Monards is hard to oppose in this afternoon's feature event, the Police Cup.
The John Moore-trained four-year-old has shown consistent and improving form on each of his three runs this season. There may be a few ready to oppose him because his recent second to Lucky Six has taken a bit of a knock, with Lucky Six having come out and been beaten, as has the third, Premier Treasure.
Beaten they have been but not in any way disgraced. Lucky Six, in particular, ran a solid race behind Magic Hands in a competitive final event on International Day.
Monards flew home when only just failing to catch Lucky Six last time and is likely to be ridden in a similar fashion today by John Egan.
Monards can also be expected to make further progress as trainer Moore does not push them that hard in the morning, as is reflected, season after season, by his late flourishes in the trainer standings.
If there is going to be a bit of an upset, it could come from the Derek Cruz-trained Prefect. On the bare form of his two runs since arriving here, he should be at good odds. Cruz' treble at Happy Valley on Saturday will trim a few points off, as will the demon Douglas Whyte's decision to stick with this four-year-old Australian gelding.