{"id":149059,"date":"2025-09-20T10:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149059\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T10:04:17","slug":"ka-ying-rising-ready-for-flight-to-australia-after-breezing-through-final-hong-kong-gallop-hk-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149059\/","title":{"rendered":"Ka Ying Rising ready for flight to Australia after breezing through final Hong Kong gallop | HK Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ka Ying Rising got the final stamp of approval from trainer David Hayes ahead of his flight to Australia for The Everest (1,200m) after cruising through an early morning gallop at Sha Tin on Friday.<\/p>\n

The reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year took to the turf under the cover of darkness at 3.30am and dazzled once again, barely breaking a sweat in his final hit-out ahead of a Sunday flight to Sydney.<\/p>\n

Hayes kept a close eye on his superstar and was suitably impressed with what he saw from the five-year-old, who reappeared with a dominant win in the Class One HKSAR Chief Executive\u2019s Cup (1,200m) at Sha Tin this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe worked the course proper on the rail and Zac will be pleased that he did change legs,\u201d said Hayes. \u201cIt was a good piece of work, it looked like he finished off in about 11.5 [seconds] doing it very easily \u2013 when he came back he wouldn\u2019t have blown a candle out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pleased to report that we weighed him and he\u2019s thriving, he was 1164lb this morning and he raced at 1150lb, so that\u2019s a good sign and he\u2019s got a bit of wiggle room to go to Australia. Usually they drop about 10lb when they travel, so he\u2019ll be right on his racing weight when he gets there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pleased we ran him in the Chief Executive\u2019s Cup \u2013 he\u2019s up 15lb or 20lb from last year but he won, so he\u2019s got a new benchmark winning weight which we can work with. If we hadn\u2019t run him, I would have been in the back of my mind, \u2018is he too big and heavy?\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayes will be keeping a close eye on Saturday\u2019s Group Two The Shorts (1,100m) at Randwick, with three of Ka Ying Rising\u2019s main rivals \u2013 Private Harry, Briasa and Joliestar \u2013 tuning up for the A$20 million (HK$102 million) The Everest on October 18.<\/p>\n

Ka Ying Rising will be travelling with quite the entourage on Sunday, with Hayes keen to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very exciting, he\u2019s getting the rock star treatment. He\u2019s travelling with his vet, his farrier, his riding boy, and my assistant trainer is going down to make sure everything goes smoothly when he walks into quarantine. We\u2019re not leaving any stone unturned.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Zac<\/p>\n

Zac Purton was not on board for the early morning salvo, but the eight-time champion jockey was buoyed by a positive report from Hayes ahead of their date with destiny.<\/p>\n

It is almost impossible to faze the 42-year-old, but the occasion is not lost on him, with the run having significant importance to Hong Kong racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid was very happy, he liked the way that he stretched out and liked the way he pulled up,\u201d said Purton. \u201cHe\u2019s ready to get on the plane now and go.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a big build-up, nearly 11 months in the making. It\u2019s exciting to go down there and represent Hong Kong where I\u2019ve been riding for nearly two decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

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