So far, he has been living up to his name.

Entertainer has been entertaining us no end and the show is hardly done.

Indeed, one could say, we are just into the opening act and the plot is getting thicker.

Entertainer was at the trials yesterday morning and, although beaten convincingly by Headhunter in that hit-out over the flying 1,000m on the Polytrack, he would have earned the applause from those who witnessed the run.

Ridden by champion jockey Vlad Duric, who sat out the last meeting because of a suspension, Entertainer put in a tip-top performance.

Clearing the chute cleanly, he was never far from the lead which was the property of Headhunter right from the get-go.

Into the home stretch and it was a two-horse affair.

Headhunter, on the outside, was always going better than his rivals but Entertainer kept humming along and looked to be doing his best work over the concluding stages.

Owned by Fortuna NZ Racing Stable, the son of Zoustar is a last-start winner. And what an impressive show it was.

Ridden by jockey Wong Chin Chuen, he took command at barrier rise and never surrendered the lead.