He is going to start at short odds and he is far from being a 'good thing' but Commander Charlie gets the vote in an excellent final event at today's Happy Valley meeting.
The majority of those trying their luck in the nightcap will look no further than Commander Charlie's great run in the $7 million Hong Kong Derby and figure out that back in a Classes One and Two event over 1,650 metres the David Oughton-trained English import just has to win.
A few people have gone broke backing horses who have returned to handicap company after excelling in Group or Classic races.
It just doesn't always work out as it should.
That note of caution sounded, I still go for Commander Charlie because I have always had plenty of time for the horse who has to be one of the unluckier runners in Hong Kong.
He remains a maiden but has now - thanks to his Derby effort - crept up to a 95 rating. His trainer believes he is a 100+ horse and his efforts to get him into the Derby field were fully vindicated.