THE six-year-old southern hemisphere gelding Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) back in January built on his second-place run behind Golden Sixty in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile last December, and garnered his first pattern stakes win in the Group 1 Sha Tin Stewards’ Cup.

Now he has doubled his tally of Group 1 wins, and went one better than he did a year ago, winning this year’s Group 1 Hong Kong Mile from the Japanese Group 1 winner Soul Rush. In between those victories at the top table, Voyage Bubble was beaten a neck by Romantic Warrior in the Group 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup, ran third in the Group 1 Champions Mile, been down the field in Group 1 contests in Dubai and Japan, but he returned to winning ways in his start before last Sunday.