In an ominous warning to his rivals, Pierre Ng Pang-chi believes Galaxy Patch has improved from his sensational first-up win and can elevate to a new high in Sunday’s Group Two BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile.

Touted as Hong Kong’s next star miler after the retirement of Golden Sixty, Galaxy Patch racked up his third consecutive victory with a dominant performance in the Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (1,600m) last month.

The one-and-a-half-length triumph over Group One winner Voyage Bubble drew high praise from Vincent Ho Chak-yiu, with the city’s top home-grown jockey labelling Galaxy Patch “a future star” who “would have smashed them easier” if he was more than 70 per cent fit for his return.

While declaring his stable star has derived benefit from the victory, Ng said he still has scope for further improvement heading into his main aim, the Group One Hong Kong Mile on December 8.

“He’s definitely improved since his last run, but we still have to time it right [for the Hong Kong Mile],” Ng said.

“We’ll just keep bringing him along gradually and hopefully we’ll time it right. We haven’t seen the best of him yet.”

A brilliant winner at seven of 13 starts, Galaxy Patch carried six pounds less than Voyage Bubble in the Sha Tin Trophy and again gets a considerable weight advantage in the Jockey Club Mile.

“It’s definitely another test for him, but luckily we get five pounds from the Group One winner from last season,” Ng said.

“He’s doing well and he’s trialled really well. Hopefully the weather won’t be too bad because he didn’t perform too well with the wet track [in the Group One Champions Mile].”

Galaxy Patch jumps from barrier five in the field of nine, while Voyage Bubble has again drawn wide in nine after he was trapped wide without cover from gate eight first up.

Leading the race for the trainers’ championship with 18 wins this season, Ng will also launch a dual-pronged attack on the Group Two BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1,200m) with Mugen and Beauty Waves.

Group Three winner Mugen lines up for the first time since running 13th in the Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) in Japan in September, while Beauty Waves is fresh from a Group Three National Day Cup (1,000m) success and last-start fourth to Ka Ying Rising in the Group Two Premier Bowl (1,200m).

“Mugen seems to be a bit laid back after the trip to Japan,” Ng said.

“Looking at his trial last week, he needs to run to get him fitter. We are just looking for a good run and get him right towards the international meeting.

“Beauty Waves has trialled brilliant and his form is amazing. Of course, we are up against Ka Ying Rising and he’s pretty hard to beat, so we are just looking for second or third and we’ll be happy.”

Ka Ying Generation rounds out Ng’s Group Two representatives on Sunday, with the Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) placegetter tackling champion galloper Romantic Warrior in the BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2,000m).

The 41-year-old handler will also unveil new recruit Johannes Brahms in Sunday’s Class Three BOCHK BOC Pay Handicap (1,400m). The Siyouni gelding won on debut at Naas before a pair of seconds in feature races in Britain for master trainer Aidan O’Brien.

“He’s a very exciting horse for us and he’s definitely got the class,” Ng said.

“First up in Hong Kong, he needs the experience and hopefully he can give us a good performance.

“He’s definitely been improving in his trials and he’s ready to race. Hopefully he can show us something and then have a big future to look forward to.”