Sweet Pins flagged himself as a potential cups candidate when the rejuvenated entire scored the easiest of free-for-all wins at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

With gate speed unknown, punters feared where the $2.70 favourite would position after receiving barrier four and outside the pacy polemarker Munroes Mate ($2.75).

But he made light work of the alley and was sent immediately to the front by champion reinsman Gary Hall Jr.

“Last time I drew that barrier, I went to come out on him, and he nearly did a triple somersault on me,” Hall Jr said.

“But I was pretty happy after the first 50m. He did get a little keen on me, which didn’t help his cause, but he got away with that early quarter and that was good enough.”

The son of Sweet Lou - who missed years of racing through injury - dictated the initial tempo of the 2130m event before scurrying home in a swift final 1200m to comfortably account for Cams Boulder ($51) and Youre So Fine ($14) more than two lengths astern.

With Gee Heza Sport sidelined for three months after bleeding and venerable veterans Minstrel and Magnificent Storm spelling, Sweet Pins is rapidly ascending to one of WA’s best pacers.

Meanwhile, Dylan Egerton-Green enjoyed a profitable night with a double aboard Im Lightning Banner ($1.75f) and Poppyonthebeach ($7.50).

Im Lightning Banner, who Egerton-Green trains, struck a 2130m lineup where he could test his wares in front from gate No. 1 and did not let his backers down, saluting by a length from Ultimate Miki ($3.30).

“His work Tuesday was better than ever, and I think his last run in the breeze was the thing he needed to mentally toughen him up a little bit,” Egerton-Green said.

“Going back to trackwork during the week, it definitely showed. Once he drew the ace, I was confident he would run a very bold race.

“He gave me a good feel and hopefully he can do that every week.”

Poppyonthebeach had too much early toe for the well-tried Raklou ($16 into $4.20f) to obtain the early front-running and packed too many guns for her rivals in The Lewis (2130m).

“Once she got around Raklou, that made the job a bit easier; we didn’t have to do too much,” Egerton-Green said.

“I tried to keep her relaxed in front. When Eastbro Chrissy ($5) came around, she grabbed the chewy a bit.

“She was able to relax just enough, and she was too good for them.

“Her last 50 metres have been her worst, so I thought if I could stay as far in front of the main ones, she could do what she wants from there.

“Credit to her, she fought on better than she probably ever has.”

The only non-pacemaking horse to win in the opening five races was Pocket The Change ($15), who sat behind the leading Charivari ($2.25f) and gunned him down.

“She travelled well throughout. It was a genuinely run race and she just dropped the bridle at the 700m but managed to pick it up down the back,” driver Aiden De Campo said.

“Around the corner, she was travelling sweetly but when I went to pull off the helmet (of Charivari), I didn’t feel like she was going to give me much.

“So, I stayed there for another 50 or 60m, and when she straightened up, she really powered.”