Freshman trainer, Brett Crawford might have taken until meeting six to land his first winner but there was already no question that he was going to make an quick impression.
The South African's first winner Speedy Smartie had been unlucky not to be his first winner as his first Hong Kong runner on opening day, so it was a well-deserved follow-up win on Sunday but adding a quick second winner an hour later with Ninja Derby really underlined how competitive Crawford has been right from the starting gun.
He has had only 7 to the races for 2 wins but another three excellent placings, another runner who was unlucky finishing out of the placings and just one who carried very little expectation and finished back in the field but still improved on any previous performance.
Crawford has come out running hard and that's why we find him at the top of our ratings, with a high rating from small numbers that, of course, he won't be able to sustain as he sends out more numbers but it's definitely the way that every new trainer likes to start in Hong Kong.
Caspar Fownes heads the official standings - not an unusual situation - while Jamie Richards is the other trainer making a big splash early. Richards has moved from the Olympic stables to the main block at Sha Tin this season and, whether that's behind the sharp early season form or not, it has coincided with a much better start from the Kiwi.
Not much changes with the top of the jockeys standings - Zac Purton is away and running as usual and Hugh Bowman has started well enough but still trails Purton by a respectable margin.
(Note, apprentice jockey ratings reflect performances with their allowance "built in". As their claim reduces and they compete on a more equal footing, we expect their rating to deteriorate unless they are top class riders.)
​These ratings are updated regularly and designed to reflect current form but with past figures also putting a brake on hot-streak performers or uplifting a long-term quality player having a quiet run.