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Convey ready for Champions Mile

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Convey is reported to have settled in well ahead of the Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The five-year-old, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, soon got over the long journey from Newmarket to Hong Kong and enjoyed his first exercise since his arrival on Tuesday.

Convey has been in fine form at home so far this year, winning both the Winter Derby and the Easter Classic at Lingfield.

Stoute's assistant Mark Westgate said: "He's travelled really well - lovely. It's not easy being more than 24 hours door to door, but he's coped well and settled in now.

"His appetite was down a touch when he arrived but that's not abnormal, a bit like us having a touch of jet lag. He's quite bright in himself now.

"He had his first canter this morning and was just out there to stretch his legs. He's fit having won two races on the all-weather at home this year and he'll likely just need one breeze-up later in the week."

Another British representative in the Group One contest is the Ed Walker-trained Stormy Antarctic.

The chestnut colt was narrowly beaten by Kool Kompany on his seasonal reappearance in last month's Doncaster Mile.

Deepak Gaikwad, assistant to Walker, said: "He's well. He'll have a gallop later in the week, maybe after Ed arrives. He'll have look at him and decide."