In-form jockey Karis Teetan has been forced to decide between two of Hong Kong’s hottest sprinters with the feature races just around the corner.

The embarrassment of riches has seen Teetan side with proven Group One winner Mr Stunning (紅衣醒神) over up-and-coming star Hot King Prawn (旺蝦王) due to a prior commitment to trainer Frankie Lor Fu-chuen and owners before Joao Moreira’s departure.

A strong trial on Tuesday morning at Sha Tin reaffirmed Teetan’s decision after the six-year-old coasted to an easy victory, showing he was on track for what is set to be a blockbuster meeting on October 21.

Last season’s Hong Kong Sprint winner was the first to jump in the field which included the promising Conte (以奇用兵) and was not pressured once over the 1,050m trip.

"He did a little bit more than last time, it was not a big trial but he came out pretty good which is normal for him,” Teetan said of the all-weather track hit-out.

"He got himself to the front, he needed to get his legs stretched a little bit before this good race coming up so I was pretty happy.”

Teetan said he refused to go back on his word after he committed to the ride last season when he struck up a relationship with owner Maurice Koo Win-chong, who also races Morethanlucky (紅衣優駿) in the same colours, a horse which Teetan won on last Sunday.

The departure of Moreira also caught Teetan off guard, who was expecting the Magic Man to have first preference to a number of top-line horses.

"It’s difficult because before anything happened I was already asked to ride this horse, towards the end of last season,” he said.

"I was focusing on this one because I didn’t know that Joao was going to leave.

"I thought Zac [Purton] was going to ride Ivictory (天下為攻), Joao on Beat The Clock (爭分奪秒) and the other sprinter to hook on could be this horse.