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There has been a noticeable recent shift in the manner rival camps are contemplating Hong Kong star Ka Ying Rising ahead of Saturday\u2019s $20 million The Everest, with champion trainer Chris Waller on Saturday highlighting the difficulties of performing in a different country.<\/p>\n
Seemingly, The Everest has been a race for second place for many months following the confirmation of Ka Ying Rising\u2019s likely presence, but since the world’s premier sprinter’s somewhat unflattering trial at Randwick last week, his opposition sense a potential weakness.<\/p>\n
Waller takes three horses into Saturday\u2019s 1200-metre slot race, and he is no longer simply hopeful of an upset but is actively planning for one.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s obviously a great horse but it\u2019s just horses for courses,\u201d Waller said of Ka Ying Rising at Caulfield on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got three (runners) on our home track in our own backyard. It\u2019s like us going to Hong Kong – you\u2019re on the back foot. At home, he\u2019s an absolute superstar but he\u2019s got different track conditions (to deal with).<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope he\u2019s in the finish because it would be a great story. I want him to do well and if he wins the race, that\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Waller\u2019s charge is probably headed by his flying mare Joliestar, but he figures he also has a likely sharp-improver in the form of Lady Shenandoah and a wild-card type in Angel Capital.<\/p>\n
Waller said Joliestar had never raced as well as she is currently. \u201cI think she\u2019s a better horse than when she ran in the race last year,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was slow away and took time to muster speed then very strong through the line, but you see her now, she\u2019s confident to jump and be comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lady Shenandoah is coming off a rare defeat when she was unplaced in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley, but Waller said he expected punters to warm to her in the lead-up to the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t thrive down here in her first serious trip away,\u201d he said before warning. \u201cI think you might be surprised as there\u2019ll be a bit of support for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel Capital just followed the field around in Ka Ying Rising\u2019s trial last week, but Waller said he was pleased with his condition ahead of his biggest assignment to date.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want him to do much as he hasn\u2019t raced right-handed,\u201d he said. \u201cI was happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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