Ryan Moore is hoping Satono Reve can put his best foot forward once again and give the “exceptional” Ka Ying Rising something to think about in the Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The Noriyuki Hori-trained star is a Group One winner in his own right, landing the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1,200m) at Chukyo in March.

Either side of that run, he has felt the wrath of the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising, finishing third in last year’s Hong Kong Sprint and second in the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) in April.

Runner-up at Royal Ascot in the Group One Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (1,200m), he was last seen finishing fourth in the Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) at Nakayama in September.

Without the looming presence of Ka Ying Rising, Satono Reve would be a formidable opponent for the rest of the field, but Moore is well aware of the task at hand on Sunday.

“He’s had two very good runs at Sha Tin previously and is a Group One winner. Obviously he’s running against the best sprinter in the world but if you take [Ka Ying Rising] out of the race, he would be one to aim at,” said Moore.

“I haven’t spoken to the trainer yet but I believe everything is good with him and I’m looking forward to riding him.

“I think [Ka Ying Rising] won The Everest without being at his very best – he’s exceptional and he’s a complete stand-out.”

Moore will also have a pair of rides for his boss Aidan O’Brien, who will be relying on Los Angeles to enhance his brilliant record in the Group One Hong Kong Vase (2,400m).

O’Brien is tied on three wins with Andre Fabre as the race’s most successful trainer, while a fourth victory for Moore would see him equal Olivier Peslier as the most successful jockey in the race.

Los Angeles secured Group One honours at the Curragh in May and although disappointing in the Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2,400m) last start, Moore is looking forward to him showing what he is really capable of in his last start before being retired to stud.

“I’m looking forward to him. He gets the mile and a half really well and he’s obviously a Group One winner at the start of the year,” said Moore. “He’s an Irish Derby winner and was a Group One winner as a juvenile too.

“I suppose his last start was a bit disappointing, but hopefully he will put his best foot forward. If he does that, he’ll be thereabouts, but it’s a deep race.”

Moore will also get the leg up on The Lion In Winter in the Group One Hong Kong Mile. He is yet to bag a top-level win, but he has finished in the top three on four occasions at the highest level, including a narrow third in the Group One Breeders’ Cup Mile.

“He had a tough start to the year but has been progressing since. He ran a good race at Ascot and a good race at the Breeders’ Cup,” said Moore.

“I think the mile at Sha Tin should suit him. I’d say there’s probably no stand-out in the race but it’s really competitive. We’ll see what happens as a lot depends on the barrier draw.”