Galaxy Patch lit up Sha Tin with a scintillating victory in the Class Two Pok Oi Cup (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, headlining a treble for championship-leading trainer Pierre Ng Pang-chi.

Sent off at $1.25, Galaxy Patch settled towards the rear of the field before picking off each of his rivals with ease under the urgings of Karis Teetan.

Stretching clear in the closing stages, the exciting four-year-old finished a length and a half ahead of Gummy Gummy, with Lucky Encounter a further three lengths back in third.

“He’s a very honest horse and very professional,” Ng said. “He’s doing everything right at the moment. He was a little slow at the start, but he’s a big horse and maybe he needs a bit of time to get out of the gate. Other than that, I’m over the moon with him.”

Galaxy Patch stopped the clock in 1:08.68 – a smidgen inside the standard time of 1:08.80 – and remained undefeated over 1,200m on the Sha Tin turf with his fourth success over the course and distance.

After the son of Wandjina’s emphatic triumph, Ng – who previously suggested Galaxy Patch would stick to 1,200m – indicated a Classic Mile bid is not off the table.

“Today he has learned how to settle down, which is a good sign, but he’s still learning,” Ng said. “We’ll have to see what we do in the next 24 hours. I’ll talk to Karis. We need a 1,400m race before we can go any further than that.

“We’re running out of time really, so we’ll see what happens and then make a decision. I wouldn’t mind keeping him sprinting and there’s a race coming up on February 12, but we’ll know much more in the next 24 hours.”

After Super Commander took out the Class Four Lau Fau Shan Handicap (1,000m) for the Ng and Teetan combination, Galaxy Patch’s impressive success provided the trainer with the second leg of a treble while securing a brace for the Mauritian rider.

Teetan, whose double took him to 37 victories for the season, was equally pleased with Galaxy Patch after the galloper bagged his owners a bonus of HK$1.5 million to go with his HK$1.59 million winner’s cheque.

“The horse is improving all the time. Pierre and his team have done a great job to look after him very well and it was a nice win,” Teetan said. “The other good thing about today – I know he won pretty easily – is the way he switched off. Even into the straight, he took a little bit of time to unwind.

“Today was a good test for him and if he can relax in the race like he does now, then it’s up to Pierre and the owners to make the decision [on the Classic Series].”

Based on Ng’s recent standards, the last couple of weeks have been relatively quiet – with only two winners at the previous six meetings – but normal service was well and truly resumed when I Give returned to winning ways in the Class Three Tai Tong Handicap (1,200m) to round out the handler’s treble.

After assuming his usual front-running role, I Give galloped his rivals into submission to record a remarkable sixth victory this season.

“Amazing. This time he showed a little bit of improvement in his body condition,” Ng said. “Last time, the way he raced was a little bit restricted, he wasn’t free enough.

“Before this race we just let Andrea [Atzeni] know to go and let him roll along freely, which he likes. At this stage, I’m very happy and the stable is very happy.”