Raging Blizzard will be aimed at the HK$28 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December – and a return bout with Ka Ying Rising – after the veteran delivered John Size’s fifth victory in the HK$5.35 million G2 Lukfook Jewellery Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 October).

Ridden patiently near the tail of the field by Brenton Avdulla, Raging Blizzard (135lb) emerged from the pack and motored late in the straight to catch leader Ka Ying Attack (119lb) – who led by three lengths at the 300m – to win by a head, with Crimson Flash (127lb) a neck further back in 1m 07.71s.

Second to Ka Ying Rising in the 2025 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint, Raging Blizzard joins Size’s four previous winners of the Lukfook Jewellery Premier Bowl – Rich Unicorn (2011), Mr Stunning (2017), Hot King Prawn (2018) and Sight Success (2023).

“It’s a bit of justice for him – he’s tried so hard in all his races. He’s been unlucky running into some very nice horses constantly, but eventually, he’s rewarded for his consistency. So, it was quite satisfying to see him win this race,” Size said.

“It was probably a special event for a lot of the connections, so we’re quite happy and relieved for the horse to win a race and for the owners, who have been sort of believing in him for such a long time.

“He’s got a lovely temperament. He’s in beautiful condition most of the time and he’s sound and he does very well. He’s a pleasure to work with. But just race day, he just lacks the extra couple of rating points to mix it with the big ones.”

Taking his prizemoney to HK$26.24 million with a seventh win from 30 starts, Raging Blizzard’s immediate target is the HK$5.35 million G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) on 22 November – which also marks Ka Ying Rising’s competitive return to Hong Kong racing.

“He’s (Raging Blizzard) got no options, so he’ll go there and it’s a stepping stone to the second Sunday in December (LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on 13 December),” Size said.

Raging Blizzard is one of Avdulla’s favourite horses and the Per Incanto seven-year-old justified the Australian’s affection with a searing final 400m sectional of 22.02s.

“There are two horses that, every season, they keep turning up for me. They don’t win very often but him and Beauty Joy, they just turn up every season and run against the best and I said to connections that ‘I think it’s his turn today’,” Avdulla said.

“I thought it was the easiest race he’s been in, carrying the 135lb, second-up and 1200m – I thought today was D-Day for him and we got the right run through and he was able to get the job done. To actually win a race and a Group, it’s very special.”

Avdulla fired in a double, also scoring on David Hayes-trained Pocketing (127lb), who claimed a PP Bonus of HK$1.5 million after notching his first Hong Kong victory in the Class 3 Lukfook Jewellery Miss Hong Kong Love Yourself Collection Handicap (2000m).

Ridden conservatively by Avdulla, the winner of four Australian races – including the G2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) for Richard and Will Freedman – Pocketing thrived on a solid tempo to prevail.

Apprentice Nichola Yuen and Jerry Chau also rode doubles, while trainers Pierre Ng, Caspar Fownes and Ricky Yiu fired in braces.

Ng retained leadership of the 2026/27 trainers’ championship with the wins of Storm Mirror (128lb) in the Class 4 Lukfook Jewellery Heirloom Fortune Collection Handicap (1400m) for Yuen and the breakthrough success of Smart Fat Cat (116lb) under Karis Teetan in the Class 4 Lukfook Jewellery Love Is Beauty Collection Handicap (1600m).

Fownes matched Ng’s feat with the wins of Tycoon Express (132lb) in the Class 5 Lukfook Jewellery Wedding Collection Handicap (1400m) under Ellis Wong and Megastar Heart (130lb), who set a Class 3 record of 1m 07.75s under Luke Ferraris in snaring the Class 3 Lukfook Jewellery Longmen Vajra Collection Handicap (1200m).

Ng (14 wins) leads Fownes (13) from David Hayes (10), David Eustace (10) and Manfred Man (10).

Yiu scored with Chill Easy (122lb), who collected a PP Bonus of HK$1.5 million for his success under Chau in the Class 2 Lukfook Joaillerie Handicap (1600m) and Packing Glory (117lb), who set a new class record of 1m 20.51s in landing the Class 3 Lukfook Jewellery Beloved Collection Handicap (1400m) for Yuen.

Yuen has 13 wins for the campaign, second only to nine-time Hong Kong champion Zac Purton (26) and one ahead of Vincent Ho (12).

David Hall’s impressive four-year-old Ka Ying Lightning (125lb) maintained his unbeaten record by winning the Class 3 Lukfook Jewellery Night Banquet In Tang Palace Collection Handicap (1000m) under Andrea Atzeni. The All Too Hard gelding improved his record to three wins from three starts, clocking a slick 56.16s.

James Cummings combined with Purton to win the Class 4 Lukfook Jewellery Diabling Shimmering Gold Collection Handicap (1200m) with Speedy Power (120lb) after Danny Shum struck with heavily-backed debutante Happy Pegasus (122lb), who landed the Class 4 (Restricted) Lukfook Jewellery Rhapsody On The Luo River Goddess Collection Handicap (1200m) under Chau.

Hong Kong racing continues at Sha Tin on Wednesday night (28 October).