Ka Ying Rising barely got out of a walk at Canterbury trackwork and Tempted ran unplaced in a Rosehill barrier trial this morning.

But these two exceptional sprinters are on track to repeat their one-two finish from The Everest last year when they meet again in the rich Royal Randwick race next month.

Champion Ka Ying Rising, the world's fastest racehorse, only arrived from Hong Kong yesterday and this morning was all about stretching his legs and getting familiar with Canterbury again.

From the moment Ka Ying Rising left his stable at Sha Tin on Sunday night and arrived at Canterbury on Monday, it was estimated his journey took about 16 hours.

But Ka Ying Rising looked very forward in condition – he is coming off a track record-breaking Sha Tin 1200m win in an incredible 1m 06.11s earlier this month – and spent about 30 minutes completing two laps of the Canterbury course proper.

Ka Ying Rising was restricted to walking exercise although he occasionally started "prancing" and was keen to go faster.

Trainer David Hayes said Ka Ying Rising only lost about 5kg on the trip over and should be ready for his first serious track gallop later this week.

Ka Ying Rising remains in quarantine until October 5 then he will step out at Randwick the next day to contest a course proper barrier trial.

The world's number one-ranked racehorse is on a 21-race winning streak and is the $1.35 favourite to go back-to-back in the Group 1 $20 million The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on October 17.

Tempted is the only other horse under double figure odds for The Everest at $8.

Although Tempted hasn't been confirmed as an Everest runner just yet, she is Godolphin's number one seed for the world's richest turf race.

TEMPTED winning the CATANACH'S JEWELLERS CONCORDE STAKES at Randwick in Australia.

TEMPTED winning the CATANACH'S JEWELLERS CONCORDE STAKES at Randwick in Australia. Picture: Bradley Photos

Regular rider Chad Schofield kept Tempted under a tight rein in this morning's 1030m barrier trial but the mare still closed out strongly to finish fourth, less than two lengths behind Robusto.

The Ciaron Maher-trained Tempted, who hasn't been beaten since her second to Ka Ying Rising in The Everest last year, resumed earlier this month with an outstanding win in the Concorde Stakes, stopping the clock at a fast 55.6s for the Randwick 1000m.

Tempted is being readied for the Group 2 $1 million Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on October 3 as her final lead-up into The Everest.

Newmarket Handicap winner Caballus is only a $51 chance in latest Everest betting but he could emerge as a possible contender after he blitzed his Rosehill trial rivals by nearly five lengths over 900m.

Aritcle: Ray Thomas, International Editor for Racing and Sports