Overview

• The 2025/26 season opens Sunday at Sha Tin with a 10-race card headlined by the six-furlong HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup at 7:00am.
• Ka Ying Rising, last season’s unbeaten Horse of the Year, returns off two sharp trial wins and starts clear favourite from gate 4 carrying 135lb.
• Trainer David Hayes says the sprinter is short of peak fitness yet expected to run fast time before entering quarantine Sunday night for a Randwick trial on October 7 ahead of The Everest on October 18.
• Beauty Waves is regarded as the main threat after a late-season resurgence, while Zac Purton cautions that early speed, top weight and possible rain could make the race messy.
• Beyond the feature, Bulb General continues his comeback in the Lantau Peak Handicap after a colic layoff, with Bull Attitude and Invincible Ibis also tipped as leading undercard prospects.