Nearly getting flattened at the start and being stopped in his tracks may have been the best thing that happened to Holyangelholy last start, as it forced the four-year-old into a more relaxed racing pattern and left him in a perfect position to sprint home in a suitably fast-run event, reports the HK Racing Post.It says: Holyangelholy had been disappointing from a purely on-paper performance stand-point - starting short in the market in each of his six previous starts. But after that confidence

Nearly getting flattened at the start and being stopped in his tracks may have been the best thing that happened to Holyangelholy last start, as it forced the four-year-old into a more relaxed racing pattern and left him in a perfect position to sprint home in a suitably fast-run event, reports the HK Racing Post.

It says: Holyangelholy had been disappointing from a purely on-paper performance stand-point - starting short in the market in each of his six previous starts. But after that confidence-building last-start win, it seems the gelding is now ready to do what John Size-trained horses regularly do: progress through the grades - starting with the opening leg of Sunday's Triple Trio at Sha Tin.

Six points for a three-quarter length win keeps Holyangelholy in Class Four. He has drawn barrier one and Douglas Whyte returns to the saddle, but what appeals most is the promise of another genuinely run race.

My Memory (Ben So Tik-hung) is back up in grade and, while he may struggle with that, he will still get out and run. Regency Champion (Matthew Chadwick) is a chance to come over and create pressure from barrier 10, and possibly first-starter Gratified (Olivier Doleuze), who travelled keen in his last trial, could get in the on-pace mix.

Sitting back at the tail is another backmarker waiting for the right race, the Dennis Yip Chor-hong-trained Why Not (Howard Cheng Yue-tin). He progressed through distances up to a mile in his first season, but there was nothing wrong with his first run over 1,200m on debut. After Alvin Ng Ka-chun fell off Why Not when he was resuming over 1,400m in September, that might also have been a blessing, as he now steps back in trip.

One to watch is John Moore's first-starter Hit A Home Run (Tim Clark). He has had limited exposure with just two trials, but he looks a real natural and has drawn ideally in four. It wouldn't surprise for him to run in the first three. Throw in Regency Champion from the on-pace brigade.(www.racing.scmp.com)