Trainer Paul O'Sullivan has had a stellar start to the new calendar year with a major victory in the Group One Stewards' Cup last month and the winning haul can continue with Napa II in the 18 Districts Cup - the final leg of Sunday's Triple Trio at Sha Tin. Napa II has been a good flag bearer for the stable since stepping out last April, winning once and placing twice in his first season of racing, and has maintained his consistency in five runs this campaign.He made a winning return off a big
Trainer Paul O'Sullivan has had a stellar start to the new calendar year with a major victory in the Group One Stewards' Cup last month and the winning haul can continue with Napa II in the 18 Districts Cup - the final leg of Sunday's Triple Trio at Sha Tin. Napa II has been a good flag bearer for the stable since stepping out last April, winning once and placing twice in his first season of racing, and has maintained his consistency in five runs this campaign.
He made a winning return off a big weight in Class Four over the 1,400m on October 17, before making a sound bid late for a third and a second respectively behind smart Algarve over the 1,600m in this grade.
With Algarve out of the way, the four-year-old ran down My Goal to taste victory again on New Year's Day over the 1,600m.
O'Sullivan then stepped him up to 2,000m for the first time. He was caught behind a wall of horses at the head of the straight before finding daylight 300m out to run on strongly late for fourth behind Lhojong.
The son of Red Ransom should be suited to the 1,800m and looks the logical banker from gate one.
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