Lucky With You has continued to surprise this season and Andrea Atzeni is “very confident” of another bold showing from the progressive speedster in this Sunday’s Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1,400m).

Lucky With You proved his runner-up effort in December’s Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) was no fluke in the Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m), with the galloper dashing home late to snatch second again.

While Lucky With You has failed to land a blow on his four previous efforts over 1,400m, Atzeni believes the six-year-old is well equipped to cement himself among the top sprinters in the city on his return to the distance.

“It will be a tough race, but I’m very confident he’ll run well again,” Atzeni said. “He ran a great race in December and proved himself again last time with a run that was definitely up to that level.

“I don’t think the 1,400m will be an issue at all. Usually, sprinters can be a bit keen, but he can adapt to any sort of pace. When you ride him in the morning he seems like a miler. For a sprinter, he’s a very relaxed horse.”

After providing Atzeni with his first Class Two win in the city when he saluted at $27 in October, Lucky With You has gone from strength to strength this term, getting within a length of Lucky Sweynesse in the Hong Kong Sprint and two lengths of the Centenary Sprint Cup champ, Victor The Winner.

The Lor-trained son of Artie Schiller jumps from barrier five against a field of nine rivals that includes the reopposing Lucky Sweynesse and Taj Dragon, whom Atzeni steered to Group Three victory in January.

“Five is a nice enough draw,” Atzeni said. “Hopefully we can get a smooth run and we can be thereabouts again.”

Elsewhere on Sunday, the Sardinian rider will aim to enjoy more success aboard the Chris So Wai-yin-trained Super Sunny Sing when the pair contests the Class Two South Wall Handicap (1,800m).

After notching a Class Two victory over a mile a fortnight ago, the duo will have to negotiate stall 12 and a 135-pound impost against 13 opponents.

“He quickened up nicely carrying a heavy weight that day and he’ll have to give weight away again on Sunday,” Atzeni said. “We probably could’ve done with a better draw because he’s a horse who needs a bit of a chance in the first part of the race. If you can switch him off, he can usually have a bit of a kick.”

Lor’s Happy Together rates the most immediate danger in the ninth race on the programme, while Voyage Samurai is another strong chance for the handler as he bids to maintain his unbeaten record in the Class Four Lung Kong Handicap (1,400m).