In-form Judd Trump breezes past Julien Leclercq in Belfast

Judd Trump stayed on course for his third ranking title in a row after taking just 45 minutes to brush aside Julien Leclercq in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open.

Having already won the English Open and Wuhan Open earlier this month, Trump will become only the fifth player in history to achieve the feat if he wins the title in Belfast.

Consecutive breaks of 108 in the first two frames set the tone for a convincing 4-0 win over the Belgian but the former world champion insisted his winning run was far from easy.

"When you've won a lot of matches you start looking over your shoulder because you know it can't go on for ever," Trump told WST's official website.

"It's important not to get negative, you have to keep trying to win rather than trying not to lose.

"I've had those kind of spells before. You can get a bit negative and go into your shell.