Trainer of Fearless Samurai, Wayne DaCosta, strongly believes that putting the blinkers and tongue tie on his charge made all the difference and led to a winning effort in his second outing on Monday last.

All the rage as the 1-9 howling favourite on debut (October 6), Fearless Samurai did not deliver as exercise reports had suggested.

Fearless Samurai was beaten into third place by stable companion True Whisper and Flowers Thirty over six furlongs (1,200m) on a muddy racing surface, leading many analysts to believe that the soft underfoot condition was not to his liking.

Fearless Samurai (Fearless Vision –Sayuri) returned on Monday with Omar Walker doing the riding duties in a maiden special weight event – the Alex’s Import New Parts Department Plaque – and this time he was a winner by just under two lengths in an acceptable time of 1:26.3 minutes for seven furlongs (1,400m), the longest distance the two-year-olds have travelled thus far this season.

“It was a much better performance by Fearless Samurai, completely different from his debut run. We decided to put on the blinkers and tongue tie and basically to try something new and stretch him out a little bit longer and that worked.

“The plan was to do whatever he (Fearless Samurai) wanted to do. If he wanted to lead he was going to lead; if he didn’t want the lead, then he was going to sit close to the pace.

“Walker got a good break and was there, near to the lead, from the word go and after that the jockey just took him home,” DaCosta said.

When asked if he would consider racing Fearless Samurai in the Pick 3 Super Challenge Trophy, the second leg in the Supreme Ventures Limited Two-Year-Old ‘Triple Crown’ Series, DaCosta said: “The time Fearless Samurai ran was a good time. I mean 1:26.3 minutes by any two-year-old is good, so running in the Pick 3 is a consideration right now.”

After a good start, Fearless Samurai raced in third position behind Western Warrior (Robert Halledeen) andLaws Of The Code (Aaron Chatrie), heading towards the five-furlong marker, before he picked up the lead approaching the final bend.

Fearless Samurai then accelerated and got home to win by one-and-three-quarter lengths over Henry The Second (Dane Dawkins) and Sotomayor with Linton Steadman.