No trainer has prepared more Sha Tin turf winners than Francis Lui Kin-wai this season, and the veteran handler can add to that haul with an ominous team set for Saturday’s twilight meeting.
While a second championship might be out of Lui’s reach, sitting 11 wins behind title leader Caspar Fownes with nine meetings remaining, the 67-year-old looks well placed to add to his tally of 37 victories on the Sha Tin turf this campaign.
His team includes the in-form Packing Angel in the feature Class Two Peacock Handicap (1,600m), a pair of last-start winners in Superb Spirit and Meaningful Dragon and progressive duo Turquoise Velocity and Baby Sakura.
A close third in last year’s Hong Kong Derby (2,000m), Packing Angel has regained top form with a dominant Happy Valley win two starts ago and a fast-finishing fourth last start.
Zac Purton, who was aboard the son of Shocking in three straight Sha Tin victories last season, jumps back on for Saturday’s race.
