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Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes is eyeing Group One races with the imported Pilote Dessai after the gelding recorded a second straight country Cup success. Robert Horry Jersey .After leading throughout in the 2200m Ballarat Cup on November 19, Pilote Dessai was equally as impressive stepping up to the 2500m of Saturdays Pakenham Cup.Jumping smartly, Pilote Dessai led early under apprentice Regan Bayliss before taking a sit when Stephen Baster on Puccini made a mid-race move.Saving ground turning for home, Pilote Dessai ($5) hit the front inside the 400m mark and strode clear of his rivals before scoring by 2-1/4 lengths from Puccini ($9) with the $3.70 favourite Little White Cloud 1-3/4 lengths away third.Pilote Dessai was the third leg of a four-straight winning quartet for Lindsay Park with Grand Rosso taking out the VOBIS Gold Bullion after earlier wins by Snitzson in the Wise Choice Catering Handicap and Mihany in the David Bourke Memorial Handicap.Hayes said Pilote Dessai would now be wrapped in cotton wool in preparation for the autumn.We can give him a month in the water walker and he can go out in the paddock of a day and well set him for the Australian Cup in the autumn, Hayes said.I feel hes got the class of a Spillway and hell deliver on it I think.Spillway won the Australian Cup for Lindsay Park in 2015.Pilote Dessai hadnt been tried beyond 1800m before his Ballarat Cup success where he was ridden forward from a wide gate.Hayes praised Bayliss for his ride and taking the initiative to take a sit when Puccini made the mid-race move.Hes been given some opportunities and grabbed them with two hands and it wont be too long before he rides his claim out, Hayes said.It was an easy decision to leave him on as when jockeys win on horses I dont like to change them.And hes been winning.Bayliss said the Ballarat Cup victory had given the gelding renewed confidence and could not understand why punters had drifted away from the gelding on Saturday.All of his runs had been luckless and now that hes stepped out to his right distance range and were figuring out how to ride him youre going to see a serious horse in the autumn, Bayliss said.Ive got no doubt he can make it to the next level.The victory of Gallic Chieftain in the Stabi-Lime Group Handicap completed a quartet for Craig Williams who combined with Hayes on Snitzson and Grand Rosso after an earlier success on Maternal. Byron Scott Jersey . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Michael Cooper Jersey http:///...abbar-Lakers-Jersey/ . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba will sprinkle some stardust on Humberside this Saturday when Hull host Manchester United at the KCOM Stadium.United (2-0-0) have enjoyed a perfect start to life under their new manager, dramatically strengthening the squad and fostering a positive atmosphere around the club. A Community Shield win to start the season was followed by back-to-back league victories.Juan Mata has been one of the surprise success stories of that impressive opening to the campaign, featuring in all three matches despite a less than harmonious relationship history with his new manager. And while the Spanish international has done enough to suggest he will be a feature of Uniteds potential title charge, he has spoken of the importance of doing more to get the fans back on-side after the disappointment of the Louis van Gaal era.It is vital if we want to make every game at Old Trafford a special day, Mata said. It is also vital, in my opinion, to generate that chemistry with our fans in order to make our stadium a very tough place for the other teams.Its still August and that means we are still working on a few adjustments. We know theres still room for improvement.That continues this weekend.We have a tough game ahead on Saturday at Hull City, Mata said. Its never easy and they are one of the four teams that have won the first two games this season. They are back in the Premier League this year and are having a surprising start. We will try to win and keep our good streak.Hull (2-0-0) have also enjoyed a terrific start, defying their odds as favourites for relegation to win back-to-back matches. Hull also progressed to the third round of the cup with a routine 3-1 win over Exeter City, but Ahmed Elmohamady -- who captained the Tigers in their midweek victory -- said that the players turned their attention straight to United after the game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jersey. Were getting ourselves ready for Manchester United, Elmohamady said. We were straight back into training on Wednesday morning after the cup game and we know it is going to be a tough match, but it is at our home.And there should be a good number of interest.Its live on the television and we have to enjoy occasions like this, Elmohamady said. We have to show everybody how good we are as a team again and we cant wait for the game.The spirit in our group is very high and that is a big thing. Were all very close and weve shown everybody what our character is like in the first two league games. We want to continue that against Manchester United.Hull will be without Alex Bruce and Michael Dawson for the fixture, with the two regular centre-backs still recovering from Achilles and knee injuries, respectively.Uniteds only injury concern is Jesse Lingard, who faces a late fitness test after missing training with an ankle problem.Hull picked up a point in their most recent match against United -- a 0-0 draw on the final weekend of the 2014-15 season. That is the Tigers only positive result in eight Premier League meetings, with United winning the first seven encounters by a combined score of 21-7.That clean sheet was also the only time that Hull have shut out the Manchester club in their eight top-fight games, and one of just two times that they have restricted United to under three goals. ' ' '