It was a morning when trainer David Kok gladly shared the spotlight with champion apprentice Jerlyn Seow and his staunch supporters, the Pacific Stable.

Together they dominated the flow and the finish of the two trials on April 4.

Pacific Emperor, with his high rating of 94, came through as expected and delivered a win in the opening hit-out.

But what was revealing was the performance put in by Pacific Scout in the second and last trial of the morning.

With nothing to show from eight outings on the racetrack and carrying a lowly rating of just 37 points, Pacific Scout surprisingly ambushed his rivals, even giving Seow a sedan-chair ride.

This is how it panned out.

After clearing the gates without much effort, Pacific Scout found the front and, from then, Seow had an unobstructed view of the scenery.

At the 600m mark, the pair were five lengths clear of Zyrul Nor Azman on Buuraq Sixty-One with Red Maned – ridden by Jaden Lloyd – holding his own in third spot and wondering what he had to do to reel in the leader.

He would eventually throw in the towel, preferring instead to allow Tigarous and Ben Wade to join Buuraq Sixty-One in harassing the leader.