Francis Lui Kin-wai hopes Packing Hermod can take his first step towards this season’s Classic Series when the unbeaten four-year-old makes his eagerly anticipated return at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Champion jockey Zac Purton gave Packing Hermod the tick of approval after the unbeaten galloper made a solid return at Monday’s Sha Tin trials. A sensational winner of his two starts late last ...