Ka Ying Rising continued his Group One The Everest (1,200m) preparation with his final serious gallop on Monday morning, with trainer David Hayes enjoying the calm of Canterbury after Sunday’s chaos.

Forced to field calls for “probably six hours” after rumours ran wild about hot favourite Ka Ying Rising potentially missing Saturday’s The Everest, Hayes was pleased to see his superstar back up what he told everyone on Sunday.

“We’re really happy with him. He just went out on the beautiful Canterbury track this morning and ran home [his last 600m] in 38 [seconds] under a nice hold. His recovery was excellent,” said Hayes. “I think he’s ready to rumble.”

Social media was abuzz on Sunday afternoon with what Hayes said then was “the biggest load of c**p I’ve ever been involved in”, and he reiterated during a media conference at Canterbury on Monday morning that it was all “fake news”.

“I got a call yesterday at lunchtime from JD, my son, and [radio host] Gareth Hall had rung him and said his Twitter account had been hacked and sent out some false information, which basically had him scratched,” said Hayes.

“[They said he was] lame behind and not eating. That’s not the horse I’ve been training, anyway. The phone went into meltdown for probably six hours. To use a Donald Trumpism, it was fake news.”

The weekend’s commotion followed days of debate about Ka Ying Rising’s readiness for The Everest after he trialled only fairly on a Randwick track that jockey Zac Purton described as “a little bit soft” for the world’s best sprinter.

“I think he’s really improved from that trial. The idea of the trial was to bring him on and I think it has,” said Hayes.

“He’s made the progression we thought he would and we’re really expecting a bold showing.

“We’re really happy and I love the weather pattern as well. A nice, firm track will only help.

“The Canterbury facilities are first-class. He normally works with 100 horses on the track at any time, so he’s incredibly chilled out and relaxed here. His feed intake is great and his weight is right in check, so I think it’s all ready to go.”

The barrier draw for the A$20 million (HK$101 million) The Everest will take place on Tuesday night.

“I think as close to the rail as possible. That would be best,” said Hayes of his preferred gate.

“In Hong Kong, they jump and really go hard because they’ve only got 200m to the turn. In Sydney they’ve got a nice 600m to 700m run. The tempo is not quite as hectic, so the barrier is not so important for him.

“He’s got incredible gate speed and he’s got the ability to take a sit, so he’s pretty foolproof.”

Between Tuesday’s The Everest draw and the race, Hayes will attack Wednesday night’s meeting at Happy Valley with a six-strong team.