Trainer Winson Cheng Han Yong enjoyed a pretty good morning at the Kuala Lumpur barrier trials on June 17.

From eight runners spread over four of the five trials, Cheng, who currently sits seventh on the premiership list on 15 winners, collected three winners and two thirds.

The Penang-born handler took the opener just like he drew first blood with Nimbus Cloud at the recently concluded Selangor race meeting on June 15.

Ridden by Andre da Silva, Dangerous Chance  was the one to keep the momentum going. From an outside barrier, the Belardo six-year-old was in no hurry to stir the pot as he allowed Rubik Kid, the mount of Khaw Choon Kit, to dictate things.

Content to stay in his wake, Dangerous Chance began to fashion a run at the top of the straight and he drew level at the furlong mark.

To his credit, Rubik Kid did not throw in the towel. As they eye-balled each other, the pair looked like they finished locked together in a dead heat on the line.

However, a print of the finish saw Dangerous Chance getting the verdict by a mere nostril. The winning time for the 1,000m on grass was 1min 1.25sec.

Even if they did not go under a minute, it was a pleasing trial. After all, it has been a long time since Dangerous Chance had a "1" preceding his name.

Indeed, the last of his two wins goes back to Feb 26, 2023 when he claimed a Class 3 (1,250m) race in Kuala Lumpur.

His recent runs would have done little to inspire confidence, but this fighting trial win may be just the trigger that connections needed.

Minutes later, the Cheng-da Silva duo recombined with D's Secret to beat early leader Borneo Star by a ½-length to clock 1:01.72.

Like Dangerous Chance, D's Secret does not win out of turn. He has been to the races 21 times and, for his efforts, he has a win and four third placings to show.

He is not going to Hollywood any time soon but, for now, he looks like he could make the board in his races to come.

The Zacinto five-year-old was at the trials by order of the racing stewards after he returned from his last race showing signs of respiratory distress.

That day, on June 1, he finished a 3¼-length fourth to Two Million in a race over 1,400m.

The win at the trials has cleared the way for him to resume racing and he could see action as early as June 22.

Cheng has entered him for the Class 5 (B) contest to be run over the mile. He is not going to be on everyone's shortlist on race day but, on his dogged display at the trials, he could be worth including in those novelty bets.

Cheng's third winner on the day came in the fourth trial when Speedy Samurai led from barrier to box, eventually clocking 1:02.49 for the 1,000m which was run on the sand track.

Like that win by Dangerous Chance in the opening trial, the son of Ten Sovereigns had a fight on his hands all the way.

Ankara (Fikri Ismail), who took second, was never going to go away and it was only through the urgings from Haikal Hanif that Speedy Samurai prevailed by a short head.

Owned by the Happy Baby Stable, Speedy Samurai is just finding his feet and, with it, his form.

His debut in the 3YO Sprint Championship (1,200m) on June 1 was inauspicious. He was beaten by a distance by Elite Prince.

But his much more encouraging showing at his second trial suggests he could make further headway at his second start.