Francis Lui Kin-wai marched closer to the top of the trainers’ premiership with a treble at Sha Tin on Sunday, headlined by Thunder Kit’s gutsy success in the Class Three Hong Kong Lions Cup (1,200m).
The 2023-24 champion trainer secured his title in the most dramatic of circumstances, knocking Pierre Ng Pang-chi off the top in the final race of the season, and he may need similar magic in this year’s ultra-competitive race.
Lui has done most of…