Francis Lui bags brilliant hat-trick as Dylan Browne McMonagle breaks through at Sha Tin

Four days after joining the elite club of training 1,000 winners in Hong Kong, Francis Lui Kin-wai capped a massive week with a treble in consecutive races at Sha Tin. Lui became just the sixth handler to reach the major milestone with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night and the veteran’s outstanding form continued on Sunday courtesy of Lucky Twin Stars, Hot Delight and Amazing Partners. Hot Delight’s incredible performance on debut was the most exciting of Lui’s three winners, with the...