Ricky Yiu Poon-fai has never tried to talk down the potential of Packing Pins and he certainly wasn't backing away from bold claims after his exciting charge burst into possible big race calculations with another easy win.

Packing Pins took his record to five from eight and gave reigning champion jockey Joao Moreira the second of three wins when he justified his odds-on quote with a relatively soft Class Two win.

"We've tried to build this horse into one of the best milers in town," Yiu said. "He is magnificent. Of course, we are hoping to progress to the Group races this season."

Of course, Packing Pins is yet to race beyond yesterday's 1,400m, a course and distance over which he has put together four straight victories, but an improved ability to relax in the run has Yiu thinking his horse is ready for a step up in trip.

"Through the middle section he stayed relaxed, listened to the jockey, and then kicked. He can now tuck in behind and take a sit better, and we are nearly ready to step up to the mile," Yiu said.

Moreira noted the improved tractability, but was more measured with his predictions on how high the five-year-old could climb.

"Packing Pins has improved, but to be competitive against the best milers he needs to improve even more. Still, I've also got a very high opinion of him and I expected him to win today," he said.

Moreira smashed records last season on his way to 145 winners and didn't take long to start chasing his own mark, with Chris So Wai-yin's debutant Team Fortune breaking through in the second race of the day.

"That was a good effort, because it is difficult for young horses here when they are thrown in against tough, older competitors," Moreira said. "Not many horses do it first-up and he showed just how good he is."

Team Fortune arrived in March and Moreira praised So for allowing Team Fortune to develop during a long process that included four barrier trials.

"He had a few issues in the gates, but he made sure he was ready to come to the races," Moreira said.

The Brazilian had to work hard late on his final winner, Up And Coming overcoming a tough run in transit to fight off Enormous Honour and Joyful Moments in a close finish to the last.

"That shows just how tough he is - he really impressed me with how much fighting spirit he has," Moreira said.

"To have the run he had and still find something."

Up And Coming's trainer Francis Lui Kin-wai said the break came at just the right time for his five-year-old, who now would move into Class Two as a winner of four from 10.

"He had a couple of issues last season, two runs ago he had an internal bleed," Lui said.

"Now he has had a break, we haven't really pushed him and we haven't had a chance to stretch him over further either. He won over 1,400m today, but he has won over a mile previously and I think he will handle more distance."