I'm not sure how jockey Christophe Soumillon handles a car but put him in a Ferrari in your everyday Hong Kong traffic jam and I have a fair idea how he'd try and get through it!

Soumillon partnered another of HK's good El Moxie geldings at Shatin on Tuesday and not surprisingly given the resulting ride, had the HK crowd on its feet in the final stages of the Class 1, HK$1.6m 1400 Metres CHINESE NEW YEAR CUP.

The John Moore trained Joyful Winner was having his first start since he won a Class 1 Handicap on International Day last December but the heavily backed favourite was anywhere but in the thick of things for the first 800 metres.

Surging from almost last at the 600m mark, the 5yo gelding weaved his way up along the rails, ducked between horses as if they were standing still, almost came to a complete standstill 100m out - yet still went on to win.

No doubt the horse gave the jockey the evil eye back at the saddling enclosure but wow, what an utterly extraordinary ride ! It really did have to be seen to be believed.

You can watch the race replay at the following URL.

Meanwhile keep an eye on this horse as the big races start to open up. He has already won 5 and placed once from just 8 starts and certainly looks like a future star in the making.

(and if you look out of your car window and see that a certain jockey is driving the vehicle next to you , I'd quietly suggest getting out of the way !)