TRAINER Dennis Yip is considering a tilt at the Group 1 FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup next month after the former Irish-bred and trained Massive Sovereign (No Nay Never) completed an extraordinary rise to glory with a spectacular win in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby under Zac Purton at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Providing Yip with his first win in the classic and Purton with his second, Massive Sovereign clocked the fastest time in Derby history, 1m 59.85sec, since the race distance was changed to 10 furlongs in 2000, bettering champion Golden Sixty’s time of 2m 00.15sec set four years ago. The first three home all broke two minutes.