You have got to take your hats off to the man – Daniel Meagher, so to speak.

The well-schooled Australian trainer knows his stuff, just like his Melbourne Cup-winning father, John. He himself has achieved a CV envied by others.

His champion, Lim’s Kosciuszko, has taken him to a whole new level – to the world stage with his two (albeit unsuccessful) raids in Hong Kong.

Just a week earlier, on March 23, Meagher brought Lim’s Kosciuszko back to score at his first race of his 2024 campaign.

It was his first after running a respectable ninth in the International Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile (1,600m) on Dec 10.

Meagher deserves all the credit, getting his “Kosi” to win despite not being 100 per cent race-fit because of a lack of work through some quarantine issues.

Lim’s Kosciuszko has now trimmed a lot fitter for his defence of the $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1,600m) on May 18.

Meagher has done the same with his up-and-coming top horse, Lim’s Saltoro.

The four-time unbeaten galloper, too, will be a tougher nut to crack in Race 6 on March 30, after having a run under his belt in the 2024 season.