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The Mark Walker trained Distinctive Darci only won narrowly on Friday night, however he was clearly the stand-out performance of the meeting.

Only lightly raced the son of Darci Brahma has continued to impress and has quickly confirmed why Walker insisted on throwing him in the deep-end at just his second start.

Having only been narrowly beaten on debut, Distinctive Darci then took his place in the Group 2 Golden Horseshoe [1200m] and while not favoured in the market (20-1 SP) he acquitted himself well in fourth.

At the time a question mark was placed on the level of his performance, however he has since gone on to confirm this mark.

A very impressive maiden winner at his next outing, Distinctive Darci has since brought up the hat-trick, winning narrowly at his past two starts.

Distinctive Darci denied the very promising Lightning Fast two back before again too strong at his latest outing.

Ridden by Manoel Nunes, Distinctive Darci tried to press forward from the wide draw but as a result was posted wide throughout.

Settled fifth, Distinctive Darci continued his three-wide trail approaching the home-turn with the John O'Hara trained Delfyne holding the lead along the rail.

Pushed out five-wide entering the straight, Distinctive Darci still travelled well and hit the lead inside the 200m.

The James Peters trained Grand Cross kicked back along the inside to regain the lead before Distinctive Darci asserted his authority right on the line.

Again only a narrow victory, however it was hard not to be impressed given Distinctive Darci's torrid trip throughout.

Improving six pounds on his last start victory, Distinctive Darci returned a new career peak and the clock also backed up the strength of his performance.

In what was his strongest effort against the clock, Distinctive Darci still remains open to further improvement and always have to respect a three-year-old who can beat the older horses at this time of year.

Where Walker heads now remains up in the air, however he clearly has a bright future and should have no concerns continuing his rise through the grades.

Since making his debut back in June, Distinctive Darci has came a long way and thus creates plenty of interest moving forward.

Only very good horses achieve what he has in his maiden preparation and if able to continue that progression, it's very hard to pinpoint just where he will end up.

Also in his favour is that he is very well bred, being the half-brother to the multiple Group 1 placed Kuro.

A notable third placing in the 2014 Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes behind Brazen Beau, Kuro went on to also place in the 2015 Group 1 Galaxy behind Sweet Idea.

Again whether Distinctive Darci can reach those lofty heights in Singapore remains to be seen, however he has done little wrong to this point.

If not already in your blackbook, he is definitely a must as the future appears very bright for this son of Darci Brahma.