Promising Champion King had his winning sequence broken only through misfortune last start and despite a rise in class he should bounce back to his best in the final leg of tomorrow night's Triple Trio at Happy Valley.
With the last Happy Valley TT only partially won, the prize on offer is expected to reach HK$5 million and Champion King looks a standout banker even against some highly promising types.
The Monolith four-year-old resumed from an injury-enforced spell on October 15 and won in effortless fashion after leading all the way before scoring an every-chance victory at his next appearance five weeks later.
The Peter Ho Leung-trained gelding then had his colours lowered by the promising Grand Cru but his effort to be beaten by only a short head after racing three wide outside the speed was outstanding.
With the rise in class, Champion King gets a 14-pound drop in weight and looks set to get an easy run on the back of the speed under Douglas Whyte. He should be able to add to the impressive statistics of the jockey-trainer combination.
Whyte has ridden only 17 horses for Ho this season but has landed six winners and a further five second placings.
