Matthew Chadwick waves to the crowd after winning the Group Three Lion Rock Trophy (1,600m) aboard Pray For Mir. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Matthew Chadwick is hopeful Pray For Mir can overcome a 21-point jump in the ratings and continue his strong late-season form in Sunday’s Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m) at Sha Tin.
Victorious in open company for the first time in last month’s Group Three Lion Rock Trophy (1,600m), Pray For Mir will attempt to complete the same feature-race double Galaxy Patch bagged last season.
Penalised so heavily because his last-start win came from 17 points outside the handicap, Pray For Mir will carry only 6lb more this weekend and Chadwick is confident he will be right in the thick of things again.
“He’s very consistent and he’s shown us what he’s capable of. It’s an interesting field. He gets in with a decent weight still so I’m not too worried about [the ratings jump],” said Chadwick of Pray For Mir, who led all the way to win the Lion Rock Trophy carrying 115lb.
