Trainer David Hill can add another piece of silverware to the sideboard when his promising Winning Fever tackles the Japan Racing Association Trophy (JRA) at Sha Tin today.
With the main National Panasonic Cup having fallen away to seven runners, the 13-runner JRA Trophy will provide much keener betting interest and promises to be a hotly contested affair with the seasonal reappearance of the exciting Cheers Win.
A number of observers have also been anticipating the return of Winning Fever who overcame difficulties to finish third to Faster Mount on his seasonal debut at Happy Valley midway through last month.
Winning Fever did not have a trouble-free run and his eventual effort in finishing third was noteworthy. The form was then boosted considerably when Faster Mount came out in better company and won again.
On his own account, Winning Fever returned to Happy Valley for a recent trial and could not have been more impressive, showing that he had come on considerably from his first-up run.
Hill, a patient trainer, ran Winning Fever only twice in his first season, thus allowing the horse to acclimatise, and he has clearly benefited from this understanding approach.
