The son of Lis Mara kicked on from his eighth on his season debut at Timaru two weeks ago, getting the perfect run from driver Matthew Williamson to beat The Friendlyassassin by half a neck in the Kevin Greaney Memorial.
But it was the lack of zip over the last furlong that concerned his Burnham trainer, Bruce Negus.
''I really thought with the run he got, he was entitled to sprint clear,'' Negus said.
''He really battled to win it and he's not overly puffed, so I don't know if he's a grass-tracker.
''I'm not convinced he's suited to it because he is a high-speed sort of a horse, even though he's a big lump.''
Quick As A Trick made a quick climb through the grades last season, which meant he came back to racing as a 4yr-old in the c3 grade. Negus was concerned about race fitness before the Timaru race on November 22 but came out of the race feeling positive enough.
''I thought he went quite good last start but he just wasn't quite ready,'' he said.
''He got shoved out four wide at the 700 and it was just too far from home for that to happen. But he got a lovely run today.''
Negus will stick with his plans of chasing the country cups, which culminate with a final at Rangiora on April 19.
''Because he won, and there is quite big money up, I will probably just race him in the country cups,'' he said.
''If he had missed away, I would have gone to Forbury for the mobiles. The real goal was to get him into the country cups final - if he runs another placing, I suppose he'll make that.''
The Brothers In Arms invited drivers' series proved to be a tight tussle, with the youngest two sets of brothers leading the way. Jay (31) and Sailesh (29) Abernethy and the defending champions, Nathan and Matthew Williamson, were tied on 10 points going into the last race and it came down to a home-straight battle between Nathan Williamson (Smart Caesar) and Jay Abernethy (Scotlynn Mach) in the straight.
Abernethy finished slightly better to win the race and to seal the championship - both the individual and the teams' title.
''Halfway up I thought I would run second and I'd be happy with second,'' he said.
''Nathan's horse just started pulling up in the last 100m so it's actually come down to a nail-biting finish.''
Abernethy's two wins (he won the first heat with Boomer Bailey) continues a fine run at Oamaru.
''I came down for a junior drivers' race and I won it and then I won with my first drive today so I like this course.
''Hopefully, we'll be back to defend it now and get it again next year.''
Final points: Jay and Sailesh Abernethy 14; Nathan and Matthew Williamson 13; Gerard and Leo O'Reilly 7; Clark and Ken Barron 6; David and Philip Butcher 6; Grant and Ross Payne 4.
