Unseasonal rain saw the track downgraded to yielding ... up and then grabbed what looked on paper a golden chance at the HK$500,000 first prize. Lerena went scoreless in the first two legs ...

Likewise Prebble, who ticked off the issues for the chestnut when the day began, then ticked off the way things turned right around when a shower of rain hit ... and a HK$75,000 fine.