate to match the best in the business.

The best in the business wasn't about to slow down and, after losing the first on protest, Prebble bounced back to ride two of the next three winners, with a second placing sandwiched between for good measure.

His first, Spicy Shrimp punched on under hard riding to record a short head win over Double Dragon. Prebble's next win, Pretty One, was far more impressive - with the debutant running away with a 4 1/4-length win for trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai.

"He only beat some moderate horses today, but gee he made them look moderate," Prebble said. "He half got stage fright in the run, too, at the 700 metres I was worried he wasn't going to finish off, but he picked up the bit and really put them to the sword in the straight."

Pretty One was scratched at the barriers prior to his intended debut a fortnight ago after he caught his leg over the stall and was removed on veterinary advice.