With five days to go until Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) bids to defend his G1 The Everest crown at Randwick, trainer David Hayes has reaffirmed his belief in the Hong Kong sprint sensation, describing the nine-time Group 1 winner as being “as good as Black Caviar”.“We probably need to have a bad day and they [Saturday's rivals] need to have a very good day to beat him,” said Hayes after watching the world's highest-rated racehorse breeze through his final piece of work on Monday.“He's a generational horse, a freak of nature. Five times he's broken the track record [over 1,200 metres at Sha Tin] – I've never seen that before, especially eased down. I never thought I would see a sprinter as good as Black Caviar until this horse came along. So, he's in rare air at the moment. You can have your opinion who's better, that's not the point, but he's as good as her [Black Caviar], anyway, I think.”The Peter Moody-trained Black Caviar memorably won 25 consecutive races during her illustrious career, while Ka Ying Rising heads to Randwick on Saturday bidding for a 22nd straight victory when he lines up in the A$20 million feature against the likes of Tempted (Street Boss), Joliestar (Zoustar), Jimmysstar (Per Incanto) and Giga Kick (Scissor Kick).On Monday, the six-year-old was partnered by regular track rider Roy Ip when going 1,000 metres at Canterbury Racecourse, delighting Hayes with the way he'd come forward from his barrier trial at Randwick last week.“He had a nice, long, steady canter to warm up and then he quickened from the 600m and was rolling down the straight,” Hayes continued. “I'm not sure if the times are right, but we got him at 36.5s [for the last 600m]. The riding boy was very happy and what I was particularly happy with was the recovery.“He had an easier gallop going into the trial, but what the trial has done has got him back into game-day mode and that was his strongest piece.”Australian-born Zac Purton, a nine-time champion jockey in Hong Kong, has expressed doubts about Ka Ying Rising's ability to cope with soft ground should it materialise at Randwick this weekend. Hayes, however, has no such concerns.He added, “The Hong Kong wet track is a bit different to the Australian wet track. The grass is a bit tighter and he has a daisy-cutting action.“Zac has a query on an Aussie wet – I don't. I'm not worried. I think, the other day, Zac thought he laboured a little bit in the trial. I think that was fitness and having a good look around. It was his first hit-out in five weeks.“Zac has given himself a bit of wiggle room but, when I bought him, I saw him win a trial on heavy ground. It was only a trial, but he looked pretty good, so I bought him.”The post Hayes: Ka Ying Rising “As Good As Black Caviar” appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.