Sebring five-year-old Black Swan was the popular pick in the $60,000 Class 4 race over 1800m on Friday, but there weren’t many who would have thought he would rout his rivals with so much ease.

Ricardo Le Grange was a happy man after he was able to train his first winner for fellow South African owner Michael Leaf on Friday night.

French jockey Olivier Placais was at his “conducting” best when he lifted Big Banker home in a driving finish on Friday night.

The fat lady has not sung yet, but Alwin Tan’s fans can probably hear her clearing her throat after the current leading trainer widened the space with a winning treble on Friday night.

On any given day, a winning hat-trick by Michael Rodd or any other jockey for that matter would take the honours, but the Australian jockey would not mind the least bit if the accolades are instead bestowed upon the third pin of his riding treble, veteran campaigner Daad’s The Way.