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Kingy can eclipse challengers

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Speed machine General Kingy will give his rivals something to chase over the straight 1,000 metres in race seven today, the Class Two Sheung Handicap.

The seven-year-old won't know himself, back to Class Two, usually mixing it in Class One or even higher at premier and group level. He has, in fact, a second to the champ Silent Witness over the straight course, albeit over two years ago but that was in the Group Two Sha Tin Vase when he chased the world's best sprinter home with former Horse of the Year Grand Delight finishing third.

That was the race that is regarded as finishing Grand Delight, a sprinting triple crown winner before Silent Witness broke his heart when in receipt of 20 pounds.

General Kingy was, of course, no match for Silent Witness but it certainly didn't break his heart.

He has gone on to win at Class One level and amass nearly $6 million in prize-money. In fact, he hasn't run in a Class Two since December 4 last year when he bolted in up the straight track, carrying 127 pounds and Craig Williams.

He is up only two pounds on that with Frenchman Olivier Doleuze replacing Williams, who is now back in Australia and in peak form too, winning yesterday's Group Two Craiglee Stakes at Flemington with Confectioner for David Hayes.

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