Size sprinter Ivictory can turn tables on stablemate

Ivictory
9.10 Sha Tin
2pts win

Pakistan Star
9.40 Sha Tin
1pt win

Wishful Thinker
10.50 Sha Tin
1pt win

Hong Kong's big guns are rolled out for Sunday's meeting at Sha Tin, which features by far the best-quality line-up seen this season.

With only seven weeks to the International Races fixture on December 9, all the major local contenders are putting in the groundwork hence the array of stars on show on a cracking card.

And we can expect Ivictory to turn the tables on his John Size-trained stablemate Hot King Prawn in the Group 2 Premier Bowl, over 6f.

Both are top sprinters and Hot King Prawn confirmed his reputation as a rising star when beating Ivictory three-quarters of a length in the 5f National Day Cup when in receipt of 16lb from that rival.

Ivictory is now 5lb better off and will find the step up in trip more to his liking. Although he will be a short price, he should win.

Mr Stunning, also formerly with Size but now making his seasonal debut for Frankie Lor, trialled well recently and adds depth to the ten-runner field.

Talk of equine stars brings me to one of the most popular of recent times, Pakistan Star, who makes his first appearance this season in the Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy over a mile.

The enigmatic five-year-old will have a new jockey, Karis Teetan, who was glowing in his praise after riding him in trackwork.

"He's a proper athlete. The way he moves you can feel the quality," Teetan said.

I'm sure William Buick and Tommy Berry, who rode Pakistan Star to wins at his last two starts, would agree, and trainer Tony Cruz is aiming Pakistan Star at the Hong Kong Vase in December.

Beauty Generation is an obvious danger to the selection, and with Time Warp, Werther and Exultant also in the field, this is a real cracker.

Save something for the Richard Gibson-trained Wishful Thinker in the concluding Class 2 handicap. He is another good ride for Teetan.

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