Half-sister to champion Hong Kong miler to debut at Flemington.

Assistant-trainer Michael White has a simple explanation for rising star Countofmontecristo’s will to win even when up in class – practice makes perfect.

Disappointment was visible in the Michael Clements yard shortly after Countofmontecristo failed at the last hurdle of his bold bid to make a clean sweep of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge on Sunday.

Promising three-year-old Countofmontecristo franked the form shown at his impressive winning debut of a month ago with a second-up win that again spoke volumes of his budding potential.

Selected horses and eligible runners on May 18/19.