Monday, 23 November 2009: Young Melbourne riding star Nicholas Hall will make a special trip to Sydney on Friday to ride Hong Kong bound All Silent in a jump out at Randwick.
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Hall rode the Graham Begg-trained All Silent to a dynamic win in the Group 1 Patinack Farm Classic over 1200m at Flemington on November 7 and is booked to ride the six-year-old in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin on December 13.
Hall is unbeaten in two rides on the Sydney sprinter, having also ridden him to victory at his previous start when he won first-up at Flemington.
Begg, anxious to ensure Hall is right up to speed with All Silent's preparation for the Hong Kong trip, wants the son of former champion jockey Greg Hall on hand on Friday for what will be All Silent's final piece of serious work before he his flight from Sydney next Monday.
Begg gave All Silent a week in the paddock after the Flemington and is delighted with his condition since his return to his Randwick stable.
He is putting the work into All Silent this week as he says he wants to ensure he is close to peak fitness before he departs for Hong Kong.
All Silent will be matched in Friday's jump out with seven rivals including Racing To Win, also booked to be flown to Hong Kong next Monday for the International Mile at Sha Tin on December 13.
All Silent's clash with the Hong Kong stars Happy Zero and Sacred Kingdom and fellow Australian sprinter Apache Cat will make the HK Sprint a stand out event on the international program.
The exciting Happy Zero beat Sacred Kingdom in the Sprint Trial at Sha Tin on Sunday.
