Hong Kong’s Group One club is a rather exclusive one, with only eight active local gallopers enjoying top-level success in the city.
The club welcomed only two new inductees in season 2024-25 – Ka Ying Rising and Red Lion – and it’s difficult to see any more than a couple joining the ranks this campaign.
Whether there are even that many probably depends as much on what the established brigade has left to offer and the quality of the raiders as it does on the ability of the current crop of wannabe A-graders.
But, with the first two Group races of the season in the bag – last Sunday’s Group Three Celebration Cup (1,400m) and Wednesday’s Group Three National Day Cup (1,000m) – My Wish looks the galloper most likely to take the next step from those we have seen so far.
While Fast Network was a nice victor of the National Day Cup and trainer Dennis Yip Chor-hong is keen for a crack at the Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m), there seems little chance either he or any of his opponents on Wednesday will be toppling Ka Ying Rising this season.
