Leading high grade trainer, David Hayes will be back on familiar territory if lightly-weighted Good Profit can give the yard a third straight Panasonic Cup at Sha Tin today and stake a claim for the international defence team.
Hayes has won the race three times in the past seven runnings, the last two with All Thrills Too and Meridian Star and, like them, Good Profit will take a path towards the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile on December 12 with a win today.
Good Profit made a quick impact in Hong Kong at just his second start, sprinting in the twinkle of an eye to down the more-than-capable Fifty Fifty last time out and there is no reason to think he will be out of place rising in grade.
As a three-year-old in Australia, Good Profit took the Spring Stakes over 1,600m at Newcastle just outside Sydney, a Group Three event which has been the launching pad for many a top grader and very few indeed of the winners of that race have failed to reach Group One status during their careers.
According to Hayes, Good Profit (Brett Prebble) gives every sign that he won't be letting the side down during his career either.
'His form in Australia was outstanding and the way he works you would be surprised if he didn't make it as a high class horse,' Hayes said.