Many believe the only thing that can beat Ka Ying Rising in The Everest next month is the burden of travel.

Trainer David Hayes gave Ka Ying Rising a “big tick” in his bid to overcome the journey from Hong Kong and four weeks in quarantine when the world’s highest-rated galloper arrived at Canterbury International Horse Centre on Monday.

The five-year-old, a $1.70 (Sportsbet) favourite for the $20 million Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 18, will spend two weeks in quarantine at Canterbury, after coming through two in Hong Kong, before having one trial leading into the richest race on turf.

“It all went pretty smoothly; he’s got there safely, so that’s a big tick, and he went straight into his hay manger,” Hayes said from Hong Kong.

“He’s onto his feed, so hopefully he eats well

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